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Biography
John Bardon was an English stage and screen actor. He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical in 1988 for Kiss Me, Kate, sharing the award with co-star Emil Wolk. He was best known for playing the patriarch of the Branning family, Jim Branning, in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, for 15 years from 1996 to 2011.
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Awards & recognition
- Laurence Olivier Award — Best Actor in a Musical
Filmography22 titles
Fords on Water
1983as Man in Hotel Bar
1983as Man in Hotel Bar
Only Fools and Horses
1981as Tom Clarke
1981as Tom Clarke
The Sweeney
1975as Doc Boyd
1975as Doc Boyd
Midsomer Murders
1997as Mr. Belgrove
1997as Mr. Belgrove
Miss Marple: The Body in the Library
1984as PC Palk
1984as PC Palk
Friend or Foe
1982as Jerry
1982as Jerry
Lovejoy
1986as Walter Gimbert
1986as Walter Gimbert
Dad's Army
1968as Harold Forster
1968as Harold Forster
Are You Being Served?
1972
1972
Heartbeat
1992as Grandad Rowan
1992as Grandad Rowan
84 Charing Cross Road
1987as Labour Party Canvasser
1987as Labour Party Canvasser
The Gentle Touch
1980
1980
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975as Fred Timson
1975as Fred Timson
The Bill
1984
1984
East Is East
1999as Mr Moorhouse
1999as Mr Moorhouse
Campion
1989as Inspector Tanner
1989as Inspector Tanner
Birds of a Feather
1989as Les Stubbs
1989as Les Stubbs
Fierce Creatures
1997as Sealion Spectator
1997as Sealion Spectator
Clockwise
1986as Ticket Collector
1986as Ticket Collector
Casualty
1986as Jack Morris
1986as Jack Morris
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
1975as Bookmaker
1975as Bookmaker
EastEnders
1985as Jim Branning
1985as Jim Branning