John Standing

  • a.k.a. Джон Стэндинг
  • Sir John Ronald Leon, 4t baronet
  • John Ronald Leon

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Sir John Ronald Leon, 4th Baronet (born 16 August 1934) is an English actor and baronet who is known as John Standing. He is the stepson of John Clements. 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. 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 Standing began his career in Peter Brook's 1955 production of Titus Andronicus starring Laurence Olivier and wife Vivien Leigh 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.

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Sir John Ronald Leon Standing, 4. Baronet (* 16. August 1934 in London, England, Vereinigtes Königreich als John Ronald Leon) ist ein britischer Schauspieler. John Standing begann seine Karriere in Peter Brooks Produktion Titus Andronicus (1955). Später spielte er Hauptrollen in Oscar Wildes The Importance of Being Earnest, Ring Around the Moon, A Sense of Detachment von John Osborne und Noël Cowards Private Lives, mit Maggie Smith. Er wurde 1979 für einen Laurence Olivier Award für Close Of Play at the National Theatre nominiert. Er machte sein Filmdebüt The Wild and the Willing (1962) und erschien anschließend in Kinoproduktionen wie King Rat (1965), The Psychopath (1966), The Eagle Has Landed (1976), The Elephant Man (1980), Nightflyers (1987), Mrs. Dalloway (1997) und A Good Woman (2004). Eine seiner bedeutendsten Fernsehrollen war als Sidney Godolphin in der BBC-Serie The First Churchills (1969). Andere Fernseherscheinungen waren Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979); die Independent-Television-Sitcom The Other 'Arf (1980–1984), mit Lorraine Chase; The Choir (1995) und King Solomon's Mines (2004). In den USA war er in Gastrollen in vielen Wochenendprogrammen wie L.A. Law – Staranwälte, Tricks, Prozesse, Civil Wars und Mord ist ihr Hobby zu sehen. Er spielte zusammen mit Robert Wagner und Samantha Smith in der Actionserie Lime Street (1985). Er erschien in dem Film Nightflyer (1987), basierend auf einer Geschichte von George R. R. Martin. Im Jahr 2011 trat er in der ersten Episode der HBO-Serie Game of Thrones, basierend auf Martins Roman Das Lied von Eis und Feuer, als Jon Arryn auf. Standing ist zwar nur in der ersten Folge zu sehen, allerdings ist der Tod seiner Figur einflussreich für die Handlung der Serie.

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CharacterMovie / TV ShowGenresReleaseRating
EmbletonThe Man Who Knew Too Little64% · 513
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