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John Standing

John Standing

Biography

Sir John Ronald Leon, 4th Baronet (born 16 August 1934) is an English actor and baronet who is known as John Standing. He is the stepson of John Clements. Standing was born in London, the son of Kay Hammond (née Dorothy Katherine Standing), an actress, and Sir Ronald George Leon, 3rd Baronet, a stockbroker descended from Sir Herbert Leon, the builder of Bletchley Park. He succeeded his father as the 4th baronet in 1964, but does not use the title. The Leon family were, until 1937, owners of Bletchley Park, the country house in Buckinghamshire used in the Second World War as a code-breaking centre. He was educated at Eton College and Millfield School, Somerset. He served in the King's Royal Rifle Corps as a second lieutenant, before going on to study at the Byam Shaw School of Art in London Standing began his career in Peter Brook's 1955 production of Titus Andronicus starring Laurence Olivier and wife Vivien Leigh and later played leading parts in Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, Christopher Fry's Ring Round the Moon, A Sense of Detachment by John Osborne, and Noël Coward's Private Lives, with Maggie Smith. He was nominated for an Olivier award (1979) for Close of Play at the National Theatre. He made his film debut in The Wild and the Willing (1962), going on to appear in King Rat (1965), Walk, Don't Run (1966), The Psychopath (1966), The Eagle Has Landed (1976), The Elephant Man (1980), Nightflyers (1987), Mrs Dalloway (1997) and A Good Woman (2004). One of his first major television roles was as Sidney Godolphin in the BBC twelve-part serial, The First Churchills (1969). Other television appearances include Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979); the ITV sitcom The Other 'Arf (1980–84), with Lorraine Chase; The Choir (1995) and King Solomon's Mines (2004). In the United States, he made guest appearances in numerous weekly programmes including L.A. Law, Civil Wars and Murder, She Wrote, and co-starred briefly with Robert Wagner and Samantha Smith in the action series Lime Street (1985). In 1976, he also appeared opposite Peter O'Toole in the little-seen BBC thriller film, Rogue Male, directed by Clive Donner. He appeared in the horror film Nightflyers (1987) adapted from a short story by George R. R. Martin. In 2002, he had a speaking credit on Lost Horizons, the second studio album from the British electronic duo Lemon Jelly. On track 1, "Elements", he lists the basic “elements" that make up the world: ash, metal, water, wood, fire and sky. On track 3, "Ramblin' Man", Standing reads a long list of various locations around the world, ranging from small Sussex villages to major world capitals. In July 2010, it was confirmed that he would be appearing as Jon Arryn in the HBO series Game of Thrones, based on Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-08-16

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

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    V for Vendetta

    V for Vendetta

    20067.9 / 10

    The Elephant Man

    The Elephant Man

    19808.1 / 10

    Rogue Trader

    Rogue Trader

    19995.9 / 10

    8 ½ Women

    8 ½ Women

    19995.6 / 10

    The Eagle Has Landed

    The Eagle Has Landed

    19766.6 / 10

    The Man Who Knew Too Little

    The Man Who Knew Too Little

    19976.4 / 10

    The Falklands Play

    The Falklands Play

    20027.4 / 10

    The Legacy

    The Legacy

    19785.4 / 10

    A Good Woman

    A Good Woman

    20046.3 / 10

    Rabbit Fever

    Rabbit Fever

    20065.8 / 10

    Chaplin

    Chaplin

    19927.4 / 10

    All the Right Noises

    All the Right Noises

    19705.8 / 10

    Nightflyers

    Nightflyers

    19874.4 / 10

    Walk Don't Run

    Walk Don't Run

    19666.4 / 10

    Mrs. Dalloway

    Mrs. Dalloway

    19975.6 / 10

    Wine of India

    Wine of India

    19700.0 / 10

    The Calling

    The Calling

    20004.9 / 10

    The Shadow in the North

    The Shadow in the North

    20076.6 / 10

    Longitude

    Longitude

    20007.3 / 10

    Privates on Parade

    Privates on Parade

    19834.7 / 10

    The Psychopath

    The Psychopath

    19666.3 / 10

    Shoreditch

    Shoreditch

    20033.0 / 10

    Rogue Male

    Rogue Male

    19766.5 / 10

    The Iron Maiden

    The Iron Maiden

    19636.4 / 10

    Night of the Fox

    Night of the Fox

    19906.0 / 10

    The Great Escaper

    The Great Escaper

    20236.6 / 10

    A Touch of Love

    A Touch of Love

    19696.4 / 10

    The Class Of Miss MacMichael

    The Class Of Miss MacMichael

    19795.8 / 10

    The Count of Solar

    The Count of Solar

    19920.0 / 10

    The Real Jane Austen

    The Real Jane Austen

    20028.5 / 10

    To Catch a King

    To Catch a King

    19844.0 / 10

    The Contractor

    The Contractor

    20075.5 / 10

    Can You Hear Me?

    Can You Hear Me?

    20240.0 / 10

    The Wild and the Willing

    The Wild and the Willing

    19625.8 / 10

    Invitation to the Wedding

    Invitation to the Wedding

    19830.0 / 10

    Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel

    Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel

    19925.0 / 10

    Queen & Country

    Queen & Country

    20146.0 / 10

    Torture Garden

    Torture Garden

    19676.1 / 10

    Charley's Aunt

    Charley's Aunt

    19690.0 / 10

    Lassie

    Lassie

    20056.4 / 10

    I Want Candy

    I Want Candy

    20075.1 / 10

    Sharp at Four

    Sharp at Four

    19640.0 / 10

    Visitors

    Visitors

    19876.0 / 10

    Scoop

    Scoop

    20066.6 / 10

    Churchill's Secret

    Churchill's Secret

    20166.3 / 10

    Consenting Adults

    Consenting Adults

    20075.7 / 10

    The Gathering Storm

    The Gathering Storm

    20026.6 / 10

    Pandaemonium

    Pandaemonium

    20015.0 / 10

    Queen's Messenger

    Queen's Messenger

    20014.0 / 10

    Riders

    Riders

    19933.5 / 10

    Au Pair Girls

    Au Pair Girls

    19724.6 / 10

    The Endless Game

    The Endless Game

    19896.0 / 10

    The Hippopotamus

    The Hippopotamus

    20176.4 / 10

    The Happy Prince

    The Happy Prince

    20186.3 / 10

    King Rat

    King Rat

    19657.1 / 10

    The Sea Wolves

    The Sea Wolves

    19805.9 / 10

    Zee and Co.

    Zee and Co.

    19715.8 / 10

    King Lear

    King Lear

    20186.0 / 10

    Hot Enough for June

    Hot Enough for June

    19645.9 / 10

    Mad Cows

    Mad Cows

    19993.6 / 10

    The Woman In White

    The Woman In White

    19976.8 / 10

    The Biko Inquest

    The Biko Inquest

    19840.0 / 10

    A Family Affair

    A Family Affair

    20196.0 / 10

    Churchill and the Movie Mogul

    Churchill and the Movie Mogul

    20197.3 / 10

    Dark Holiday

    Dark Holiday

    19890.0 / 10

    May… I Have This Dance?

    May… I Have This Dance?

    20200.0 / 10

    Animal

    Animal

    20054.8 / 10

    A Pair of Briefs

    A Pair of Briefs

    19625.7 / 10

    The Last Resort

    The Last Resort

    20140.0 / 10

    Flapjack Floozie

    Flapjack Floozie

    19880.0 / 10

    The Sinking of the HMS Victoria

    The Sinking of the HMS Victoria

    19770.0 / 10

    Chameleons

    Chameleons

    19890.0 / 10

    Pygmalion

    Pygmalion

    19838.5 / 10

    Witness to a Kill

    Witness to a Kill

    20014.9 / 10