John Carlin (6 November 1929 – 19 November 2017) was a Scottish actor. He appeared on television from 1957 to 1992 and has 109 credits from films and television series.
Early years
Carlin was born on 6 November 1929 in
Johnstone
Johnstone ( sco, Johnstoun,
,
Scotland, and he attended the
Glasgow College of Dramatic Art.
Career
In the late 1950s, Carlin acted with the
Birmingham Repertory Theatre. He made his radio debut in 1955 on the ''Children's Hour''
and went on to appear in a number of television programmes in the 1960s.
Also in the 1960s he worked as a disc jockey on the BBC's
Light Programme
The BBC Light Programme was a national radio station which broadcast chiefly mainstream light entertainment and light music from 1945 until 1967, when it was replaced by BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 1. It opened on 29 July 1945, taking over the ...
.
Death
Carlin died on 19 November 2017 in Gloucestershire, England.
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Filmography
Television roles
References
External links
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1929 births
2017 deaths
British male film actors
People from Johnstone
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