John Salthouse (born John Lewis; 16 June 1951) is a British actor and producer. His best-known screen roles are those of Tony in

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'' and DI Roy Galloway in ''

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'' from 1984 to 1987. He has also appeared in " Coronation Street" (1977) '' I Didn't Know You Cared'', '' EastEnders'', ''

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'' and in films such as '' A Bridge Too Far'' (1977), '' The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977), '' An American Werewolf in London'' (1981), ''

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'' (1984) and ''

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'' (1987). Salthouse had previously been a professional footballer until injury had forced him to retire. He had played for

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under the name of John Lewis in the 1960s, a fact which he drew on in playing the sullen Tony in ''Abigail's Party''. He also appeared in the early series of the Sky One soap opera ''

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'' as the club's academy coach, Frank Patcham. He appeared in Series 1 and Series 2, and later became one of the show's producers. For the penultimate episode, Salthouse made a cameo appearance offering a young Jason Porter a contract with Harchester United. In 1997 he played Richard Ealham in the eighth episode of the seventh series of Heartbeat. He appeared as a guest actor in an episode of ''

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'' broadcast on Tuesday 5 June 2012, and played DCI Sid Bradbery in '' The Great Train Robbery'', broadcast on BBC1 in December 2013. In 2020, he gave a rare in-depth interview about his time on ''The Bill'' and his career in general for the book 'Witness Statements'

Filmography

*''Big Zapper'' (1973) – Kono's Henchman *'' A Bridge Too Far'' (1977) – Private 'Ginger' Marsh *'' The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977) – REA Hunt (HMS Ranger Crewman) *'' An American Werewolf in London'' (1981) – Bobby at Cinema *''

'' (1984) – Tom the Roadie * ''

'' (1984–87) – DI Roy Galloway *''

'' (1987) – Chauffeur *'' Maigret on the Defensive (1993) - Dr Mëlan *''The Turnaround'' (1995) – D.I. Jack Robber

References

External links

*
profile at harchester.net
1951 births Living people English male film actors English male soap opera actors English footballers Crystal Palace F.C. players Male actors from London Association footballers not categorized by position {{UK-screen-actor-stub