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name: "Noel Johnson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/noel-johnson"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "28 December 1916"
died: "1 October 1999"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:15:58.646820+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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# Noel Johnson

Actor. Born 28 December 1916 in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England, UK. Died 1 October 1999.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 December 1916, West Bromwich, West Midlands, England, UK
- **Died:** 1 October 1999

## Biography

Noel Johnson (1916–1999) was a British actor. Born Noel Frank Johnson on 28 December 1916 in West Bromwich, England, he served with the Royal Army Service Corps during the Second World War, was evacuated from Dunkirk and invalided out in 1941. He joined the BBC Drama Repertory Company in 1945 and became best known as the voice of special agent Dick Barton on BBC radio from 1946 to 1949, later returning for a 1972 series. He also voiced Dan Dare on Radio Luxembourg.

Johnson appeared in numerous films and television dramas from the 1950s to the 1990s. His film roles include the Doctor in Pub in *Frenzy* (1972), Connaught in *The First Great Train Robbery* (1978), Vice Admiral in *For Your Eyes Only* (1981) and the General in *Withnail & I* (1987). Television credits include appearances in *Doctor Who*, *Inspector Morse* and *A Touch of Frost*.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Withnail & I* (1987), Fi1m 88, as General — [page](https://film.one/film/withnail-and-i.md)

## Also known for

- *For Your Eyes Only* (1981), Vice Admiral
- *Frenzy* (1972), Doctor in Pub
- *The First Great Train Robbery* (1978), Connaught
- *Inspector Morse* (1987), Butler
- *A Touch of Frost* (1992), Father Clark
- *Defence of the Realm* (1986), Club Member

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