Born: no details.  Died: 17^th March 1984.

John Dearth was a regular member of the supporting cast in Season 1, featuring in 28 (10 uncredited) episodes, and made a couple of guest appearances thereafter. Like many others in the first season, he often played 2 roles in the same episode. From such diverse parts as De Belvoir in ‘Richard the Lion-Heart’ (not to mention his own gatekeeper!) to the deaf and dumb Bodo in ‘The Thorkil Ghost’, John’s acting skill was apparent. Born John Paton, one of his earlier stage appearances was in J.M. Barrie’s ‘Dear Brutus’, in which he portrayed Will Dearth. This role moved John so profoundly, he changed his surname to Dearth. He had small roles in films such as ‘Look Back in Anger’, ‘The Wreck of the Mary Deare’ and ‘Road to Hong Kong’. On TV he made guest appearances in most of Hannah Weinstein’s Sapphire swashbuckling productions. In the 1960s and 1970s he guested in popular shows such as ‘Dixon of Dock Green’, ‘No Hiding Place’, Z Cars’, ‘The Saint’ and ‘Doctor Who’. On radio his voice could be heard in a number of plays, as he was a member of the BBC Radio Repertory Company during the 1960s. John Dearth died in 1984, although no details of his birth could be found, he would probably have been around his early sixties. Lynn Dearth (1946-1994), a respected stage actress with a few TV and film credits to her name, was John’s daughter.

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955-58) (TV Series) ... Various Roles - 30 episodes

The Flying Scot (aka The Mailbag Robbery) (1957) ... Father

Dangerous Exile (1957) ... Simon, the Jailer

Look Back in Anger (1958) ... Pet Stall Man

The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959) ... Reporter

Danger Within (aka Breakout) (1959) ... Lt. Robson

The Young Jacobites (1960) ... Sergeant

Dead Lucky (1960) ... Torrance

A Circle of Deception (1960) ... Capt. Ormerod

Evidence in Concrete (1960) ... Sam Walker

Shadow of the Cat (1961) ... Constable Hamer

The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) ... Dick

The Escape of R.D.7 (1961) (TV Series) ... Dr. Protheroe

Three Spare Wives (1962) ... News Editor

Road to Hong Kong (1962) ... Leader's Man

Strongroom (1962) ... Police Sgt. Hopkins

The Runaway (1963) ... Sgt. Hardwick

Esther Waters (1964) (TV Mini-Series) ... Esther’s Father

The Big M (1967) (TV Series) ... Blackler

Kessler (1981) (TV Series) ... Graun

TV Guest Appearances: -

The Vise - ‘Cross Channel’ (1955) ... Assistant

Dixon of Dock Green - ‘Postman's Knock’ (1956) ... Bernard Waley

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot - ‘The Queen’s Knight’ (1956) ... King Pell

The Buccaneers - ‘Blood Will Tell’ (1957) ... Bellows

Assignment Foreign Legion - ‘As We Forgive’ (1957) ... Doctor

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot - ‘The Thieves’ (1957) ... Piggott

The Buccaneers - ‘Flip and Jenny’ (1957) ... Bellows

Onion Boys - ‘Part 1’ (1957) ... The Cure

The New Adventures of Charlie Chan - ‘Rhyme or Treason’ (1958)

O.S.S. - ‘Operation Eel’ (1958) ... French Soldier

Dixon of Dock Green - ‘The Case of Mrs. X’ (1958) ... Frank Carr

Sword of Freedom - ‘A Choice of Weapons’ (1958) ... Ugo

Sword of Freedom - ‘The Bell’ (1958) ... Gonfalonier

Ivanhoe - ‘Brothers in Arms’ (1958) ... Llewellyn

The Vise - ‘Death Wears a Coronet’ (1959) ... Robbins

Dixon of Dock Green - ‘The Woman from Kimberley’ (1959) ... Tom Mills

William Tell - ‘The Lost Letter’ (1959) ... Muller

William Tell - ‘The Mountain People’ (1959) ... Major Richter

Sword of Freedom - ‘The Chart of Gold’ (1959) ... The Inspector

The Voodoo Factor - ‘The Elixir’ (1960) ... Bob Busby

Dixon of Dock Green - ‘Everything Goes in Threes’ (1960) ... Reg Stokes

The Four Just Men - ‘The Grandmother’ (1960) ... Waiter

On Trial - ‘Horatio Bottomley, MP’ (1960) ... Mr. Reed

The Sunday-Night Play - ‘A Subject of Scandal and Concern’ (1960) ... Jailer

The World of Tim Frazer - ‘Part 4’ (1960) ... Harry Denston

Dixon of Dock Green - ‘The Red Herring’ (1961) ... Bert Benton

No Hiding Place - ‘No Tears for Tobin’ (1961) ... Jonah Jarvins

Drama ’61 - ‘Local Incident’ (1961) ... Galouni, Steamship Agent

Dixon of Dock Green - ‘An Escort for Harry’ (1962) ... Det. Sgt. Garner

Silent Evidence - ‘Shadow of the Past’ (1962) ... Bert Fuller

No Hiding Place - ‘A Talk with Yargo Simms’ (1962) ... Tom Aarons

The Avengers - ‘Propellant 23’ (1962) ... Siebel

The Saint - ‘The Loaded Tourist’ (1962) ... Capt. Coudot

Z Cars - ‘Johnny Sailor’ (1962) ... Fred Cooper

Dixon of Dock Green - ‘Cash and Carry’ (1962) ... Bert Laycock

No Hiding Place - ‘Who Killed Cock Robbin?’ (1963) ... Henry Wilson

Z Cars - ‘A Straight Deal’ (1964) ... Jackie Small

No Hiding Place - ‘Greetings from a 12-Bore’ (1964) ... Griffin

The Saint - ‘Jeannine’ (1964) ... Fouquet

Theatre 625 - ‘Carried by Storm’ (1964) ... Sgt. Thirkettle

Gideon’s Way - ‘The Housekeeper’ (1965) ... Det. Supt. Warr

No Hiding Place - ‘Whoever’s Right, Sweeney’s Wrong’ (1965) ... Sweeney

Theatre 625 - ‘The Siege of Manchester’ (1965) ... Capt. Birch

Softly Softly - ‘A Piece of Waste Ground’ (1967) ... Shepherd

Z Cars - ‘When Did You Last See Your Father?’ (1967) ... Knowles

The Wednesday Play - ‘The Drummer and the Bloke’ (1968) ... The Man

Mr. Rose - ‘The Missing Chapter’ (1968) ... Harry Quist

The Edwardians - ‘The Reluctant Juggler’ (1972) ... Drunken Man

Doctor Who - ‘The Green Death’ (1973) ... Boss (voice)

Vienna 1900 - ‘A Confirmed Bachelor’ (1973) ... Herr Rebner

Doctor Who - ‘Planet of the Spiders’ (1974) ... Lupton

Angels - ‘Coming to Terms’ (1976) ... Mr. Sheppard

Treasure Island - ‘Part 3’ (1977) ... Jeb

Play for Today - ‘Nipper’ (1977) ... Tramp