John alderton net worth

THIS IS YOUR LIFE - John Alderton, actor, was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at a petrol station on the A40 while being driven from Pinewood Studios to London's West End, where he was due to appear on stage in the play Judies at the Comedy Theatre.

John, who grew up in Hull, first acted in school plays but worked as a driving instructor until winning a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. After graduating in 1961, he joined the Theatre Royal, York repertory company before making his London debut in the play Spring and Port Wine at the Mermaid Theatre in 1965.

He became familiar to television viewers in 1962 when he played Dr Moone in the ITV soap opera Emergency – Ward 10, and would later appear in regular roles in both the ITV comedy series Please Sir! as the hapless teacher Mr Hedges and in the ITV drama series Upstairs Downstairs as Thomas, the chauffeur.

"I'll kill them. I'll kill them all Eamonn!"

John Alderton

John Alderton is an English actor.

Biography[]

Born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, he began in the theatre in The Doctor and the Devils, Spring and Port Wine and The Birthday Party before moving into recurring roles in television programmes including Emergency-Ward 10, Please Sir and My Wife Next Door, also appearing in the film adaptation.

Alderton later appeared in the films Vardoz, It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet and Calendar Girls and was the original narrator of Fireman Sam.

Singing[]

Alderton sang in Upstairs, Downstairs alongside his real-life spouse Pauline Collins, who he also sang with in the spin-off, Thomas & Sarah. In Tales of the Unexpected, he sang the hymn "Lord Jesus, Think on Me."

Television[]

Upstairs, Downstairs (1972)[]

• Onward, Christian Soldiers (duet)

Thomas and Sarah (1979)[]

Tales of the Unex

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John Alderton Biography (1940-)

Born November 27, 1940, in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England; son of GordonJohn and Ivy (maiden name, Handley) Alderton; married Jill Browne (an actress; divorced); married Pauline Collins (an actress), 1969; children: (second marriage) Kate (an actress).

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

actor

Birth Details

November 27, 1940

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• (Stage debut) Badger's Green, Theatre Royal Repertory Company,York, England, 1961
• (London debut) Harold Crompton, Spring and Port Wine, Mermaid Theatre, then Apollo Theatre, both London, 1965
• Eric Hoyden, Dutch Uncle, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1969
• Jimmy Cooper, The Night I Chased the Women with an Eel, Comedy Theatre, London, 1969
• Stanley, Punch and Judy Stories, Howff Theatre, London, 1973
• Stanley, Judies, Comedy Theatre, 1974
• Stanley, The Birthday Party, Shaw Theatre, London, 1975
• Four roles, Confusions, Apollo Theatre, 1976
• Film Appearances
• (Uncredited) First officer