▁series ▁Red ▁D war f . ▁He ▁obtained ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁Cat ▁by ▁turning ▁up ▁half ▁an ▁hour ▁late ▁for ▁his ▁aud ition , ▁dressed ▁in ▁his ▁father ' s ▁old ▁z oot ▁suit . ▁He ▁was ▁una ware ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁late ▁and ▁hence ▁did ▁not ▁appear ▁at ▁all ▁concerned ▁about ▁it . ▁The ▁produ cers ▁immediately ▁decided ▁he ▁was ▁cool ▁enough ▁to ▁be ▁" the ▁Cat ". ▁Craig ▁Charles ▁said ▁at ▁a ▁Red ▁D war f ▁convention ▁that ▁John - J ules ▁was ▁a ▁lot ▁like ▁the ▁Cat ▁in ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁clothes . ▁He ▁said , ▁" D anny ▁John - J ules ▁could ▁change ▁his ▁clothes ▁every ▁four ▁seconds ▁for ▁a ▁year ▁and ▁he ▁still ▁wouldn ' t ▁run ▁out ▁of ▁clothes ." ▁Al ong ▁with ▁Charles , ▁John - J ules ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁other ▁cast ▁member ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁every ▁episode ▁of ▁Red ▁D war f ▁to ▁date . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁acknowled ged ▁television ▁and ▁film ▁roles ▁were ▁in ▁Roy ▁M inton ' s ▁crit ically ▁acc laimed ▁Sc um , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁in m ates . ▁The ▁TV ▁version , ▁which ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Play ▁for ▁Today ▁str and , ▁was ▁b anned ▁prior ▁to ▁broadcast . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁played ▁the ▁parts ▁of ▁Bar r ington ▁in ▁Ma id ▁Marian ▁and ▁her ▁Mer ry ▁Men , ▁By ron ▁Luc ifer ▁in ▁The ▁Tom orrow ▁People ▁and ▁Mil ton ▁Word sw orth , ▁the ▁original ▁present