John Grillo

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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...

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EastEndersSeries • 1985Play for TodaySeries • 1970The BillSeries • 1984Foyle's WarSeries • 2002BlackadderSeries • 1983Rumpole of the BaileySeries • 1975TaggartSeries • 1983CrackerSeries • 1993LovejoySeries • 1986Between the LinesSeries • 1992The Darling Buds of MaySeries • 1991Shine on Harvey MoonSeries • 1982ChalkSeries • 1997Lady KillersSeries • 1980Dick TurpinSeries • 1979BrazilMovie • 1985Brideshead RevisitedSeries • 1981ScumMovie • 1979FirefoxMovie • 1982ShackletonSeries • 2002Oliver TwistSeries • 1999Jack & SarahMovie • 1995A Little PrincessSeries • 1987OrlandoMovie • 1992