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Billy John(1907-1999)

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Billy John was born on 30 March 1907 in Pontypridd, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Monty Python's the Meaning of Life (1983), Adam Adamant Lives! (1966) and Wodehouse Playhouse (1974). He died on 1 March 1999 in Kensington, London, England, UK.
BornMarch 30, 1907
DiedMarch 1, 1999(91)
BornMarch 30, 1907
DiedMarch 1, 1999(91)
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John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Monty Python in Monty Python's the Meaning of Life (1983)
Monty Python's the Meaning of Life
7.5
  • Actor(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
  • 1983
Gerald Harper in Adam Adamant Lives! (1966)
Adam Adamant Lives!
7.1
TV Series
  • Hudson
Wodehouse Playhouse (1974)
Wodehouse Playhouse
8.0
TV Series
  • Waiter
Crime of Passion (1970)
Crime of Passion
7.6
TV Series
  • Maitre Polisot

Credits

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Actor

  • Dave King and Patricia Routledge in Keep Off the Grass (1983)
    Keep Off the Grass
    6.2
    Short
    • Old Man
    • 1983
  • The Crimson Permanent Assurance (1983)
    The Crimson Permanent Assurance
    7.8
    Short
    • Brit Pirate
    • 1983
  • John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Monty Python in Monty Python's the Meaning of Life (1983)
    Monty Python's the Meaning of Life
    7.5
    • (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
    • 1983
  • The Year of the Bodyguard
    • Elderly policeman
    • 1982
  • Terry and June (1979)
    Terry and June
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Mr. Green
    • 1982
  • Jon Pertwee in Worzel Gummidge (1979)
    Worzel Gummidge
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Shepherd
    • 1980
  • John Alderton and Robin Nedwell in The Upchat Line (1977)
    The Upchat Line
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Mr. Johnson
    • 1977
  • Doctor on the Go (1975)
    Doctor on the Go
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Mr. Bradley
    • 1977
  • Wodehouse Playhouse (1974)
    Wodehouse Playhouse
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Waiter
    • 1975
  • Sykes (1972)
    Sykes
    7.4
    TV Series
    • 1973
  • Crime of Passion (1970)
    Crime of Passion
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Maitre Polisot
    • 1973
  • General Hospital (1972)
    General Hospital
    7.5
    TV Series
    • George Nixon
    • 1973
  • Hugh Burden and Willoughby Goddard in The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder (1969)
    The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Peer (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Doctor at Large (1971)
    Doctor at Large
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Dr. Bryce-Derry
    • 1971
  • Cromwell (1970)
    Cromwell
    7.0
    • Judge (uncredited)
    • 1970

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 30, 1907
    • Pontypridd, Wales, UK
  • Died
    • March 1, 1999
    • Kensington, London, England, UK(undisclosed)

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