title: John Bardon
text: John Michael Jones, better known as John Bardon (25 August 1939 – 12 September 2014), was an English stage and movie actor. He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award in 1988 (1987 season) as 'Best Actor in a Musical' for Kiss Me, Kate. Bardon was known for his role as Jim Branning on the popular BBC television series, EastEnders.
  
  On 12 September 2014 the BBC announced that Bardon had died at the age of 75 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England.
  
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  1939 births
  2014 deaths
  Actors from Middlesex
  English movie actors
  English stage actors
  English television actors
  Laurence Olivier Award winners