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name: "Jerome Willis"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jerome-willis"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "23 October 1928"
died: "11 January 2014"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T15:50:59.975841+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Jerome Willis

Actor. Born 23 October 1928 in London, England, UK. Died 11 January 2014.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 October 1928, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 11 January 2014
- **Active:** 1967–1980
- **Also known as:** Jerome Barry Willis

## Biography

Jerome Willis was a British stage and screen actor. Born Jerome Barry Willis on 23 October 1928 in Balham, London, he died on 11 January 2014 in Wimbledon, London. He trained at the Old Vic Theatre School and began his career in the theatre with Shakespearean roles, later appearing with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Willis had numerous television credits, including a leading role as Matthew Peele in the series *The Sandbaggers* (1978–1980), Professor Henderson in *Yes Minister* (1980), and Stevens in *Doctor Who* (1973). He also appeared in *Callan* (1967), *Within These Walls* (1974–1978) and *Space Precinct* (1994). His film roles include *Khartoum* (1966), *Lifeforce* (1985) and *Orlando* (1992). He was married to Dilys Elstone from 1952.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, theguardian.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Callan* (1967), Fi1m 86, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/callan.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Yes Minister* (1980), Actor

## Also known for

- *Perfume: The Story of a Murderer* (2006), Councillor 1
- *Lifeforce* (1985), Pathologist
- *Doctor Who* (1963), Stevens — [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), Edward Pengelley
- *Orlando* (1992), Translator — [page](https://film.one/film/orlando.md)
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), John Smith
- *The Avengers* (1961), George, Lobb, Joshua Rudge
- *Khartoum* (1966), Frank Power

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