John Grillo
Born
November 29, 1942 (82 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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John Grillo (born 29 November 1942, Watford, Hertfordshire) is a British actor and playwright who has appeared in many film and television productions.
He was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and while there was actively involved in student theatre. He performed with Footlights in their annual revue. After Cambridge, he was awarded an Arts Council Playwrighting Bursary and his plays were performed at Nottingham, Glasgow, Oxford and Dublin as well as at the ADC Theatre in Cambridge. He played Mr. Samgrass in the ITV series Brideshead Revisited, and Phillip Marriott QC in Crown Court. He had minor parts in other shows, including Blackadder II ("Bells"), Bergerac, Taggart and Rumpole of the Bailey.
In 1997 he appeared as Mr Carkdale, the English teacher who spoke only in Anglo-Saxon, in two series of Steven Moffat's school-sitcom Chalk. In 2008, he contributed to the audio commentary for the DVD release.
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Foyle's War
Watchmaker · (1 episode)
2002
Shackleton
Franks · (1 episode)
2002
The Affair of the Necklace
Dr. Legear
2001
Beech is Back
(4 episodes)
2001
Oliver Twist
Mr Grimwig · (4 episodes)
1999
Maisie Raine
Franco Lucantoni · (1 episode)
1998
Chalk
Mr. Carkdale · (12 episodes)
1997
Jack & Sarah
Landlord
1995
Johnny and the Dead
Antonio Vicenti · (4 episodes)
1995
Cracker
Simon Appleby · (2 episodes)
1993
Mr Don & Mr George
Major · (1 episode)
1993
Orlando
First Official
1992
Between the Lines
(1 episode)
1992
B&B
Mr Dudley
1992
Blame It on the Bellboy
Hotel Manager
1992
A Murder of Quality
The Pathologist
1991
The Darling Buds of May
Mr. Jerebohm · (2 episodes)
1991
Fiddlers Three
N J Simpson · (1 episode)
1991
August Saturday
Hans
1990
Max and Helen
Joseph Weiss
1990
Danny the Champion of the World
Mr Parker
1989
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
Von Behr
1988
Out of the Shadows
Markos Togas
1988
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Naphta · (1 episode)
1988
A Little Princess
Barrow · (6 episodes)
1987
Lovejoy
'Snip' Saunders · (1 episode)
1986
The Cold War Killers
Jake Shapiro
1986
Three Up, Two Down
Wilf Perkins · (1 episode)
1985
Three Up, Two Down
Wilf · (15 episodes)
1985
Brazil
Interview Official
1985
EastEnders
Mr. Makepeace · (1 episode)
1985
The 17th Bride
1985
The Bill
(1 episode)
1984
Dog Ends
The Vet
1984
Chocky
Sir William Thorbe
1984
Amy
Bell
1984
Chessgame
(6 episodes)
1983
Taggart
(1 episode)
1983
Heather Ann
Ferguson
1983
Afterward
Harold Parvis
1983
Blackadder
Dr. Leech · (1 episode)
1983
Gaskin
Solicitor
1983
King Lear
Oswald
1982
Firefox
Customs Officer
1982
Shine on Harvey Moon
Boatman · (1 episode)
1982
Brideshead Revisited
Mr. Samgrass · (11 episodes)
1981
Lady Killers
Mr. Manners · (1 episode)
1980
The Great Riviera Bank Robbery
Bank Official
1980
Scum
Mr Goodyear
1979
Dick Turpin
Nightingale · (1 episode)
1979
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Oswald · (1 episode)
1978
A Christmas Carol
Caroline's Husband
1977
The Lady of the Camellias
Joseph
1976
Enemy
The Policeman
1976
Rumpole of the Bailey
(1 episode)
1975
Dyn Amo
2nd Girl's Partner
1972
Play for Today
The Vet · (1 episode)
1970