--- name: "John Castle" canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-castle" roles: ["Actor"] born: "14 January 1940" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 85 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-09-20T05:07:05.234657+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." --- # John Castle Actor. Born 14 January 1940 in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 14 January 1940, Croydon, Surrey, England, UK - **Active:** 1967–1976 - **Also known as:** Джон Касл, John Michael Frederick Castle - **Average Fi1m score:** 85, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 82 (2), 1970s 90 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 85 to 83 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 3, History 1, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1, War & Politics 1 - **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $22m across 1 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Castle, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1189596, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0145284/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15198 ## Streaming the US now - **Apple TV:** [*The Lion in Winter*](https://film.one/film/the-lion-in-winter.md) (81) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography John Castle is an English actor. Born John Michael Frederick Castle on 14 January 1940 in Croydon, Surrey, he was educated at Brighton College and Trinity College, Dublin, and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). His screen debut came in Michelangelo Antonioni's *Blow-Up* (1966), in which he played Bill. He portrayed Geoffrey in *The Lion in Winter* (1968) and appeared as Postumus Agrippa in the BBC series *I, Claudius* (1976). Other credits include *Man of La Mancha* (1972), *RoboCop 3* (1993) and episodes of *The Prisoner* (1967) and *Agatha Christie's Poirot*. Castle has worked in theatre, film and television, with stage appearances including a 1964 production of *Henry V* and a 1970 Broadway role in the musical *Georgy*. He is married to the writer Maggie Wadey. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *I, Claudius* (1976), Fi1m 90, as Postumus — [page](https://film.one/tv/i-claudius.md) - *The Lion in Winter* (1968), Fi1m 81, as Geoffrey — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lion-in-winter.md) - *The Prisoner* (1967), Fi1m 84, as Number Twelve — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-prisoner.md) ## Complete filmography (86) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Tractate Middoth* (2013), as John Eldred - *I Against I* (2012), as Tommy Carmichael - *The Fixer* (2008), series, Actor - *A Harlot's Progress* (2006), as Sir John Gonson - *Trafalgar Battle Surgeon* (2005), as Gunner Rivers - *Princes in the Tower* (2005), as Dr. John Argentine - *Murder City* (2004), series, Actor - *Gods and Generals* (2003), as Old Penn - *Spooks* (2002), series, as Jocelyn Myers — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md) - *Hornblower: Retribution* (2001), as Captain Collins - *A Dinner of Herbs* (2000), series, as Alfred Cottle - *The Holocaust on Trial* (2000), as David Irving - *CI5: The New Professionals* (1999), series, Actor - *The Cater Street Hangman* (1998), as Rev. Prebble - *Animated Epics: Beowulf* (1998), as Hygelac ( voice ) - *The Heart Surgeon* (1997), series, as Charlie Hawkesmore - *The Heart Surgeon* (1997), as Charlie Hawkesmore - *The Vanishing Man* (1997), series, as Moreau - *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Charles King - *Seasick* (1996), as Chief Engineer Josif Mantz - *Silent Witness* (1996), series, Actor - *Bramwell* (1995), series, as Guy Le Saux - *Wycliffe* (1994), series, as Selby - *Pie in the Sky* (1994), series, as Charles Rider - *Sparrow* (1994), as Giuseppe - *RoboCop 3* (1993), as McDaggett - *Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side* (1992), as Detective Inspector Craddock - *A Touch of Frost* (1992), series, as Charlie Collingham - *The Crucifer of Blood* (1991), as Neville St. Claire - *Dealers* (1989), as Frank Mallory - *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, as Lord Edgware - *The Modern World: Ten Great Writers* (1988), series, as Peter Walsh - *The Ruth Rendell Mysteries* (1987), series, as Mark - *Inspector Morse* (1987), series, as Tony Doyle — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/inspector-morse.md) - *Lost Empires* (1986), series, as Nick Ollanton - *Lovejoy* (1986), series, as Max Hunter - *Time for Murder* (1985), series, as Dr David Warreck - *King David* (1985), as Abner - *The Life and Death of King John* (1984), as Earl of Salisbury - *Kim* (1984), as Narrator (voice) - *Sherlock Holmes* (1984), series, as Carruthers - *The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes* (1984), series, as Carruthers - *Reilly: Ace of Spies* (1983), series, as Count Massino - *Storyboard* (1983), series, as Miles Longstreeet - *Heather Ann* (1983), as Petty Officer - *Realm of Darkness - The Elusive Depths of Mexico* (1982), as Narrator - *Judo Champ* (1981), as Mr Hall - *Never Never Land* (1980), as Jim - *Eagle's Wing* (1979), as The Priest - *The Wings of the Dove* (1979), as Merton - *Tales of the Unexpected* (1979), series, as Derek Johnstone, John Burge - *Thomas & Sarah* (1979), series, as Sid Pollitzer - *The BBC Television Shakespeare* (1978), series, as Earl of Salisbury - *Strangers* (1978), series, as Martin Hargreaves - *The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie* (1978), series, Actor - *Wilde Alliance* (1978), series, as David Bardsley - *The Professionals* (1977), series, as Peter Crabbe, Tommy, CI5 Agent - *The Three Hostages* (1977), as Dominick Medina - *1990* (1977), series, Actor - *The Adventures of Eliza Fraser* (1976), as Captain Rory McBride - *The Incredible Sarah* (1976), as Damala - *The New Avengers* (1976), series, as Colonel 'Mad Jack' Miller - *I, Claudius* (1976), series, as Postumus — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/i-claudius.md) - *The Fight Against Slavery* (1975), series, as Rev. John Newton - *Warship* (1973), series, Actor - *Man of La Mancha* (1972), as Sanson Carrasco / The Duke - *Dead of Night* (1972), series, as Michael - *Made* (1972), as Father Dyson - *Antony and Cleopatra* (1972), as Octavius Caesar - *A Ghost Story for Christmas* (1971), series, as John Eldred - *Conceptions of Murder* (1970), series, as Miles Giffard - *The Promise* (1969), Actor - *ITV Saturday Night Theatre* (1969), series, as Jack Wakefield, Lionel - *The Lion in Winter* (1968), as Geoffrey — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lion-in-winter.md) - *If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them* (1968), as The Young Man - *The Prisoner* (1967), series, as Number Twelve — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-prisoner.md) - *ITV Playhouse* (1967), series, as Donald Webster - *Escape* (1967), series, as Brendon O'Mahoney - *Boy Meets Girl* (1967), series, as Rowley Flint - *A Night Out* (1967), as Seeley - *Blow-Up* (1966), as Bill - *End in Tears* (1966), as Leonard Dacie - *BBC Play of the Month* (1965), series, as Merton Densher - *Thirty-Minute Theatre* (1965), series, as Benito Mussolini, Johnny Derker, Luc, Frank - *The Wednesday Play* (1964), series, as Matthew - *Theatre 625* (1964), series, as Alexis, Seeley --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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