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==Career==
==Career==
Standing began his career in [[Peter Brook]]'s 1955 production of ''[[Titus Andronicus]]'' starring [[Laurence Olivier]] and wife [[Vivien Leigh]]<ref>[http://wwword.com/1977/think/school-room/learning-lines Profile], wwword.com; accessed 14 June 2015.</ref> and later played leading parts in [[Oscar Wilde]]'s ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'', [[Christopher Fry]]'s ''[[Ring Round the Moon]]'', ''A Sense of Detachment'' by [[John Osborne]], and [[Noël Coward]]'s ''[[Private Lives]]'', with [[Maggie Smith]]. He was nominated for an Olivier award (1979) for ''Close of Play'' at the National Theatre. He made his film debut in ''[[The Wild and the Willing]]'' (1962), going on to appear in ''[[King Rat (film)|King Rat]]'' (1965), ''[[Walk, Don't Run]]'' (1966), ''The Psychopath'' (1966), ''[[The Eagle Has Landed (film)|The Eagle Has Landed]]'' (1976), ''[[The Elephant Man (film)|The Elephant Man]]'' (1980), ''[[Nightflyers (film)|Nightflyers]]'' (1987), ''[[Mrs Dalloway (film)|Mrs Dalloway]]'' (1997) and ''[[A Good Woman (film)|A Good Woman]]'' (2004).
Standing began his career in [[Peter Brook]]'s 1955 production of ''[[Titus Andronicus]]'' starring [[Laurence Olivier]] and wife [[Vivien Leigh]]<ref>[http://wwword.com/1977/think/school-room/learning-lines Profile], wwword.com; accessed 14 June 2015.</ref> and later played leading parts in [[Oscar Wilde]]'s ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'', [[Christopher Fry]]'s ''[[Ring Round the Moon]]'', ''A Sense of Detachment'' by [[John Osborne]], and [[Noël Coward]]'s ''[[Private Lives]]'', with [[Maggie Smith]]. He was nominated for an Olivier award (1979) for ''Close of Play'' at the National Theatre. He made his film debut in ''[[The Wild and the Willing]]'' (1962), going on to appear in ''[[King Rat (film)|King Rat]]'' (1965), ''[[Walk, Don't Run (film)|Walk, Don't Run]]'' (1966), ''The Psychopath'' (1966), ''[[The Eagle Has Landed (film)|The Eagle Has Landed]]'' (1976), ''[[The Elephant Man (film)|The Elephant Man]]'' (1980), ''[[Nightflyers (film)|Nightflyers]]'' (1987), ''[[Mrs Dalloway (film)|Mrs Dalloway]]'' (1997) and ''[[A Good Woman (film)|A Good Woman]]'' (2004).


One of his first major television roles was as [[Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin|Sidney Godolphin]] in the [[BBC]] twelve-part serial, ''[[The First Churchills]]'' (1969). Other television appearances include ''[[Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (TV series)|Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy]]'' (1979); the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] [[sitcom]] ''[[The Other 'Arf]]'' (1980–84), with [[Lorraine Chase]]; ''The Choir'' (1995) and ''King Solomon's Mines'' (2004). In the United States, he made guest appearances in numerous weekly programmes including ''[[L.A. Law]]'', ''Civil Wars'' and ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'', and co-starred briefly with [[Robert Wagner]] and [[Samantha Smith]] in the action series ''[[Lime Street (TV series)|Lime Street]]'' (1985). In 1976, he also appeared opposite [[Peter O'Toole]] in the little-seen BBC thriller film, ''[[Rogue Male (1976 film)|Rogue Male]]'', directed by [[Clive Donner]].
One of his first major television roles was as [[Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin|Sidney Godolphin]] in the [[BBC]] twelve-part serial, ''[[The First Churchills]]'' (1969). Other television appearances include ''[[Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (TV series)|Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy]]'' (1979); the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] [[sitcom]] ''[[The Other 'Arf]]'' (1980–84), with [[Lorraine Chase]]; ''The Choir'' (1995) and ''King Solomon's Mines'' (2004). In the United States, he made guest appearances in numerous weekly programmes including ''[[L.A. Law]]'', ''Civil Wars'' and ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'', and co-starred briefly with [[Robert Wagner]] and [[Samantha Smith]] in the action series ''[[Lime Street (TV series)|Lime Street]]'' (1985). In 1976, he also appeared opposite [[Peter O'Toole]] in the little-seen BBC thriller film, ''[[Rogue Male (1976 film)|Rogue Male]]'', directed by [[Clive Donner]].
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* ''[[King Rat (film)|King Rat]]'' (1965) – Daven
* ''[[King Rat (film)|King Rat]]'' (1965) – Daven
* ''[[The Psychopath (1966 film)|The Psychopath]]'' (1966) – Mark Von Sturm
* ''[[The Psychopath (1966 film)|The Psychopath]]'' (1966) – Mark Von Sturm
* ''[[Walk, Don't Run]]'' (1966) – Julius D. Haversack
* ''[[Walk, Don't Run (film)|Walk, Don't Run]]'' (1966) – Julius D. Haversack
* ''[[Torture Garden (film)|Torture Garden]]'' (1967) – Leo Winston (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway")
* ''[[Torture Garden (film)|Torture Garden]]'' (1967) – Leo Winston (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway")
* ''[[A Touch of Love (1969 film)|A Touch of Love]]'' (1969) – Roger Henderson
* ''[[A Touch of Love (1969 film)|A Touch of Love]]'' (1969) – Roger Henderson

Revision as of 15:58, 8 January 2024

Not to be confused with the English-born American actor Jack Standing.
For the footballer, see John Standing (footballer).

Sir
John Standing
Born
John Ronald Leon

(1934-08-16) 16 August 1934 (age 90)
London, England
Alma mater
OccupationActor
Years active1955–present
Spouses
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(m. 1961; div. 1972)​
Sarah Forbes
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(m. 1984)​
Children4
MotherKay Hammond

Sir John Ronald Leon, 4th Baronet (born 16 August 1934), known professionally as John Standing, is an English actor.

Early life

Standing was born in London, the son of Kay Hammond (née Dorothy Katherine Standing), an actress, and Sir Ronald George Leon, 3rd Baronet; a stockbroker descended from Sir Herbert Leon, the builder of Bletchley Park.[1][2] He succeeded his father as the 4th baronet in 1964, but does not use the title. The Leon family were, until 1937, owners of Bletchley Park, the country house in Buckinghamshire used in the Second World War as a code-breaking centre.

He was educated at Eton College and Millfield School, Somerset. He served in the King's Royal Rifle Corps as a second lieutenant, before going on to study at the Byam Shaw School of Art in London.[citation needed]

Career

Standing began his career in Peter Brook's 1955 production of Titus Andronicus starring Laurence Olivier and wife Vivien Leigh[3] and later played leading parts in Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, Christopher Fry's Ring Round the Moon, A Sense of Detachment by John Osborne, and Noël Coward's Private Lives, with Maggie Smith. He was nominated for an Olivier award (1979) for Close of Play at the National Theatre. He made his film debut in The Wild and the Willing (1962), going on to appear in King Rat (1965), Walk, Don't Run (1966), The Psychopath (1966), The Eagle Has Landed (1976), The Elephant Man (1980), Nightflyers (1987), Mrs Dalloway (1997) and A Good Woman (2004).

One of his first major television roles was as Sidney Godolphin in the BBC twelve-part serial, The First Churchills (1969). Other television appearances include Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979); the ITV sitcom The Other 'Arf (1980–84), with Lorraine Chase; The Choir (1995) and King Solomon's Mines (2004). In the United States, he made guest appearances in numerous weekly programmes including L.A. Law, Civil Wars and Murder, She Wrote, and co-starred briefly with Robert Wagner and Samantha Smith in the action series Lime Street (1985). In 1976, he also appeared opposite Peter O'Toole in the little-seen BBC thriller film, Rogue Male, directed by Clive Donner.

He appeared in the horror film Nightflyers (1987) adapted from a short story by George R. R. Martin. In 2002, he had a speaking credit on Lost Horizons, the second studio album from the British electronic duo Lemon Jelly. On track 1, "Elements", he lists the basic “elements" that make up the world: ash, metal, water, wood, fire and sky. On track 3, "Ramblin' Man", Standing reads a long list of various locations around the world, ranging from small Sussex villages to major world capitals.

In July 2010, it was confirmed that he would be appearing as Jon Arryn in the HBO series Game of Thrones, based on Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels.[4]

Filmography

Film roles

Television roles

Arms

Coat of arms of John Standing
Crest
Issuant from a mural crown Or a demi-lion Gules grasping in the paws a sunflower leaved and slipped Or seeded Sable.
Escutcheon
Gules two sunflowers erect slipped leaved and eradicated Or seeded Sable.
Motto
Seek The Truth[5]

References

  1. ^ Profile, filmreference.com; accessed 14 June 2015.
  2. ^ Sebag-Montefiore, Hugh (2017) [2000]. Enigma: The Battle for the Code. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. p. xvi. ISBN 978-1-4746-0832-9.
  3. ^ Profile, wwword.com; accessed 14 June 2015.
  4. ^ Vincent, Alice (27 January 2016). "Game of Thrones cut a 'lunatic' Jon Arryn death scene from pilot". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  5. ^ Burke's Peerage. 1959.
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Ronald George Leon
 Baronet
(of Bletchley Park)
1964–present 		Incumbent
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