| Jeremy Young | |
| Birth Name: | John Henry Young |
| Birth Date: | 28 July 1934 |
| Birth Place: | Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
| Death Place: | Twickenham, Middlesex, England |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1958–2017 |
John Henry Young (28 July 1934 – 9 April 2022), known professionally as Jeremy Young, was an English actor of Scottish descent.
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.[1] 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.[3]
Young was married to actress Coral Atkins in 1960,[4] and later to Kate O'Mara from 1971 to 1976. He died on 9 April 2022.[5]
| 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 |
| Year | Title | Role | Episodes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | The Life and Death of Sir John Falstaff | Series 1, episode 3: "Into Battle" | ||
| 1960–61 | Armchair Theatre | MassinghamPete | 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 MorganNorton 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
Maupassant | CampbellJimmy 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|KalGordon Lowrey|Series 1: (3 episodes)Series 3, episode 5: ''Mission to the Unknown'' | |
| 1964 | Comedy Playhouse
The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling | AlanBilly 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 |GrainerInspector Henry|Series 1, episode 5: ''Les Girls'Series 3, episode 7: ''Sonny''|-|1964–66|No Hiding Place|Hammer ToveyInspector|Series 6, episode 12: ''Trained to Kill''Series 8, episode 13: ''The Fit-up''|-|1965|R3 A Slight Case of...|WilsonUnknown|Series 2, episode 4: ''Experiment in Death'' Series 1, episode 5: ''Identity'' | |
| 1966 | Court Martial | Cpl. Stanley JonesWilson 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 CastaganDr. 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 GalbaGregorio | Series 5, episode 8: ''The Man Who Liked Lions''Series 6, episode 17: ''The Ex-King of Diamonds'' | |
| 19661971 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | BossMasters | 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 | HuntLaw | Series 2, episode 19: ''The Same the World Over''Series 3: (2 episodes) | |
| 1969 | Department S Canterbury Tales | Dr. BroganUnknown | Series 1, episode 4:''The Pied Piper of Hambledown''Series 1, episode 6 | |
| 19691972 | Dixon of Dock Green | McLeodJack Long Barry | Series 16: (2 episodes)Series 19, Episodes 9: ''Starpoint West'' | |
| 1970 | Parkin's Patch | Ossie FrostCharleston 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 | |
| 19721978 1980 | The Onedin Line | FergussonMr. Snellgrove Kettle | Series 1, episode 14: ''Blockade''Series 6, episode 7: ''Highly Explosive'' Series 8, episode 4: ''The Honeymoon''|-|1973||2nd Helper|TV movie|-|1975|The Sweeney|Wren|Series 1, episode 7: ''The Placer'' | |
| 1976 | KillersThe New Avengers | Reginald ReedIvan Chilenko | Series 1, episode 4: ''Murder at the Metropole''Series 1, episode 13: ''Gnaws'' | |
| 1977 | The Velvet Glove | Sir Robert PeelJack 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 Bartlett1st Watch | TV movieTV Movie | |
| 1979 | Dick Barton: Special Agent | Klaus | Series 1: (9 episodes) | |
| 1980 | Cribb The Further Adventures of Oliver Twist | Peter ChalkDan 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 | Count de RicordeauRonald 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 | AlfordMr. Chitty | Series 1: (3 episodes)Series 2, episode 1: ''Go For It''|-|19881989|EastEnders|Officer Stone|4 episodes|-|1990|Agatha Christie's Poirot|Bert Croft|Series 2, episode 1: ''Peril at End House'' | |
| 1992 | Taggart | Professor Hutton Tegg Barlow | Series 7, episode 2: ''Nest of Vipers'' Series 3, episode 1: ''Party Games'' Series 1, episode 9: ''The Trial'' | |
| 19921998 | The Bill | Mr Justice FowldsJoseph 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 | GuestJudge | Series 3, episode 1: ''Echoes''TV Movie |