Deceased

When Did John Nettleton Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 94

GenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn05/02/1929Born inLewisham, London, England, UKDied14/07/2023 (aged 94)WikidataQ6250290 ↗TMDb#1220097 ↗

John Slade Nettleton was an English actor. He played Sir Arnold Robinson, Cabinet Secretary in Yes Minister (1980–1984) and President of the Campaign for Freedom of Information in the follow-up Yes, Prime Minister (1985–1988). Another political role for Nettleton was as Conservative Party MP Sir Stephen Baxter in the sitcom The New Statesman.

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Filmography68 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2007	KingdomSeries	Mr. Macavoy	78
2007	FishtalesMovie	Professor Coulter	78
2005	Oliver TwistMovie	1st Magistrate	76
2005	InvasionMovie	—	76
2002	Foyle's WarSeries	Sam Bradshawe	73
2000	LongitudeSeries	Minister for the Navy	71
1998	JinnahMovie	General Gracie	69
1997	Midsomer MurdersSeries	Munro Hilliard	68
1990	Circles Of DeceitMovie	Ned	61
1989	Doctor Who: Ghost LightMovie	Rev Ernest Matthews	60
1987	The New StatesmanSeries	Sir Stephen Baxter	58
1987	East of IpswichMovie	Richard's Father	58
1986	Worlds BeyondSeries	Vicar	57
1986	Yes, Prime MinisterSeries	Sir Arnold Robinson	57
1985	Screen TwoSeries	Mr. Burrill	56
1984	The BillSeries	—	55
1984	Fairly Secret ArmySeries	Smith	55
1981	The Flame Trees of ThikaSeries	Major	52
1980	Yes MinisterSeries	Sir Arnold Robinson	51
1980	SheppeyMovie	Bradley	51
1980	Spy!Series	Captain Bennett	51
1980	'That Crazy Woman'Movie	Ashby	51
1979	MinderSeries	William Shanks	50
1979	Tales of the UnexpectedSeries	Hotel Manager	50
1979	Only When I LaughSeries	Col. Walters	50
1979	Henry VIIIMovie	Lord Chamberlain	50
1977	The ProfessionalsSeries	Minister	48
1977	The Country WifeMovie	Sir Jasper Fidget	48
1976	Abide with MeMovie	Robert Drummond	47
1975	Rumpole of the BaileySeries	Mr. Potter	46
1975	ShadowsSeries	Mr Butler	46
1975	All Creatures Great and SmallMovie	Head Waiter	46
1974	Churchill's PeopleSeries	Sir Francis Bacon	45
1972	The ProtectorsSeries	Inspector Hill	43
1972	The EdwardiansSeries	Alfred Wood	43
1972	Six Days of JusticeSeries	Chairman	43
1971	Great PerformancesSeries	—	42
1971	The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesSeries	Admiral Christador	42
1971	Upstairs, DownstairsSeries	Arthur Bellamy	42
1971	Black BeautyMovie	Sir William	42
1971	JusticeSeries	Major Hector Stannard	42
1970	Play for TodaySeries	—	41
1970	The LieMovie	Mr Arnold	41
1970	And Soon the DarknessMovie	Gendarme	41
1970	Sovereign's CompanyMovie	Major Grace	41
1970	Some Will, Some Won'tMovie	Wagstaff	41
1969	The Main ChanceSeries	Joseph Shelton	40
1969	The Last Shot You HearMovie	DI Nash	40
1969	ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries	Lt. Corrigan	40
1969	Department SSeries	Carter	40
1969	There Is Also TomorrowMovie	Henry	40
1968	The ChampionsSeries	Booker	39
1968	Please Sir!Series	Police Sergeant	39
1968	The ExpertSeries	Inspector Gresham	39
1968	Infidelity Took PlaceMovie	Leonard Hoskins	39
1967	The Education of Corporal HallidayMovie	Maj. Gen. McAllister	38
1967	Death of a PrivateMovie	Captain	38
1966	The Noise StoppedMovie	Charles	37
1965	BBC Play of the MonthSeries	Sir Jasper Fidget	36
1965	Out of the UnknownSeries	George Pattison	36
1964	Theatre 625Series	Odo	35
1964	DetectiveSeries	—	35
1963	Doctor WhoSeries	Reverend Ernest Matthews	34
1962	Z-CarsSeries	—	33
1961	The AvengersSeries	Sir Andrew Ford	32
1960	MaigretSeries	—	31
1958	Charlesworth at LargeSeries	Police Sergeant	29
1956	Armchair TheatreSeries	Maj. Gen. McAllister	27