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Old 17-03-2008, 05:27 PM
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Can I start a thread for this excellent actor, who was on UK tv a lot in the 1960s and 1970s (currently Mr Knightly in Emma (1972) on BBC4).

His voice always reminded me of James Mason, and he looked a bit like Dirk Bogarde, but he had few film starring roles.....

As he is now over 80, I assume he has retired...the ultimate professional actor....
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I have watched him several times recently in the Edgar Wallace series .... a fine actor.
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That unique, velvet, voice with its smooth, round sounds; that effortless charm and general air of 'cool'... I have always admired John Carson's style and his work. From his Edgar Wallaces, through Hammer Horror, to the mild cigar from Benson & Hedges he was (and hopefully remains) wonderful.

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Great actor.

I was talking to Don Fearney recently, who runs Hammer events, including the Vampire Circus/Captain Kronos screening later this month, and I asked him if he'd tried to get John Carson on the guest list. Apparently he lives in South Africa now - and he's still acting, too, I'm told!
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Doran Godwin (Emma), John Carson (R) in Emma (1972)
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I watched him last night in a Hammer House of Horror episode, Guardian of the Abyys, he played his part well.
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I always liked him, so much so I'll even forgive him providing voice-overs for Tory party broadcasts in the 80s.
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I always liked him, so much so I'll even forgive him providing voice-overs for Tory party broadcasts in the 80s.
That fits in with him doing The Hammer House of Horror and other scary stories

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Yes, he was very good in the MIAS episode Dead Man's Shoes. His wife in the episode was actually his real wife and they're still together living in South Africa.
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Excellent in Hammer's "Plauge of the Zombies." A well known face in the 60's and 70s not to mention the usual ITC stuff he appeared in. I hope he is in good health and enjoying his well deserved retirement. If he's still acting, I hope he's doing it for the love of it and not because he needs the money. Always has been one of my favourite actors....
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