John Henry Young (28 July 1934 – 9 April 2022), known professionally as Jeremy Young, was an English actor of Scottish descent.[2]

Jeremy Young
Born
John Henry Young

(1934-07-28)28 July 1934
Died9 April 2022(2022-04-09) (aged 87)
OccupationActor
Years active1958–2017
Spouses
  • (m. 1960⁠–⁠1960)
  • (m. 1971; div. 1976)
    [1]

Young had numerous television credits, including Deadline Midnight (1960), Doctor Who (appearing as caveman Kal in three episodes of the first serial An Unearthly Child in 1963, as well as playing Gordon Lowery in the one episode serial Mission to the Unknown in 1965), The Avengers in 1966 (notably as Willy Frant in the episode "A Touch of Brimstone" though also in the episodes entitled "Never, Never Say Die" (1967), "The Forget-Me-Knot" (1968) and (in The New Avengers) "Gnaws" in 1976), and Coronation Street as nightclub owner Benny Lewis in 1972.[3][2] His film credits include appearances in The Wild and the Willing (1962), Crooks and Coronets (1969), Eyewitness (1970), Hopscotch (1980) and Photographing Fairies (1997).[2]

He worked for BBC Radio and taught and directed at the Court Theatre Training Company which is part of the Courtyard, London.[4]

Young was married to actress Coral Atkins in 1960,[5] and later to Kate O'Mara from 1971 to 1976. He died on 9 April 2022.[6]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1958 The Haunted Strangler Judas Hole waiter uncredited
1962 The Wild and the Willing Policeman
1966 Rasputin the Mad Monk Court Messenger uncredited
1969 Crooks and Coronets Tim Reilly
1970 Eyewitness Monk
1972 Frenzy Policeman uncredited
1980 Hopscotch Immigration Officer
1997 Photographing Fairies Des
2003 A Dead End Story Unknown short film

Television

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Year Title Role Episodes
1959 The Life and Death of Sir John Falstaff Series 1, episode 3: "Into Battle"
1960–61 Armchair Theatre Massingham

Pete

Series 4, episode 16: "The Great Gold Bullion Robbery"

Series 4, episode 40: The Night of the Apes''

1960–61 Deadline Midnight Neville Crane Series 1: (4 episodes)

Series 2: (8 episodes)

Series 3: (3 episodes)

1962–69 Z-Cars Tom Morgan

Norton

Stone

Joe Drage

Series 2, episode 5: ''Friendly Relations''

Series 3, episode 25: ''A Question of Storage''

Series 4, episode 22: ''A Matter of Give and Take''

Series 6: (2 episodes)

1963 Suspense

Ghost Squad

Maupassant

BBC Sunday-Night Play

Campbell

Jimmy Rice

Comte de Garens

Richard Stevens

Series 2, episode 20: ''The Edge of Discovery''

Series 2, episode 25: ''Lost in Transit''

Series 1, episode 4: ''War''

Series 4 Episode 47: ''The Greevey Column

1963–65 Doctor Who Kal

Gordon Lowrey

Series 1: (3 episodes)

Series 3, episode 5: ''Mission to the Unknown''

1964 Comedy Playhouse

Cluff

Crossroads

The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling

Alan

Billy Lamb

Prof. Angrave

Clerk

Series 3, episode 13: "The Mate Market"

Series 1, episode 5: ''The Daughter-In-Law''

Unknown

Series 1, episode 19: '' Consequences''

1964–65 The Villains Grainer

Inspector Henry

Series 1, episode 5: ''Les Girls'

Series 3, episode 7: ''Sonny''

1964–66 No Hiding Place Hammer Tovey

Inspector

Series 6, episode 12: ''Trained to Kill''

Series 8, episode 13: ''The Fit-up''

1965 R3

A Slight Case of...

Wilson

Unknown

Series 2, episode 4: ''Experiment in Death''

Series 1, episode 5: ''Identity''

1966 Court Martial

Adam Adamant Lives!

The Wednesday Play

Cpl. Stanley Jones

Wilson

Captain of the Dragons

Demolition expert

Series 1, episode 2 "Taps for the Sergeant''

Series 1, episode 6: ''The Terribly Happy Embalmers''

Series 1: (2 episodes)

1966–67 The Three Musketeers Athos Series 1: (10 episodes)
1966–68 The Avengers Willy Frant/ Lord Castagan

Dr. Penrose

George Burton

Series 4, episode 21: ''A Touch of Brimstone''

Series 5, episode 10: ''Never, Never Say Die''

Series 7, episode 1: ''The Forget-Me-Knot''

1966–69 The Saint Inspector Galba

Gregorio

Series 5, episode 8: ''The Man Who Liked Lions''

Series 6, episode 17: ''The Ex-King of Diamonds''

1966

1971

Thirty-Minute Theatre Boss

Masters

Series 1, episode 32: ''The Hard World''

Series 7, episode 11: ''Jenkins''

1967 The Fellows

The Further Adventures of the Musketeers

Vyner

Athos

Series 1, episode 7: ''A Snatch in Time''

Series 1: (16 episodes)

1967–68 Softly Softly Hunt

Law

Series 2, episode 19: ''The Same the World Over''

Series 3: (2 episodes)

1969 Department S

Canterbury Tales

Dr. Brogan

Unknown

Series 1, episode 4:''The Pied Piper of Hambledown''

Series 1, episode 6

1969

1972

Dixon of Dock Green McLeod

Jack Long

Barry

Series 16: (2 episodes)

Series 19, Episodes 9: ''Starpoint West''

1970 Parkin's Patch

Softly, Softly: Task Force

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

Up Pompeii!

Doomwatch

Ossie Frost

Charleston

Douglas Kershaw

Ponderous

Vincent Llewellyn

Series 1, episode 17: ''Regulation 17''

Series 1, episode 9: ''Private Mischief''

Series 1, episode 25: ''You Can Always Find a Fall Guy''

Series 1, episode 2: ''The Ides of March''

Series 1, episode 11: ''The Battery People''

1971 Trial George Series 1, episode 12: ''In Judgement''
1972 Coronation Street Benny Lewis 22 episodes
1972

1978

1980

The Onedin Line Fergusson

Mr. Snellgrove

Kettle

Series 1, episode 14: ''Blockade''

Series 6, episode 7: ''Highly Explosive''

Series 8, episode 4: ''The Honeymoon''

1973 Frankenstein: The True Story 2nd Helper TV movie
1975 The Sweeney Wren Series 1, episode 7: ''The Placer''
1976 Killers

The New Avengers

Reginald Reed

Ivan Chilenko

Series 1, episode 4: ''Murder at the Metropole''

Series 1, episode 13: ''Gnaws''

1977 The Velvet Glove

Space: 1999

Van der Valk

Sir Robert Peel

Jack Bartlett

Eddie Palmer

Series 1, episode 4: '' Beyond this Life''

Series 2: (2 episodes)

Series 3, episode 8: ''Dead on Arrival''

1978 Destination: Moonbase Alpha

Romeo & Juliet

Jack Bartlett

1st Watch

TV movie

TV Movie

1979 Dick Barton: Special Agent Klaus Series 1: (9 episodes)
1980 Cribb

The Further Adventures of Oliver Twist

Minder

The Professionals

Peter Chalk

Dan Posset

Everett

Geiser

Series 1, episode 6: ''Wobble to Death''

Series 1: (2 episodes)

Series 2, episode 1: ''National Pelmet''

Series 4, episode 9: ''Slush Fund''

1982 On the Line Alec Shawcross Series 1: (13 episodes)
1984 The Tripods

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Count de Ricordeau

Ronald Compson

Series 1: (4 episodes)

Series 2, episode 8: ''Affair at Bromfield Hall''

1986 Brat Farrar Mr. Gregg Series 1: (5 episodes)
1988 A Very British Coup

Rockliffe's Babies

Alford

Mr. Chitty

Series 1: (3 episodes)

Series 2, episode 1: ''Go For It''

1988

1989

EastEnders Officer Stone 4 episodes
1990 Agatha Christie's Poirot Bert Croft Series 2, episode 1: ''Peril at End House''
1992 Taggart

Perfect Scoundrels

Covington Cross

Professor Hutton

Tegg

Barlow

Series 7, episode 2: ''Nest of Vipers''

Series 3, episode 1: ''Party Games''

Series 1, episode 9: ''The Trial''

1992

1998

The Bill Mr Justice Fowlds

Joseph Silberman

Series 8, episode 47: ''World to Rights''

Series 14, episode 42: ''The Scent of Compassion''

1993 The Scarlet and the Black Duke of Wellington Series 1: (1 episode)
1994 Cadfael Arnulf of Hesdin Series, episode 1: ''One Corpse too Many''
1998 Picking up the Pieces Rob Series 1: (1 episode)
2003 Murder in Mind

The Debt

Guest

Judge

Series 3, episode 1: ''Echoes''

TV Movie

References

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  1. ^ FreeBMD
  2. ^ a b c "Jeremy Young". BFI. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Jeremy Young". www.aveleyman.com.
  4. ^ "Court Theatre Training Company - Jeremy Young". courttheatre.org.uk.
  5. ^ Hayward, Anthony (23 December 2016). "Coral Atkins obituary". Retrieved 13 January 2020 – via www.theguardian.com.
  6. ^ "Jeremy Young". Doctor Who Guide. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
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