Jonathan Newth
English actor
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Jonathan Newth (born 6 March 1939) is a British actor[1][2] who has appeared extensively in British television drama for over 50 years.
Jonathan Newth | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 March 1939 |
| Alma mater | Central School of Speech and Drama |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse |
Gay Wilde (m. 1979) |
| Children | 4 |
Early life
Newth trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama.[3]
Career
Newth's theatre work includes appearances with the RSC, in the West End and on Broadway.[3][4]
Newth's television credits include Emergency Ward 10, The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Ace of Wands, The Troubleshooters, Z-Cars, Callan, Van der Valk, The Brothers, Softly, Softly, Poldark, Doctor Who (Underworld), Notorious Woman, Secret Army (Barsacq), The Professionals, The Nightmare Man, The Day of the Triffids, Tenko (Colonel Clifford Jefferson), Triangle, Angels, Juliet Bravo, After Henry, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ("The Bruce-Partington Plans"), Boon, Bugs, The Bill, Agatha Christie's Poirot (Dumb Witness), Peak Practice and Heartbeat.[5][1][6]
Personal life
According to an article in 2007, Newth had lived for many years in Bradford-on-Avon with his wife, actress Gay Wilde, and their four children. They married in 1979.[3]
Partial filmography
- Carry On Spying (1964) - Guard (uncredited)
- Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) - Gentleman at Cockfight
- Yellow Dog (1973) - Tim
- Danger on Dartmoor (1980)
- North Sea Hijack (1980) - Kirk
- Champions (1984) - Mr. Griffith Jones
- Missing From Home (1984) - Tony Walters
- The Case of Marcel Duchamp (1984)
- Incognito (1997) - Judge
- The Affair of the Necklace (2001) - Magistrate de Marce
- Doctors (2019) - John Webster - 1 episode
