John Arnatt

Infobox actor
name = John Arnatt


imagesize = 170px
caption = John Arnatt as Borusa in The Invasion of Time
birthname =
birthdate = birth date|1917|5|9|mf=y
birthplace = flagicon|RUS Petrograd, Russia
deathdate = death date and age|1999|12|21|1917|5|9|mf=y
deathplace =
othername =
occupation =
yearsactive =
spouse =
partner =
children =
parents =
influences =
influenced =
website =
academyawards =
afiawards =
arielaward =
baftaawards =
cesarawards =
emmyawards =
filmfareawards =
geminiawards =
goldenglobeawards =
goldenraspberryawards =
goyaawards =
grammyawards =
iftaawards =
laurenceolivierawards =
naacpimageawards =
nationalfilmawards =
sagawards =
tonyawards =
awards =

John Arnatt (May 9 1917 - December 21 1999) was a British actor born in Russia.

Never well known, he amassed numerous television credits in popular productions such as "Keeping Up Appearances", "Dangerfield", "Lovejoy", "The Professionals", "House of Cards" and "Z-Cars". "Doctor Who" fans will recall him as the second actor to play Time Lord Cardinal Borusa in the serial "The Invasion of Time".

One of Arnatt's most high profile roles was as "The Deputy Sheriff of Nottingham" in the fourth and final season of 1955-60 TV series "The Adventures of Robin Hood" starring Richard Greene. His character filled in for Alan Wheatley, who played the regular sheriff. Arnatt's character was introduced and interacted with Wheatley's character in the episode "The Devil You Don't Know". In the 1962 film "Dr Crippen", starring Donald Pleasance, Arnatt played Chief Inspector Walter Dew. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055927/] Arnatt also played an imitation "M" to Tom Adams' imitation James Bond in two films, "Licensed to Kill (1965 film)" and "Where the Bullets Fly" (1966).

In 1967, Arnatt got something of a promotion when he played the High Sheriff of Nottingham opposite Barrie Ingham's Robin in the film "A Challenge for Robin Hood".

External links

*imdb name | id=0036031 | name=John Arnatt

Persondata
NAME=Arnatt, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=British actor
DATE OF BIRTH=May 9 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH=Petrograd, Russia
DATE OF DEATH=December 21 1999
PLACE OF DEATH=