John Carlisle (actor)
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John Carlisle is a British television and stage actor.
John Carlisle had regular roles in Emergency Ward 10 the London Weekend Television series New Scotland Yard (1973) as Detective Sergeant (later Inspector) Ward, and in the BBC series The Omega Factor as the morally ambiguous psychiatrist Dr Roy Martindale. He has also made one-off appearances in such popular series as The Avengers, Z Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, Lovejoy, The Black Adder and Between The Lines.
He appeared as the elderly Private Mirus in the 2001 horror film The Bunker. He is perhaps best known for his stage performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre.