Jeremy Young

Jeremy Young
Born 1934 (age 8081)
Liverpool, England, UK
Occupation Actor
Years active 1958-2003
Spouse(s) Kate O'Mara (1961–1976) (divorced)

Jeremy Young (born 1934) is a British actor.

Born to parents of Scottish descent. His inspiration came from his late grandfather, who acted as his mentor until he was 9.

Young has numerous television credits, including Doctor Who (appearing as caveman Kal in three episodes of the first serial An Unearthly Child in 1963) and Coronation Street as nightclub owner Benny Lewis in 1972. His film credits include appearances in The Wild and the Willing (1962), Crooks and Coronets (1969), Eyewitness (1970), Hopscotch (1980) and Photographing Fairies (1997).

He has worked for BBC Radio and teaches for the Court Theatre Training Company which is part of the Courtyard, London.

Young was married to Kate O'Mara from 1961 to 1976.[1]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1958 The Haunted Strangler Judas Hole waiter uncredited
1962 The Wild and the Willing Policeman
1966 Rasputin: The Mad Monk Court Messenger uncredited
1969 Crooks and Coronets Tim Reilly
1970 Eyewitness Monk
1972 Frenzy Policeman uncredited
1980 Hopscotch Immigration Officer uncredited
1997 Photographing Fairies Des
2003 A Dead End Story Unknown short film

Television

Year Title Role Episodes
1960-61 Armchair Theatre Massingham

Pete

Season 4, Episode 16: "The Great Gold Bullion Robbery"

Season 4, Episode 40: The Night of the Apes''

1960-61 Deadline Midnight Neville Crane Season 1: (4 episodes)

Season 2: (8 episodes)

Season 3: (3 episodes)

1962-69 Z Cars Tom Morgan

Norton

Stone

Joe Drage

Season 2, Episode 5: ''Friendly Relations''

Season 3, Episode 25: ''A Question of Storage''

Season 4, Episode 22: ''A Matter of Give and Take''

Season 6: (2 episodes)

1963 Suspense

Ghost Squad

Maupassant

BBC Sunday-Night Play

Campbell

Jimmy Rice

Comte de Garens

Richard Stevens

Season 2, Episode 20: ''The Edge of Discovery''

Season 2, Episode 25: ''Lost in Transit''

Season 1, Episode 4: ''War''

Season 4 Episode 47: ''The Greevey Column

1963-65 Doctor Who Kal

Gordon Lowrey

Season 1: (3 episodes)

Season 3, Episode 5: ''Mission to the Unknown''

1964 Comedy Playhouse

Cluff

Crossroads

The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling

Alan

Billy Lamb

Prof. Angrave

Clerk

Season 3, Episode 13: "The Mate Market"

Season 1, Episode 5: ''The Daughter-In-Law''

Unknown

Season 1, Episode 19: '' Consequences''

1964-65 The Villains Grainer

Inspector Henry

Season 1, Episode 5: ''Les Girls'

Season 3, Episode 7: ''Sonny''

1964-66 No Hiding Place Hammer Tovey

Inspector

Season 6, Episode 12: ''Trained to Kill''

Season 8, Episode 13: ''The Fit-up''

1965 R3

A Slight Case of...

Wilson

Unknown

Season 2, Episode 4: ''Experiment in Death''

Season 1, Episode 5: ''Identity''

1966 Court Martial Adam Adamant Lives!

The Wednesday Play

Cpl. Stanley Jones

Wilson

Captain of the Dragons

Demolition expert

Season 1, Episode 2 "Taps for the Sergeant''

Season 1, Episode 6: ''The Terribly Happy Embalmers''

Season 1: (2 episodes)

1966-67 The Three Musketeers Athos Season 1: (10 episodes)
1966-68 The Avengers Willy Frant/ Lord Castagan

Dr. Penrose

George Burton

Season 4, Episode 21: ''A Touch of Brimstone''

Season 5, Episode 10: ''Never, Never Say Die''

Season 7, Episode 1: ''The Forget-Me-Knot''

1966-69 The Saint Inspector Galba

Gregorio

Season 5, Episode 8: ''The Man Who Liked Lions''

Season 6, Episode 17: ''The Ex-King of Diamonds''

1966

1971

Thirty Minute Theatre Boss

Masters

Season 1, Episode 32: ''The Hard World''

Season 7, Episode 11: ''Jenkins''

1967 The Fellows'The Further Adventures of the Musketeers Vyner

Athos

Season 1, Episode 7: ''A Snatch in Time''

Season 1: (16 episodes)

1967 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle'Out of Town Theatre

The Revenue Men

Softly Softly

Anastasia

Sister Ursula

Janice Brent

Mrs. Forbes

Season 1, Episode 2: ''The Croxley Master''

Season 1, Episode 5: '' A Nun's Tale''

Season 2, Episode 12: ''Fox in the High Street''

Season 3, Episode 9: ''The Hunt''

1967-68 Softly Softly Hunt

Law

Season 2, Episode 19: ''The Same the World Over''

Season 3: (2 episodes)

1969 Department S

Canterbury Tales

Dr. Brogan

Unknown

Season 1, Episode 4:''The Pied Piper of Hambledown''

Season 1, Episode 6

1969

1972

Dixon of Dock Green McLeod

Jack Long

Barry

Season 16: (2 episodes)

Season 19, Episodes 9: ''Starpoint West''

1970 Parkin's Patch

Softly, Softly: Task Force

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

Up Pompeii!

Doomwatch

Ossie Frost

Charleston

Douglas Kershaw

Ponderous

Vincent Llewellyn

Season 1, Episode 17: ''Regulation 17''

Season 1, Episode 9: ''Private Mischief''

Season 1, Episode 25: ''You Can Always Find a Fall Guy''

Season 1, Episode 2: ''The Ides of March''

Season 1, Episode 11: ''The Battery People''

1971 Trial George Season 1, Episode 12: ''In Judgement''
1972 Coronation Street Benny Lewis 2 episodes
1972

1978

1980

The Onedin Line Fergusson

Mr. Snellgrove

Kettle

Season 1, Episode 14: ''Blockade''

Season 6, Episode 7: ''Highly Explosive''

Season 8, Episode 4: ''The Honeymoon''

1973 Frankenstein: The True Story 2nd Helper TV Movie
1975 The Sweeney Wren Season 1, Episode 7: ''The Placer''
1976 KillersThe New Avengers Reginald Reed

Ivan Chilenko

Season 1, Episode 4: ''Murder at the Metropole''

Season 1, Episode 13: ''Gnaws''

1977 The Velvet Glove

Space: 1999

Van der Walk

Sir Robert Peel

Jack Bartlett

Eddie Palmer

Season 1, Episode 4: '' Beyond this Life''

Season 2: (2 episodes)

Season 3, Episode 8: ''Dead on Arrival''

1978 Destination: Moonbase Alpha

Romeo & Juliet

Jack Bartlett

1st Watch

TV Movie

TV Movie

1979 Dick Barton: Special Agent Klaus Season 1: (9 episodes)
1980 Cribb

The Further Adventures of Oliver Twist

Minder

The Professionals

Peter Chalk

Dan Posset

Everett

Geiser

Season 1, Episode 6: ''Wobble to Death''

Season 1: (2 episodes)

Season 2, Episode 1: ''National Pelmet''

Season 4, Episode 9: ''Slush Fund''

1982 On the Line Alec Shawcross Season 1: (13 episodes)
1984 The Tripods

Scarecrow and Mrs.King

Count de Ricordeau

Ronald Compson

Season 1: (4 episodes)

Season 2, Episode 8: ''Affair at Bromfield Hall''

1986 Brat Farrar Mr. Gregg Season 1: (5 episodes)
1988 A Very British Coup

Rockliffe's Babies

Alford

Mr. Chitty

Season 1: (3 episodes)

Season 2, Episode 1: ''Go For It''

1988

1989

EastEnders Officer Stone 4 episodes
1990 Agatha Christie's: Poirot Bert Croft Season 2, Episode 1: ''Peril at End House''
1992 Taggart

Perfect Scoundrels

Covington Cross

Professor Hutton

Tegg

Barlow

Season 7, Episode 2: ''Nest of Vipers''

Season 3, Episode 1: ''Party Games''

Season 1, Episode 9: ''The Trial''

1992

1998

The Bill Mr Justice Fowlds

Joseph Silberman

Season 8, Episode 47: ''World to Rights''

Season 14, Episode 42: ''The Scent of Compassion''

1993 The Scarlet and the Black Duke of Wellington Season 1: (1 episode)
1994 Cadfael Arnulf of Hesdin Season , Episode 1: ''One Corpse too Many''
1998 Picking up the Pieces Rob Season 1: (1 episode)
2003 Murder in Mind

The Debt

Guest

Judge

Season 3, Episode 1: ''Echoes''

TV Movie

References

  1. Michael Coveney Obituary: Kate O'Mara, The Guardian, 30 March 2014

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