John Slade Nettleton (5 February 1929 – 12 July 2023) 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.
Early life
Nettleton was born in Sydenham, London, and graduated from RADA in 1951. In the 1960s and 1970s, Nettleton was the reader of various illustrated stories on children's television programme Blue Peter. Often these were about historical figures, such as Florence Nightingale.
On stage, Nettleton appeared in the Lyttelton Theatre at the Royal National Theatre in the 2006 productions of Harley Granville-Barker's The Voysey Inheritance, directed by Peter Gill. He also appeared at the Olivier Theatre in the 1990 production of Alan Bennett's Wind in the Willows, directed by Nicholas Hytner. He also voiced Grandpa in the PC video game The Scruffs.
Personal life and death
Nettleton married actress Deirdre Doone in 1954. They had three daughters. Nettleton and Doone were members of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. He died on 12 July 2023, aged 94.
Filmography
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! Year
! Title
! Role
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| 1966
| A Man for All Seasons
| Jailer
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| 1969
| The Last Shot You Hear
| Det. Inspector Nash
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|rowspan=2|1970
| Some Will, Some Won't
| Wagstaff
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| And Soon the Darkness
| Gendarme
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| 1971
| Black Beauty
| Sir William
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| 1975
| All Creatures Great and Small
| Head Waiter
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| 1982
| Anyone for Denis?
| Jenkins
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| 1983
| Martin Luther, Heretic
| Andreas Karlstadt
| Television film
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| 1988
| Burning Secret
| Doctor Weiss
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| 1991
| American Friends
| Rev. Groves
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| 1998
| Jinnah
| General Gracie
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| 2005
| Oliver Twist
| 1st Magistrate
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| 2007
| Fishtales
| Professor Coulter
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|}
References
External links
- John Nettleton(Aveleyman)(Wayback Machine)