John Carson (actor)

For other people of the same name, see John Carson (disambiguation).

John Carson
Born	(1927-02-28) 28 February 1927 Colombo, Ceylon
Occupation	actor
Years active	1946-present
Spouse(s)	Luanshya Greer (?-present)

John Carson (born 28 February 1927) is an English actor noted for his appearances in film and television.

Making his film debut in 1947, he carved out a career appearing in low budget British films such as Seven Keys (1961); Smokescreen (1964); and Master Spy (1964). His saturnine looks and sinister voice (not unlike James Mason) led to him starring in a number of horror films including The Night Caller (1965); The Plague of the Zombies (1965); The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970); Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970); and Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter (1972).

Beside his appearances in horror films he is also known for his many villainous turns in adventure series of the '60s, such as The Adventures of Robin Hood; The Avengers; The Saint; Adam Adamant Lives!; The Baron; Man in a Suitcase; The Champions and Department S.

His long and varied list of television credits include Emergency - Ward 10; Ivanhoe; William Tell; Armchair Theatre; Maigret; Out of the Unknown; Emma (as Mr. Knightley); Dixon of Dock Green; Crown Court; The New Avengers; Telford's Change; Secret Army; The Professionals; Tales of the Unexpected; Hammer House of Horror; Doctor Who (Snakedance); Shaka Zulu and Poirot. He was also famously the voice-over on the Sunsilk TV commercial that featured the John Barry music "The girl with the sun in her hair".

Selected filmography

• Conspiracy in Teheran (1946)
• Quentin Durward (1955)
• Ramsbottom Rides Again (1956)
• Intent to Kill (1958)
• The Lady Is a Square (1959)
• Seven Keys (1961)
• Guns of Darkness (1962)
• Smokescreen (1964)
• Master Spy (1964)
• The Night Caller (1965)
• The Plague of the Zombies (1966)
• Thunderbird 6 (1968)
• The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970)
• Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
• Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter (1974)
• City of Blood (1987)
• An African Dream (1987)
• Coastwatcher (1989)
• fr (1990)
• My Daughter's Keeper (1991)
• The Sheltering Desert (1992)
• Woman of Desire (1993)
• I Dreamed of Africa (2000)
• Build (2004)
• The Deal (2008)
• Doomsday (2008)

External links

• John Carson at the Internet Movie Database