Terry John
View on IMDb ↗Terry John is a British actor best known for playing Percy in Oh, Doctor Beeching!. He began acting in The '80s, appearing in three episodes of the mini-series Wolcott. The rest of the decade for John contained guest shots in Bergerac, CASUAL+Y, A Very British Coup, and Minder. In The '90s, John made 5 different appearances in The Bill (and would play a further three characters in the next decade). Further guest roles came in Lovejoy, EastEnders, As Time Goes By, Pie in the Sky, and Backup. He was cast as Corporal Tony Genaro in Which Way to the War?, an unaired Pilot written by David Croft. Croft didn't forget about John, and gave him a role in his next series, Oh, Doctor Beeching!, as Percy, a railway guard and notorious skirt-chaser. Following his stint on Beeching!, John's acting career began to slow down, with some of his last acting roles coming in 28 Days Later, Murphy's Law, and Wire in the Blood. His final credit to date came in 2006, in yet another episode of The Bill.
Known for
Filmography (19)
- 2002
28 Days LaterFeatured Infected - 2002
Rose and MaloneyClerk - 1996
Oh, Doctor Beeching!Percy - 1994
Pie in the SkyBedlows Driver - 1994
CadfaelFowler - 1994
Which Way to the WarCorporal Tony Genaro - 1992
As Time Goes ByTaxi Driver - 1991
Under SuspicionSwitchboard Operator - 1991
Deptford GraffitiSergeant - 1990The Fool
- 1987
Making WavesHotel Manager - 1987
Pack of LiesPolice Gas Man - 1986
LovejoyDennis - 1985
EastEndersCrackerman - 1983
Birth of a NationSergeant Powell - 1983
The Fourth ArmFeldwebel - 1981
BergeracDet Con Paris - 1981
WolcottDC Dunne - 1979
MinderBertie
Pie in the Sky
Birth of a Nation
Cadfael
As Time Goes By
Lovejoy
Oh, Doctor Beeching!
28 Days Later
Minder
Making Waves
Pack of Lies