John Henry Young (28 July 1934 – 9 April 2022), known professionally as Jeremy Young, was a British actor.
Young had numerous television credits, including Deadline Midnight (1960), Doctor Who (appearing as caveman Kal in three episodes of the first serial An Unearthly Child in 1963, as well as playing Gordon Lowery in the one episode serial Mission to the Unknown in 1965), The Avengers in 1966 (notably as Willy Frant in the episode "A Touch of Brimstone" though also in the episodes entitled "Never, Never Say Die" (1967), "The Forget-Me-Knot" (1968) and (in The New Avengers) "Gnaws" in 1976), and Coronation Street as nightclub owner Benny Lewis in 1972. His film credits include appearances in The Wild and the Willing (1962), Crooks and Coronets (1969), Eyewitness (1970), Hopscotch (1980) and Photographing Fairies (1997).
He worked for BBC Radio and taught and directed at the Court Theatre Training Company which is part of the Courtyard, London.
Young was married to actress Coral Atkins in 1960, and later to Kate O'Mara from 1971 to 1976. He died on 9 April 2022.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes1958The Haunted StranglerJudas Hole waiteruncredited1962Masters of VenusHamptonuncreditedThe Wild and the WillingPoliceman1963Bomb in the High StreetPolice constable at HQuncredited1964A Hard Day's NightPolice constableuncredited1965Rotten to the CoreSecurity officer on trainuncredited1966Rasputin the Mad MonkCourt Messengeruncredited1969Crooks and CoronetsTim Reilly1970EyewitnessMonk1972FrenzyPolicemanuncredited1980HopscotchImmigration OfficerDriving TestThe driving instructorshort film1997Photographing FairiesDes2003A Dead End StoryUnknownshort film
Television YearTitleEpisode(s)RoleNetworkArchive status1959The Cabin in the ClearingEpisodes 1-3UnknownBBC Television ServiceMissingThe Life and Death of Sir John FalstaffEpisode 3: Into BattleUnknownBBC Television ServiceMissing1960Deadline MidnightSeries 1, 9 episodesNeville CraneITV (ATV)Partial (episodes 1 & 12 missing)Armchair TheatreSeries 4, Episode 16: The Great Gold Bullion RobberyMassinghamITV (ABC)Missing1961Theatre 70Series 1, Episode 22: Call for Mr. ArimanYoung man in nightclubITV (ATV)ExistsDeadline MidnightSeries 2, 10 episodes and Series 3, 9 episodesNeville CraneITV (ATV)ExistsArmchair TheatreSeries 4, Episode 40: The Night of the ApesPeteITV (ABC)Missing1962Z-CarsSeries 2, Episode 5: Friendly RelationsTom MorganBBC TelevisionExistsHarpers West OneSeries 2, Episode 10: Four applicants for three supervisory positionsPadraic ReganITV (ATV)Missing1963SuspenseSeries 2, Episode 20: The Edge of DiscoveryCampbellBBC TelevisionMissingMoonstrikeSeries 1, Episode 17: The Biggest BanditAnatoleBBC TelevisionExistsGhost SquadSeries 2, Episode 25: Lost in TransitJimmy RiceITV (ITC)ExistsMaupassantSeries 1, Episode 4: WarComte de GarensITV (Granada)ExistsBBC Sunday-Night PlaySeries 4, Episode 47: The Creevey ColumnRichard StevensBBC TelevisionMissingCompactEpisode 184: Alarms and ExcursionsMr. FrimleyBBC TelevisionMissingDoctor WhoSeries 1: An Uneartly Child (3 episodes)KalBBC TelevisionExists1964Comedy PlayhouseSeries 3, Episode 13: The Mate MarketAlanBBC TelevisionExistsZ-CarsSeries 3, Episode 25: A Question of StorageNortonBBC TelevisionExistsThe VillainsSeries 1, Episode 5: Les GirlsGrainerITV (Granada)ExistsNo Hiding PlaceSeries 6, Episode 12: Trained to KillHammer ToveyITV (Rediffusion)MissingCluffSeries 1, Episode 5: The Daughter-in-lawBilly LambBBC OneMissingThe Indian Tales of Rudyard KiplingEpisode 19: ConsequencesClerkBBC OneMissing1965Z-CarsSeries 4, Episode 22: A Matter of Give and TakeStoneBBC OneMissingThe VillainsSeries 3, Episode 7: SonnyInspector HenryITV (Granada)ExistsR3Series 2, Episode 4: Experiment in DepthWilsonBBC OneMissingA Slight Case of…Series 1, Episode 5: IdentityUnknownBBC OneExistsDoctor WhoSeries 3, Episode 5: Mission to the UnknownGordon LoweryBBC OneAudio recording survives1966No Hiding PlaceSeries 8, Episode 13: The Fit-UpInspectorITV (Rediffusion)MissingThe AvengersSeries 4, Episode 21: A Touch of BrimstoneWilly FrantITV (ABC)ExistsCourt MartialSeries 1, Episode 2: Taps for the SergeantCpl. Stanley JonesITV (ITC)ExistsThirty-Minute TheatreSeries 1, Episode 32: The Hard WordBossBBC TwoMissingThe Wednesday PlaySeries 4, Episode 24: A Soirée at Blossom's HotelSecond demolition officerBBC OneMissingSeries 5, Episode 2: A Hero of Our TimeCaptain of the DragoonsBBC OneExistsAdam Adamant Lives!Series 1, Episode 6: The Terribly Happy EmbalmersWilsonBBC OneExistsThe Three MusketeersAll 10 episodesAthosBBC OneExistsThe SaintSeries 5, Episode 8: The Man Who Liked LionsInspector GalbaITV (ITC)Exists1967VendettaSeries 1, Episode 11: The Mourning ManAttamareBBC OneMissingSoftly, SoftlySeries 2, Episode 19: The Same the Whole World OverHuntBBC OneMissingThe AvengersSeries 5, Episode 10: Never, Never Say DieDr. PenroseITV (ABC)ExistsThe FellowsSeries 1, Episode 7: A Snatch in TimeVynerITV (Granada)ExistsThe Further Adventures of the MusketeersAll 16 episodesAthosBBC OneExistsScottish PlaybillEpisode 12: The Queen of ScotsBromleyITV (STV)Exists1968Softly, SoftlySeries 3, Episodes 25-26: Fortune on the Move Pts. 1 & 2LawBBC OneMissingThe AvengersSeries 6, Episode 1: The Forget-Me-KnotGeorge BurtonITV (Thames)Exists1969The SaintSeries 6, Episode 17: The Ex-King of DiamondsGregorioITV (ITC)ExistsDepartment SSeries 1, Episode 4: The Pied Piper of HambledownDoctor BroganITV (ITC)ExistsThe First LadySeries 2, Episode 3: Fancy ManUnknownBBC OneMissingZ-CarsSeries 6, Episodes 243-244: Have a Go, Joe! Pts. 1 & 2Joe DrageBBC OneExistsDixon of Dock GreenSeries 16, Episode 1: The PaperhangersMcCleodBBC OneMissingSeries 16, Episode 11: The Brimstone ManJack LongBBC OneMissingThe Canterbury Tales4 of 7 episodesMerchantBBC OneExists1970Parkin's PatchSeries 1, Episode 17: Regulation 17Ossie FrostITV (Yorkshire)ExistsSoftly Softly: Task ForceSeries 1, Episode 9: Private MischiefCharlestonBBC OneExistsRandall and Hopkirk (Deceased)Series 1, Episode 25: You Can Always Find a Fall GuyDouglas KershawITV (ITC)ExistsUp Pompeii!Series 1, Episode 2: The Ides of MarchPonderousBBC OneExistsDoomwatchSeries 1, Episode 11: The Battery PeopleVincent LlewellynBBC OneExists1971TrialSeries 1, Episode 12: In JudgementGeorge BurtonBBC TwoMissingThirty-Minute TheatreSeries 7, Episode 11: JenkinsMastersBBC TwoMissing1972The Onedin LineSeries 1, Episode 14: BlockadeFergussonBBC OneExistsCoronation StreetEpisodes 1198-1209 & 1230-1239Benny LewisITV (Granada)ExistsDixon of Dock GreenSeries 19, Episode 9: Starpoint WestBarryBBC OneMissing1973Frankenstein: The True StoryTV Movie2nd helperNBCExists1974JusticeSeries 3, Episode 1: Trial for MurderRonnie MannersITV (YorkshireExists1975The SweeneySeries 1, Episode 7: The PlacerWrenITV (Thames)Exists1976KillersSeries 1, Episode 4: Murder at the MetropoleReginald ReedITV (Thames)ExistsThe New AvengersSeries 1, Episode 10: GnawsIvan ChislenkoITV (LWT)Exists1977The Velvet GloveSeries 1, Episode 4: Beyond this LifeSir Robert PeelBBC TwoExistsCrossroadsEpisode 2709Prof. AngraveITV (ATV)MissingSpace: 1999Series 2, Episodes 18-19: The Bringers of Wonders Pts. 1 & 2Jack BartlettITV (ITC)All programmes exist from this pointOut of the PastSeries 4, Episodes 1-2UnknownBBC OneVan der ValkSeries 3, Episode 8: Dead on ArrivalEddie PalmerITV (Thames)1978The Onedin LineSeries 6, Episode 7: Highly ExplosiveMr. SnellgroveBBC OneBBC Television ShakespeareSeries 1, Episode 1: Romeo & Juliet1st watchBBC Two1979Dick Barton: Special Agent9 episodesKlausITV (Southern)1980God's Wonderful RailwayEpisodes 7 & 8: Fire on the Line Pts. 2 & 3SergeantBBC OneCribbSeries 1, Episode 6: Wobble to DeathPeter ChalkITV (Granada)The Further Adventures of Oliver TwistSeries 1, Episodes 11 & 12Dan PossetITV (ATV)MinderSeries 2, Episode 1: National PelmetEverettITV (Thames)The Onedin LineSeries 8, Episode 4: The HoneymoonKettleBBC OneThe ProfessionalsSeries 4, Episode 9: Slush FundGeiserITV (LWT)1981John KeatsEpisode 2: Climb with Me the SteepWordsworthBBC Two1982On the LineAll 13 episodesAlec ShawcrossITV (Central)1984The TripodsSeries 1, Episodes 5-8CountBBC OneScarecrow and Mrs. KingSeries 2, Episode 8: Affair at Bromfield HallRonald CompsonCBS1986Brat FarrarEpisodes 1 & 3-6Mr. GreggBBC OneBrooksideEpisode 395: PersistenceJim McNallyChannel 41988Rockliffe's BabiesSeries 2, Episode 1: Go for ItMr. ChittyBBC OneA Very British CoupAll 3 episodesAlfordChannel 4EastEnders21 episodesOfficer StoneBBC One1990PoirotSeries 2, Episode 1: Peril at End HouseBert CroftITV (LWT)The Paradise ClubSeries 2, Episode 5: Old PalsWilsonBBC One1992TaggartSeries 7, Episodes 2-3: Nest of Vipers Pts. 1 & 2Prof. HuttonITV (STV)Perfect ScoundrelsSeries 3, Episode 1: Party GamesTeggITV (TVS)The BillSeries 8, Episode 47: World to RightsMr. Justice FowldesITV (Thames)Covington CrossSeries 1, Episode 9: The TrialBarlowABC1993Scarlet and BlackDuke of WellingtonDuke of WellingtonBBC One1994CadfaelSeries 1, Episode 1: One Corpse Too ManyArnulf of HesdinITV (Central)1998The BillSeries 14, Episode 42: The Scent of CompassionJoseph SilbermanITV (Thames)Picking up the PiecesEpisode 8RobITV (Central)2000BrooksideEpisode 2437: CrackingDennis PowerChannel 42003Murder in MindSeries 3, Episode 1: EchoesGuestBBC OneThe DebtTV MovieJudgeBBC One References
External links
Jeremy Young at Theatricalia