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Jerome Willis
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Jerome Willis

Known for Doctor Who · Agatha Christie's Poirot · Midsomer Murders

Jerome Barry Willis was a prominent British stage and screen actor with more than 100 screen credits to his name. Willis had a leading role in the ITV drama series The Sandbaggers as Matthew Peele.

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Born
Oct 23, 1928
Died
Jan 11, 2014
Birthplace
London, England, UK
Known For
Acting

Biography

Jerome Barry Willis was a prominent British stage and screen actor with more than 100 screen credits to his name. Willis had a leading role in the ITV drama series The Sandbaggers as Matthew Peele.

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Known For

TVDoctor Who
Doctor WhoStevens · 1963
★ 7.9
TVAgatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's PoirotEdward Pengelley · 1989
★ 8.2
TVMidsomer Murders
Midsomer MurdersJohn Smith · 1997
★ 7.5
TVThe Avengers
The AvengersGeorge · 1961
★ 7.8
TVA Touch of Frost
A Touch of FrostWalker · 1992
★ 7.6
TVHeartbeat
HeartbeatArthur Clough · 1992
★ 7.1
TVDanger Man
Danger ManColonel Maturin · 1960
★ 7.3
TVBergerac
BergeracRupert Imison · 1981
★ 7.0

Filmography

Movies

The Silent EnemySailor
1958
Foxhole in CairoBritish Signals Sergeant
1960
TC
The Cruel NecessityThe Lord General Fairfax
1962
Siege of the SaxonsThe Limping Man
1963
A Jolly Bad FellowDetective Inspector Armstrong
1964
Time in AdvanceRyman
1965
KhartoumFrank Power
1966
TP
The Portsmouth DefenceDetective Sergeant Latcham
1966
The Magus'False' German Officer
1968
TS
The Savage VoyageNarrator
1971
DoomwatchLt. Com. Tavener
1972
Doctor Who: The Green DeathStevens
1973
Yellow DogHawk Curtis
1973
Robinson CrusoeThe Sea Captain
1974
WinstanleyGeneral Lord Fairfax
1975
IH
It Happened Here AgainHimself
1976
Henry InterveningHnery Procope
1979
The Potsdam QuartetJohn Healy
1981
John Lennon: A Journey in the LifeRegistrar
1985
LifeforcePathologist
1985
God's OutlawBishop Stokesley
1986
Theban Plays: Oedipus at ColonusChorus
1986
Death of a SonFirst DPP Official
1989
Sitting TargetsBeecham
1989
Dear SarahInspector Still
1990
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading LadyMycroft Holmes
1991
OrlandoTranslator
1992
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria FallsMycroft Holmes
1992
Unnatural CausesDr. Kynaston
1993
A Business AffairModerator
1994
A Mind to MurderDr. Kynaston
1995
The Apocalypse WatchDr. Hans Troupman
1997
MI
March in Windy CitySir Henry Bryant
1998
The Sea ChangeOlder Board Member
1998
CareJudge
2000
AlibiStan Shaps
2003
LY
Loving YouMagistrate
2003
Global Conspiracy?Jocelyn Stevens
2004
The Long Bank HolidayMr. Parish
2004
OH
Our Hidden LivesOld Man
2005
Perfume: The Story of a MurdererCouncillor 1
2006
Space Precinct: DeathwatchCaptain Rexton Podly
2025
Space Precinct: The Fire WithinCaptain Rexton Podly
2025

Television

Armchair TheatreAlister Parkes · 1 eps
1956
The Adventures of Sir LancelotPrince of Limerick · 1 eps
1956
Bleak HouseAllan Woodcourt · 7 eps
1959
An Age of KingsMorton · 6 eps
1960
An Age of KingsSir Henry Green · 1 eps
1960
An Age of KingsCarrier · 1 eps
1960
An Age of KingsDuke of Orléans · 2 eps
1960
An Age of KingsThe Dauphin · 1 eps
1960
Danger ManColonel Maturin · 1 eps
1960
Danger ManSecond Pursuer · 1 eps
1960
The AvengersGeorge · 1 eps
1961
The AvengersLobb · 1 eps
1961
The AvengersJoshua Rudge · 1 eps
1961
Out of This WorldJohn Irvine · 1 eps
1962
S4
Studio 4Dr Blundell · 1 eps
1962
S4
Studio 4Captain Gladman · 1 eps
1962
Z-Cars8 eps
1962
Doctor WhoStevens · 6 eps
1963
The Spread of the EagleTullus Aufidius · 2 eps
1963
The Spread of the EagleDecius Brutus · 2 eps
1963
It's Dark OutsideBobby Bascombe · 1 eps
1964
RedcapLovelock · 1 eps
1964
The Count of Monte CristoBeauchamp · 12 eps
1964
The Wednesday PlayDaniel · 1 eps
1964
Theatre 625Sickingen · 1 eps
1964
BBC Play of the MonthThe Sea Captain · 1 eps
1965
BBC Play of the MonthZaryezov · 1 eps
1965
BBC Play of the MonthLe Bret · 1 eps
1965
BBC Play of the Month1 eps
1965
LondonersRobert Cromer · 1 eps
1965
Out of the UnknownRyman · 1 eps
1965
The Man in Room 17Guy Leduc · 1 eps
1965
The TroubleshootersDr. Newman · 1 eps
1965
Thirty-Minute TheatreHaimendorf · 1 eps
1965
Callan1 eps
1967
The CaesarsMacro · 2 eps
1968
TJ
The Jazz AgeMaj. Norman · 1 eps
1968
Paul Temple1 eps
1969
WS
W. Somerset MaughamNed Preston · 1 eps
1969
ManhuntMajor Schneider · 1 eps
1970
B
Brett1 eps
1971
Crown Court1 eps
1972
W
WoodstockOliver Cromwell · 5 eps
1973
PlayhouseJohn Healey · 1 eps
1974
Within These WallsCharles Radley · 60 eps
1974
AB
A Bunch of FivesAlan Jenner · 2 eps
1977
AB
A Bunch of FivesMax Jenner · 1 eps
1977
P
PremiereHenry Procope · 1 eps
1977
Return of the SaintInspector Thornton · 1 eps
1978
The SandbaggersMatthew Peele · 18 eps
1978
Wilde AllianceLadbroke · 1 eps
1978
Yes Minister1 eps
1980
BergeracRupert Imison · 1 eps
1981
KesslerHugo Van Eyck · 2 eps
1981
Screen TwoFirst DPP Official · 1 eps
1985
Tender Is the NightT.F. Golding · 1 eps
1985
A Killing on the ExchangeMr Marshall · 1 eps
1987
The New StatesmanSir Wallis Austin QC · 1 eps
1987
AG
A Gentleman's ClubLord Cotswold · 1 eps
1988
Agatha Christie's PoirotEdward Pengelley · 1 eps
1989
A Touch of FrostWalker · 1 eps
1992
HeartbeatArthur Clough · 1 eps
1992
Goodnight SweetheartDoctor · 1 eps
1993
Space PrecinctCaptain Rexton Podly · 24 eps
1994
Tales of Mystery and ImaginationDuke de Mornay · 1 eps
1995
Midsomer MurdersJohn Smith · 1 eps
1997
The Apocalypse WatchDr. Hans Troupman · 3 eps
1997
A Certain JusticeKynaston · 1 eps
1998
The Last Detective1 eps
2003

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