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name: "John Collin"
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born: "1 January 1931"
died: "25 February 1987"
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average_as: "actor"
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updated: "2026-09-20T06:07:50.241396+00:00"
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# John Collin

Actor. Born 1 January 1931 in Burley-in-Wharfedale, Ilkley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. Died 25 February 1987.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1931, Burley-in-Wharfedale, Ilkley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
- **Died:** 25 February 1987
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Collin_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1312488, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0172014/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/68884

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Tess* (1979), Fi1m 74, as John Durbeyfield — [page](https://film.one/film/tess.md)

## Complete filmography (53)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Guns and the Fury* (1983), as Mr. Randolph
- *Doctor Who: The Leisure Hive* (1980), as Brock
- *The Errand* (1980), as Warrant Officer
- *Tess* (1979), as John Durbeyfield — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/tess.md)
- *Wuthering Heights* (1978), series, as Mr Earnshaw
- *Born and Bred* (1978), series, as Ryder
- *Strangers* (1978), series, as Farm Manager
- *Holocaust* (1978), series, as Rahm
- *All Creatures Great and Small* (1978), series, as Mr. Alderson
- *Our Mutual Friend* (1976), series, as Roger 'Rogue' Riderhood
- *All Creatures Great and Small* (1975), as Mr Alderson
- *The Sweeney* (1975), series, as Parish — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sweeney.md)
- *Dial M for Murder* (1974), series, as Sergeant Cassar
- *Highway Robbery* (1973), as Terry
- *Man at the Top* (1973), as Wisbech
- *A Man without Friends* (1972), as Panton
- *Crown Court* (1972), series, as Frank Page, Det. Sergeant Charles Atrass
- *The Protectors* (1972), series, as Slade
- *The Adventurer* (1972), series, as John Campbell
- *Innocent Bystanders* (1972), as Asimov
- *Justice* (1971), series, as David McGuire
- *Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me* (1971), as Sergeant Woody
- *The Guardians* (1971), series, as Tom Weston
- *The Fox Trot* (1971), as Harry
- *Play for Today* (1970), series, as Terry
- *A Sound from the Sea* (1970), as King
- *Confession* (1970), series, as George Bartlett
- *The Last Escape* (1970), as Sgt. Henry McBee
- *Manhunt* (1970), series, as Paco
- *The Main Chance* (1969), series, as Charlie Webster
- *W. Somerset Maugham* (1969), series, as Prynne
- *Before Winter Comes* (1969), as Sergeant Woody
- *Star!* (1968), as Jack Roper
- *The Expert* (1968), series, as Detective Chief Superintendent Mowbray, Det. Chief Supt. Mowbray
- *House of Character* (1968), as Twigg
- *ITV Playhouse* (1967), series, as King
- *Escape* (1967), series, as Mac
- *Boy Meets Girl* (1967), series, as Daniel
- *Half Hour Story* (1967), series, as Matt
- *The Witches* (1966), as Dowsett
- *Five More* (1966), series, as Baines
- *Dead Man's Chest* (1965), as Det. Insp. Briggs
- *BBC Play of the Month* (1965), series, as Dawker
- *Thirty-Minute Theatre* (1965), series, as Ross, Sibley, Ted
- *Public Eye* (1965), series, as Allan Biddersloe
- *Redcap* (1964), series, as Inspector Parish
- *The Wednesday Play* (1964), series, as Twigg
- *Theatre 625* (1964), series, as Josiah Braithwaite
- *The Saint* (1962), series, as Sergio, Cable
- *The Pirates of Blood River* (1962), as Lance (uncredited)
- *Z-Cars* (1962), series, as Det. Sgt. Haggar
- *The Ship That Couldn't Stop* (1961), as Sullivan
- *ITV Play of the Week* (1955), series, as Det. Sgt. Astell

## Gallery

- ![John Collin](https://film.one/media/person/1246137/gallery-113b60cf8e88.jpg) John Collin — Image via TMDB
- ![John Collin](https://film.one/media/person/1246137/gallery-81467d64fe2d.jpg) John Collin — Image via TMDB

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