Movies (Acting Roles)

Can You Hear Me?
John Standing was
89 in Can You Hear Me?
as 'Ben'.
Fri, Jun 14 2024

The Great Escaper
John Standing was
89 in The Great Escaper
as 'Arthur'.
Fri, Oct 06 2023

A Family Affair
John Standing was
84 in A Family Affair
as 'Bernard'.
Thu, Jun 20 2019

King Lear
John Standing was
83 in King Lear
as 'Butler'.
Mon, May 28 2018

The Happy Prince
John Standing was
83 in The Happy Prince
as 'Dr. Tucker'.
Thu, Apr 12 2018

The Hippopotamus
John Standing was
82 in The Hippopotamus
as 'Podmore'.
Wed, Mar 08 2017

Churchill's Secret
John Standing was
81 in Churchill's Secret
as 'Lord Camrose'.
Mon, Feb 29 2016

Queen & Country
John Standing was
80 in Queen & Country
as 'Grandfather George'.
Wed, Jan 07 2015

The Last Resort
John Standing was
80 in The Last Resort
as 'Mr. Carpenter (voice)'.
Fri, Oct 24 2014

Consenting Adults
John Standing was
73 in Consenting Adults
as 'Lord Goddard'.
Tue, Sep 04 2007

The Contractor
John Standing was
72 in The Contractor
as 'Sir Anthony'.
Tue, Jul 10 2007

I Want Candy
John Standing was
72 in I Want Candy
as 'Michael de Vere'.
Fri, Mar 23 2007

Rabbit Fever
John Standing was
72 in Rabbit Fever
as 'Ally's dad'.
Fri, Sep 22 2006

Scoop
John Standing was
71 in Scoop
as 'Garden Party Guest'.
Thu, Jul 27 2006

V for Vendetta
John Standing was
71 in V for Vendetta
as 'Lilliman'.
Thu, Feb 23 2006

Lassie
John Standing was
71 in Lassie
as 'French'.
Fri, Dec 16 2005

Animal
John Standing was
70 in Animal
as 'Dean Frydman'.
Tue, Jan 11 2005

A Good Woman
John Standing was
70 in A Good Woman
as 'Dumby'.
Wed, Sep 15 2004

Shoreditch
John Standing was
69 in Shoreditch
as 'Jenson Thackery'.
Fri, Nov 28 2003

The Gathering Storm
John Standing was
67 in The Gathering Storm
as 'Lord Moyne'.
Mon, Apr 22 2002

The Falklands Play
John Standing was
67 in The Falklands Play
as 'Rt Hon William Whitelaw CH MC MP (Home Secretary)'.
Wed, Apr 10 2002

Pandaemonium
John Standing was
66 in Pandaemonium
as 'Rev Holland'.
Fri, Jun 29 2001

The Calling
John Standing was
66 in The Calling
as 'Jack Plummer'.
Thu, Dec 21 2000

Longitude
John Standing was
65 in Longitude
as 'Capt. Proctor'.
Sun, Jan 02 2000

Mad Cows
John Standing was
65 in Mad Cows
as 'Politician'.
Fri, Oct 29 1999

Rogue Trader
John Standing was
64 in Rogue Trader
as 'Peter Baring'.
Fri, Jun 25 1999

8 ½ Women
John Standing was
64 in 8 ½ Women
as 'Philip Emmenthal'.
Sat, May 22 1999

Mrs. Dalloway
John Standing was
63 in Mrs. Dalloway
as 'Richard Dalloway'.
Mon, Sep 01 1997

The Woman In White
John Standing was
62 in The Woman In White
as 'Mr. Gilmore'.
Wed, Jan 01 1997

Riders
John Standing was
58 in Riders
as 'Malise Gordon'.
Sat, May 01 1993

Chaplin
John Standing was
58 in Chaplin
as 'Butler'.
Thu, Dec 17 1992

The Count of Solar
John Standing was
57 in The Count of Solar
as 'Coudray'.
Sun, Feb 02 1992

Night of the Fox
John Standing was
56 in Night of the Fox
as 'Alan Stacey'.
Tue, Nov 27 1990

Chameleons
John Standing was
55 in Chameleons
as 'Henry'.
Wed, Dec 20 1989

The Endless Game
John Standing was
55 in The Endless Game
as 'Belfrage'.
Sun, Aug 20 1989

Dark Holiday
John Standing was
54 in Dark Holiday
as 'Charnaud'.
Mon, May 01 1989

Flapjack Floozie
John Standing was
53 in Flapjack Floozie
as 'Dr. Kipper'.
Fri, Jun 17 1988

Nightflyers
John Standing was
53 in Nightflyers
as 'D'Branin'.
Fri, Oct 23 1987

Visitors
John Standing was
52 in Visitors
as 'Jack'.
Sun, Feb 22 1987

The Biko Inquest
John Standing was
50 in The Biko Inquest
as 'Van Rensburg'.
Thu, Nov 01 1984

To Catch a King
John Standing was
49 in To Catch a King
as 'The Duke of Windsor'.
Fri, Jan 20 1984

Pygmalion
John Standing was
49 in Pygmalion
as 'Colonel Pickering'.
Sat, Dec 31 1983

Privates on Parade
John Standing was
48 in Privates on Parade
as 'Captain Sholto Savory'.
Fri, Mar 18 1983

The Elephant Man
John Standing was
46 in The Elephant Man
as 'Fox'.
Thu, Oct 09 1980

The Sea Wolves
John Standing was
45 in The Sea Wolves
as 'Finley'.
Thu, Jul 03 1980

The Legacy
John Standing was
44 in The Legacy
as 'Jason Mountolive'.
Fri, Sep 29 1978

The Eagle Has Landed
John Standing was
42 in The Eagle Has Landed
as 'Father Verecker'.
Fri, Dec 24 1976

Rogue Male
John Standing was
42 in Rogue Male
as 'Major Quive-Smith'.
Wed, Sep 22 1976

Au Pair Girls
John Standing was
37 in Au Pair Girls
as 'Buster'.
Sat, Jul 01 1972

Zee and Co.
John Standing was
36 in Zee and Co.
as 'Gordon'.
Thu, Jul 01 1971

Wine of India
John Standing was
35 in Wine of India
as 'Russ'.
Wed, Apr 15 1970

Charley's Aunt
John Standing was
35 in Charley's Aunt
as 'Jack Chesney'.
Sun, Nov 23 1969

A Touch of Love
John Standing was
35 in A Touch of Love
as 'Roger'.
Mon, Sep 01 1969

Torture Garden
John Standing was
33 in Torture Garden
as 'Leo Winston (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway")'.
Wed, Nov 01 1967

Walk Don't Run
John Standing was
31 in Walk Don't Run
as 'Julius D. Haversack'.
Wed, Jun 29 1966

The Psychopath
John Standing was
31 in The Psychopath
as 'Mark Von Sturm'.
Fri, Feb 04 1966

King Rat
John Standing was
31 in King Rat
as 'Daven'.
Wed, Oct 27 1965

Sharp at Four
John Standing was
29 in Sharp at Four
as 'Sutcliffe'.
Sun, Jan 12 1964

Hot Enough for June
John Standing was
29 in Hot Enough for June
as 'Men's Room Attendant'.
Wed, Jan 01 1964

The Iron Maiden
John Standing was
28 in The Iron Maiden
as 'Humphrey Gore-Brown'.
Fri, Jun 07 1963

A Pair of Briefs
John Standing was
27 in A Pair of Briefs
as 'Hubert Shannon'.
Thu, Mar 01 1962
TV Shows (Acting Roles)
Ages in TV shows are based off the first air date and may not be accurate. View individual episode details for accurate ages
Patrick Melrose
John Standing was
83+ in Patrick Melrose
as 'George Watford'.
First Air Date
Sat, May 12 2018

The Crown
John Standing was
82+ in The Crown
as 'Imbert-Terry'.
First Air Date
Fri, Nov 04 2016

Borgia
John Standing was
77+ in Borgia
First Air Date
Mon, Oct 10 2011

Game of Thrones
John Standing was
76+ in Game of Thrones
as 'Jon Arryn'.
First Air Date
Sun, Apr 17 2011

Fallen Angel
John Standing was
72+ in Fallen Angel
as 'Voice of Francis Youlgreave'.
First Air Date
Sun, Mar 11 2007

The Line of Beauty
John Standing was
71+ in The Line of Beauty
as 'Lord Kessler'.
First Air Date
Wed, May 17 2006

King Solomon's Mines
John Standing was
69+ in King Solomon's Mines
as 'Dr. Sam Maitland'.
First Air Date
Sun, Jun 13 2004

Keen Eddie
John Standing was
68+ in Keen Eddie
First Air Date
Tue, Jun 03 2003

In Deep
John Standing was
66+ in In Deep
as 'Ritchie'.
First Air Date
Mon, Feb 19 2001

Love in a Cold Climate
John Standing was
66+ in Love in a Cold Climate
as 'Lord Montdore'.
First Air Date
Sun, Feb 04 2001

Joan of Arc
John Standing was
64+ in Joan of Arc
as 'Archbishop'.
First Air Date
Sun, May 16 1999

The Vice
John Standing was
64+ in The Vice
First Air Date
Mon, Jan 04 1999

A Dance to the Music of Time
John Standing was
63+ in A Dance to the Music of Time
as 'Nicholas Jenkins (older)'.
First Air Date
Thu, Oct 09 1997

Lexx
John Standing was
62+ in Lexx
as 'Count Dracul'.
First Air Date
Fri, Apr 18 1997

Midsomer Murders
John Standing was
62+ in Midsomer Murders
as 'Charles Rust, Will Tunstall'.
First Air Date
Sun, Mar 23 1997

Gulliver's Travels
John Standing was
61+ in Gulliver's Travels
as 'Admiral Bolgolam'.
First Air Date
Sun, Feb 04 1996

The Choir
John Standing was
60+ in The Choir
as 'Bishop Robert Young'.
First Air Date
Sun, Mar 19 1995

Old Boy Network
John Standing was
57+ in Old Boy Network
First Air Date
Sun, Feb 16 1992

Eerie, Indiana
John Standing was
57+ in Eerie, Indiana
as 'Professor Nigel Zirchon'.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 15 1991

Paddington Bear
John Standing was
55+ in Paddington Bear
as 'Mr. Brown'.
First Air Date
Sat, Dec 02 1989

Agatha Christie's Poirot
John Standing was
54+ in Agatha Christie's Poirot
as 'Colonnel Toby Luttrell'.
First Air Date
Sun, Jan 08 1989

Murphy's Law
John Standing was
54+ in Murphy's Law
First Air Date
Wed, Nov 02 1988

L.A. Law
John Standing was
52+ in L.A. Law
as 'Nigel Morris'.
First Air Date
Mon, Sep 15 1986

Lime Street
John Standing was
51+ in Lime Street
as 'Edward Wingate'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 21 1985

Murder, She Wrote
John Standing was
50+ in Murder, She Wrote
as 'Arthur Constable, Chief Daniel Trent'.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 30 1984

Hunter
John Standing was
50+ in Hunter
as 'George Franklin'.
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 18 1984

Hotel
John Standing was
48+ in Hotel
First Air Date
Sat, Aug 21 1982

The Other 'Arf
John Standing was
45+ in The Other 'Arf
First Air Date
Fri, May 30 1980

Shillingbury Tales
John Standing was
45+ in Shillingbury Tales
First Air Date
Sun, Jan 06 1980

Hart to Hart
John Standing was
45+ in Hart to Hart
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 22 1979

Beryl Reid
John Standing was
43+ in Beryl Reid
First Air Date
Mon, Dec 12 1977

Space: 1999
John Standing was
41+ in Space: 1999
as 'Pasc'.
First Air Date
Thu, Sep 04 1975

Van der Valk
John Standing was
38+ in Van der Valk
as 'Ehrlich'.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 13 1972

The Frighteners
John Standing was
37+ in The Frighteners
as 'Tony Wardle'.
First Air Date
Fri, Jul 07 1972

The First Churchills
John Standing was
35+ in The First Churchills
as 'Sidney Godolphin'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 27 1969

The Main Chance
John Standing was
34+ in The Main Chance
as 'Lord Radchester'.
First Air Date
Wed, Jun 18 1969

The Saint
John Standing was
28+ in The Saint
as 'Gendarme'.
First Air Date
Thu, Oct 04 1962

The Avengers
John Standing was
26+ in The Avengers
First Air Date
Sat, Jan 07 1961

Armchair Theatre
John Standing was
21+ in Armchair Theatre
as 'Sutcliffe'.
First Air Date
Sun, Jul 08 1956