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John Gregson

(1919–75)

British actor (died aged 55) | Whisky Galore! (1949), Genevieve (1953), The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)

English leading man, a likeable and dependable star of British comedies and action dramas in the 1950s

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Photo of British actor, John Gregson (1)
  • 10th May, 2020
John Gregson
John Gregson, British actor photo (1)
The premiere of the latest Kenneth More comedy Next to No Time will be held on the world’s greatest liner Queen Elizabeth at Southampton, and the film loads were taken by special train from Waterloo today. Much of the film is shot aboard the liner. Photo shows: Top to bottom: John Gregson, Phyllis Calvert and Janette Scott leave for the premiere.
  • 1st February, 2015
  • Candid
John Gregson, Phyllis Calvert, Janette Scott
Off for film premiere on liner | John Gregson, Phyllis Calvert

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Scott of the Antarctic (1948) opening credits (4)
Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
PO T Crean RN
Whisky Galore! (1949) opening credits (4)
Whisky Galore! (1949)
Sammy MacCodrun
Train of Events (1949) opening credits
Train of Events (1949)
Malcolm Murray-Bruce
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) opening credits (4)
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
Farrow
Angels One Five (1952) opening credits (3)
Angels One Five (1952)
Pilot Officer ‘Septic’ Baird
Venetian Bird (1952) opening credits (4)
Venetian Bird (1952)
Renzo Uccello
The Holly and the Ivy (1952) opening credits (3)
The Holly and the Ivy (1952)
David Paterson
The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) opening credits
The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
Gordon
Genevieve (1953) opening credits
Genevieve (1953)
Alan McKim
The Weak and the Wicked (1954) opening credits (3)
The Weak and the Wicked (1954)
Dr Michael Hale
Conflict of Wings (1954) opening credits (1)
Conflict of Wings (1954)
Cpl Bill Morris
To Dorothy, a Son (1954) opening credits (3)
To Dorothy, a Son (1954)
Tony Rapallo
Value for Money (1955) opening credits (4)
Value for Money (1955)
Chayley Broadbent
Above Us the Waves (1955) opening credits (3)
Above Us the Waves (1955)
Lt Alec Duffy
The Battle of the River Plate (1956) opening credits
The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
Captain Bell – H.M.S. Exeter
True as a Turtle (1957) opening credits (4)
True as a Turtle (1957)
Tony Hudson
True as a Turtle (1957) opening credits (4)
Rooney (1958)
James Ignatius Rooney
Sea of Sand (1958) opening credits
Sea of Sand (1958)
Capt Williams
The Capt’s Table (1959) opening credits
The Captain’s Table (1959)
Capt Albert Ebbs
SOS Pacific (1959) opening credits (5)
SOS Pacific (1959)
Jack Bennett
Faces in the Dark (1960) opening credits
Faces in the Dark (1960)
Richard Hammond
Tomorrow at Ten (1963) opening credits (4)
Tomorrow at Ten (1963)
Detective Inspector Parnell
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