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John Standing

Acting

1.5 Popularity Aug 16, 1934 (90 years old) London, England, UK

Sir John Ronald Leon, 4th Baronet (born 16 August 1934) is an English actor and baronet who is known as John Standing. He is the stepson of John Clements. Standing was born in London, the son of Kay Hammond (née Dorothy Katherine Standing), an actress, and Sir Ronald George Leon, 3rd Baronet, a sto...

Biography

Sir John Ronald Leon, 4th Baronet (born 16 August 1934) is an English actor and baronet who is known as John Standing. He is the stepson of John Clements. Standing was born in London, the son of Kay Hammond (née Dorothy Katherine Standing), an actress, and Sir Ronald George Leon, 3rd Baronet, a stockbroker descended from Sir Herbert Leon, the builder of Bletchley Park. He succeeded his father as the 4th baronet in 1964, but does not use the title. The Leon family were, until 1937, owners of Bletchley Park, the country house in Buckinghamshire used in the Second World War as a code-breaking centre. He was educated at Eton College and Millfield School, Somerset. He served in the King's Royal Rifle Corps as a second lieutenant, before going on to study at the Byam Shaw School of Art in London

Standing began his career in Peter Brook's 1955 production of Titus Andronicus starring Laurence Olivier and wife Vivien Leigh and later played leading parts in Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, Christopher Fry's Ring Round the Moon, A Sense of Detachment by John Osborne, and Noël Coward's Private Lives, with Maggie Smith. He was nominated for an Olivier award (1979) for Close of Play at the National Theatre. He made his film debut in The Wild and the Willing (1962), going on to appear in King Rat (1965), Walk, Don't Run (1966), The Psychopath (1966), The Eagle Has Landed (1976), The Elephant Man (1980), Nightflyers (1987), Mrs Dalloway (1997) and A Good Woman (2004).

One of his first major television roles was as Sidney Godolphin in the BBC twelve-part serial, The First Churchills (1969). Other television appearances include Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979); the ITV sitcom The Other 'Arf (1980–84), with Lorraine Chase; The Choir (1995) and King Solomon's Mines (2004). In the United States, he made guest appearances in numerous weekly programmes including L.A. Law, Civil Wars and Murder, She Wrote, and co-starred briefly with Robert Wagner and Samantha Smith in the action series Lime Street (1985). In 1976, he also appeared opposite Peter O'Toole in the little-seen BBC thriller film, Rogue Male, directed by Clive Donner. He appeared in the horror film Nightflyers (1987) adapted from a short story by George R. R. Martin. In 2002, he had a speaking credit on Lost Horizons, the second studio album from the British electronic duo Lemon Jelly. On track 1, "Elements", he lists the basic “elements" that make up the world: ash, metal, water, wood, fire and sky. On track 3, "Ramblin' Man", Standing reads a long list of various locations around the world, ranging from small Sussex villages to major world capitals. In July 2010, it was confirmed that he would be appearing as Jon Arryn in the HBO series Game of Thrones, based on Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels.

Filmography 122

2024
Can You Hear Me? Movie

as Ben

2023
The Great Escaper Movie

as Arthur

2020
May… I Have This Dance? Movie

as Narrator

2019
A Family Affair Movie

as Bernard

2019
Churchill and the Movie Mogul Movie

as Additional Voices

2018
King Lear Movie

as Butler

2018
Patrick Melrose TV

as George Watford

2018
The Happy Prince Movie

as Dr. Tucker

2017
The Hippopotamus Movie

as Podmore

2016
The Crown TV

as Imbert-Terry

2016
Churchill's Secret Movie

as Lord Camrose

2014
The Last Resort Movie

as Mr. Carpenter (voice)

2014
Queen & Country Movie

as Grandfather George

2012
Rosamunde Pilcher: The Other Wife TV

as Lord George Meriot

2011
2011
Game of Thrones TV

as Jon Arryn

2007
The Shadow in the North Movie

as Webster Garland

2007
Consenting Adults Movie

as Lord Goddard

2007
The Contractor Movie

as Sir Anthony

2007
I Want Candy Movie

as Michael de Vere

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Male
Birthday August 16, 1934 (90 years old)
Place of Birth London, England, UK
Also Known As Джон Стэндинг, Sir John Ronald Leon, 4t baronet, John Ronald Leon
Years Active 1956 - 2024
Popularity 1.5
Career Stats
122 Total Credits
74 Movie Roles
48 TV Roles
4 Photos