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John Grillo

John Grillo

ActingBorn November 29, 1942 (83 years old)

Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK

IMDb

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Grillo (born 29 November 1942, Watford, Hertfordshire) is a British actor and playwright who has appeared in many film and television productions. He was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and while there was actively involved in student theatre. He performed with Footlights in their annual revue. After Cambridge, he was awarded an Arts Council Playwrighting Bursary and his plays were performed at Nottingham, Glasgow, Oxford and Dublin as well as at the ADC Theatre in Cambridge. He played Mr. Samgrass in the ITV series Brideshead Revisited, and Phillip Marriott QC in Crown Court. He had minor parts in other shows, including Blackadder II ("Bells"), Bergerac, Taggart and Rumpole of the Bailey. In 1997 he appeared as Mr Carkdale, the English teacher who spoke only in Anglo-Saxon, in two series of Steven Moffat's school-sitcom Chalk. In 2008, he contributed to the audio commentary for the DVD release. He is represented by Michelle Braidman Associates. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Grillo,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Popularity: 0
Total credits: 64

Known For

EastEnders
TV
★4.2

EastEnders

as Mr. Makepeace

Play for Today
TV
★6.6

Play for Today

as The Vet

Movies (29)

The Affair of the Necklace

The Affair of the Necklace

as Dr. Legear

2001

Jack & Sarah

Jack & Sarah

as Landlord

1995

Orlando

TV Shows (33)

EastEnders

EastEnders

as Mr. Makepeace

1 ep.

Play for Today

Play for Today

as The Vet

1 ep.

Rumpole of the Bailey

Behind the Camera

No image

Drummonds

Writer

No image

1939

Writer

No image

Drummonds

Writer

No image

1939

Writer

Rumpole of the Bailey
TV
★7.0

Rumpole of the Bailey

as Judge Teasdale

Foyle's War
TV
★7.8

Foyle's War

as Watchmaker

Blackadder
TV
★8.0

Blackadder

as Dr. Leech

The Bill
TV
★6.8

The Bill

Taggart
TV
★6.4

Taggart

Lovejoy
TV
★7.4

Lovejoy

as 'Snip' Saunders

Cracker
TV
★6.6

Cracker

as Simon Appleby

Between the Lines
TV
★5.5

Between the Lines

Shine on Harvey Moon
TV
★7.7

Shine on Harvey Moon

as Boatman

The Darling Buds of May
TV
★7.9

The Darling Buds of May

as Mr. Jerebohm

EastEnders
TV
★4.2

EastEnders

as Mr. Makepeace

1985

Play for Today
TV
★6.6

Play for Today

as The Vet

1970

Rumpole of the Bailey
TV
★7.0

Rumpole of the Bailey

as Judge Teasdale

1975

Foyle's War
TV
★7.8

Foyle's War

as Watchmaker

2002

Blackadder
TV
★8.0

Blackadder

as Dr. Leech

1983

The Bill
TV
★6.8

The Bill

1984

Taggart
TV
★6.4

Taggart

1983

Lovejoy
TV
★7.4

Lovejoy

as 'Snip' Saunders

1986

Cracker
TV
★6.6

Cracker

as Simon Appleby

1993

Between the Lines
TV
★5.5

Between the Lines

1992

Shine on Harvey Moon
TV
★7.7

Shine on Harvey Moon

as Boatman

1982

The Darling Buds of May
TV
★7.9

The Darling Buds of May

as Mr. Jerebohm

1991

Orlando

as First Official

1992

B&B

B&B

as Mr Dudley

1992

Blame It on the Bellboy

Blame It on the Bellboy

as Hotel Manager

1992

A Murder of Quality

A Murder of Quality

as The Pathologist

1991

August Saturday

August Saturday

as Hans

1990

Max and Helen

Max and Helen

as Joseph Weiss

1990

Danny the Champion of the World

Danny the Champion of the World

as Mr Parker

1989

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

as Von Behr

1988

The Most Dangerous Man in the World

The Most Dangerous Man in the World

as Gebze

1988

Out of the Shadows

Out of the Shadows

as Markos Togas

1988

The Cold War Killers

The Cold War Killers

as Jake Shapiro

1986

Brazil

Brazil

as Interview Official

1985

The 17th Bride

The 17th Bride

1985

Dog Ends

Dog Ends

as The Vet

1984

Chocky

Chocky

as Sir William Thorbe

1984

Amy

Amy

as Bell

1984

No image

Heather Ann

as Ferguson

1983

Afterward

Afterward

as Harold Parvis

1983

Gaskin

Gaskin

as Solicitor

1983

King Lear

King Lear

as Oswald

1982

Firefox

Firefox

as Customs Officer

1982

The Great Riviera Bank Robbery

The Great Riviera Bank Robbery

as Bank Official

1980

The Affair of the Necklace

The Affair of the Necklace

as Dr. Legear

2001

Jack & Sarah

Jack & Sarah

as Landlord

1995

Orlando

Orlando

as First Official

1992

B&B

B&B

as Mr Dudley

1992

Blame It on the Bellboy

Blame It on the Bellboy

as Hotel Manager

1992

A Murder of Quality

A Murder of Quality

as The Pathologist

1991

August Saturday

August Saturday

as Hans

1990

Max and Helen

Max and Helen

as Joseph Weiss

1990

Danny the Champion of the World

Danny the Champion of the World

as Mr Parker

1989

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

as Von Behr

1988

The Most Dangerous Man in the World

The Most Dangerous Man in the World

as Gebze

1988

Out of the Shadows

Out of the Shadows

as Markos Togas

1988

The Cold War Killers

The Cold War Killers

as Jake Shapiro

1986

Brazil

Brazil

as Interview Official

1985

The 17th Bride

The 17th Bride

1985

Dog Ends

Dog Ends

as The Vet

1984

Chocky

Chocky

as Sir William Thorbe

1984

Amy

Amy

as Bell

1984

No image

Heather Ann

as Ferguson

1983

Afterward

Afterward

as Harold Parvis

1983

Gaskin

Gaskin

as Solicitor

1983

King Lear

King Lear

as Oswald

1982

Firefox

Firefox

as Customs Officer

1982

The Great Riviera Bank Robbery

The Great Riviera Bank Robbery

as Bank Official

1980

Rumpole of the Bailey

as Judge Teasdale

1 ep.

Foyle's War

Foyle's War

as Watchmaker

1 ep.

Blackadder

Blackadder

as Dr. Leech

1 ep.

The Bill

The Bill

1 ep.

Taggart

Taggart

1 ep.

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

as 'Snip' Saunders

1 ep.

Cracker

Cracker

as Simon Appleby

2 ep.

Between the Lines

Between the Lines

1 ep.

Shine on Harvey Moon

Shine on Harvey Moon

as Boatman

1 ep.

The Darling Buds of May

The Darling Buds of May

as Mr. Jerebohm

2 ep.

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

as Naphta

1 ep.

Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited

as Mr Samgrass

3 ep.

Dick Turpin

Dick Turpin

as Nightingale

1 ep.

Lady Killers

Lady Killers

as Mr. Manners

1 ep.

A Very Peculiar Practice

A Very Peculiar Practice

as Dr Tittle

1 ep.

Cribb

Cribb

as Goldstein

1 ep.

The Grand

The Grand

as Mr Bunner

1 ep.

Brass

Brass

as Seymour Pugh

1 ep.

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

as Mr Grimwig

4 ep.

Shackleton

Shackleton

as Franks

1 ep.

Three Up, Two Down

Three Up, Two Down

as Wilf Perkins

1 ep.

Freud

Freud

as Delboeuf

1 ep.

EastEnders

EastEnders

as Mr. Makepeace

1 episodes

Play for Today

Play for Today

as The Vet

1 episodes

Rumpole of the Bailey

Rumpole of the Bailey

as Judge Teasdale

1 episodes

Foyle's War

Foyle's War

as Watchmaker

1 episodes

Blackadder

Blackadder

as Dr. Leech

1 episodes

The Bill

The Bill

1 episodes

Taggart

Taggart

1 episodes

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

as 'Snip' Saunders

1 episodes

Cracker

Cracker

as Simon Appleby

2 episodes

Between the Lines

Between the Lines

1 episodes

Shine on Harvey Moon

Shine on Harvey Moon

as Boatman

1 episodes

The Darling Buds of May

The Darling Buds of May

as Mr. Jerebohm

2 episodes

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

as Naphta

1 episodes

Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited

as Mr Samgrass

3 episodes

Dick Turpin

Dick Turpin

as Nightingale

1 episodes

Lady Killers

Lady Killers

as Mr. Manners

1 episodes

A Very Peculiar Practice

A Very Peculiar Practice

as Dr Tittle

1 episodes

Cribb

Cribb

as Goldstein

1 episodes

The Grand

The Grand

as Mr Bunner

1 episodes

Brass

Brass

as Seymour Pugh

1 episodes

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

as Mr Grimwig

4 episodes

Shackleton

Shackleton

as Franks

1 episodes

Three Up, Two Down

Three Up, Two Down

as Wilf Perkins

1 episodes

Freud

Freud

as Delboeuf

1 episodes