John Stone (actor)
Introduction '''John Stone''' (born '''John Hailstone'''; 26 May 1924 – 2007) was a Welsh actor.
Career Born in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, Stone was educated at Brighton College. He served in the R.A.F. and began his career as a journalist. Soon he switched to acting and only appeared on the stage until 1945 when he joined the B.B.C. Repertory Company. He made his first West End appearance in ''One Wild Oat'' by Vernon Sylvaine, 1948.Subsequent appearances include the London premiere of Arthur Miller's ''A View from the Bridge'', Comedy Theatre, 1956; ''And Suddenly it's Spring'', Duke of York's Theatre, 1959; ''Signpost to Murder'', Cambridge Theatre, 1962; and the role of Crestwell, the laconic butler, in Noël Coward's ''Relative Values'', Westminster Theatre, 1973.Under contract to Rank, as one of the Sydney Box Company of Youth ("Charm School") in the late 1940s. Film credits include ''The Weaker Sex'' (dir. Roy Baker), 1948; ''The Frightened City'', 1961; ''Masque of the Red Death'' (dir. Roger Corman), 1964; ''Deadlier Than the Male'' (1967); and ''You Only Live Twice'' (1967).Stone was a familiar face on British television from the 1950s-1980s, and featured as Captain John Dillon in ''Quatermass II'' (1955). In 1957, he starred as special agent, Mike Anson, in an early ITV thriller series, ''Destination Downing Street'' (Associated Rediffusion), which ran for 26 weeks. His 1964 appearance in the ''The Avengers'' was followed in 1967 when he appeared in the series' episode entitled "the Joker" as Major John Fancy. From 1971 to 1974 Stone played Dr Ian Moody in the Yorkshire Television series, ''Justice'', opposite Margaret Lockwood, his offscreen partner of seventeen years. Subsequently, he appeared in the BBC series, ''Flesh and Blood'' (1980–82) and ''Strike it Rich'' (1986/87).Under his birth name of John Hailstone, he wrote ''A Present for the Past'', a play premiered at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, as part of the Edinburgh International Festival of 1966.It starred Wendy Hiller, Renee Asherson, and Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, and was produced by Michael Codron.
Personal life He married the actress Lian-Shin Yang in 1958.She died in 1970.
Filmography  Year Title Role Notes1945 ''Johnny Frenchman''  Sam Harvey 1946 ''Night Boat to Dublin''  Young Newlywed  Uncredited1947 ''The Upturned Glass''  Male Student  Uncredited1947 ''Holiday Camp''  Detective #2 1948 ''My Brother's Keeper''  Wainwright's Assistant  Uncredited1948 ''Colonel Bogey''  Wilfred Barriteau 1948 ''The Weaker Sex'' Sgt. Roddy McIntyre 1948 ''The Blind Goddess''  Sir John's Junior 1949 ''The Bad Lord Byron''  Lord Clark 1956 ''Reach for the Sky''  Limping Officer  Uncredited1956 ''X the Unknown''  Jerry  Uncredited1957 ''Operation Murder''  Inspector Price 1958 ''Moment of Indiscretion''  Eric 1961 ''The Frightened City''  Hood 1964 ''Masque of the Red Death''  Guard  Uncredited1967 ''Deadlier Than the Male''  Wyngarde 1967 ''You Only Live Twice''  Submarine Captain 1968 ''A Testing Job'' ( Educational Short Film )  Driving Instructor  Uncredited1969 ''Doppelgänger''  London Delegate 1971 ''Assault''  Fire Chief 1993 ''Merlin''  Mordred
References
External links * * The  John Stone Collection is held by the Victoria and Albert Museum Theatre and Performance Department.