John Salthouse

{{short description|British actor and producer (born 1951)}} {{more footnotes needed|date=March 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = John Salthouse | image = | image_size = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|6|16|df=y}} | birth_place = London, UK | occupation = Footballer, actor | years_active = 1977-2013 }}

'''John Salthouse''' (born '''John Lewis''';<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XtROafSRCpYC|title=When You Put on a Red Shirt: The Dreamers and their Dreams: Memories of Matt Busby, Jimmy Murphy and Manchester United|last=Dewhurst|first=Keith|date=31 December 2011|publisher=Random House|isbn=9781446420249|language=en}}</ref> 16 June 1951) is a British actor and producer. His best-known screen roles are those of Tony in Mike Leigh's ''Abigail's Party'' (1977)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/oct/14/television.bbc |title=The party that has lasted for 30 years |newspaper=The Guardian |date=14 October 2007 |author=Amy Raphael |access-date=14 May 2018}}</ref> and DI Roy Galloway in ''The Bill'' from 1984 to 1987.

He has also appeared in "Coronation Street" (1977) ''I Didn't Know You Cared'', ''EastEnders'', ''Miracles Take Longer'' and in films such as ''A Bridge Too Far'' (1977), ''The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977), ''An American Werewolf in London'' (1981), Those Glory Glory Days (1983), ''Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984),'' ''Prick Up Your Ears'' (1987).

==Career== Salthouse had previously been a professional footballer until injury had forced him to retire. He had played for Crystal Palace under the name of John Lewis in the 1960s, a fact which he drew on in playing the sullen Tony in ''Abigail's Party''. He also appeared in the early series of the Sky One soap opera ''Dream Team'' as the club's academy coach, Frank Patcham. He appeared in Series 1 and Series 2, and later became one of the show's producers. For the penultimate episode, Salthouse made a cameo appearance offering a young Jason Porter a contract with Harchester United.

In 1997 he played Richard Ealham in the eighth episode of the seventh series of ''Heartbeat''.{{citation needed|date=October 2025}}

Salthouse wrote the CBBC show ''Hero to Zero'', starring Michael Owen as himself.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/hero-to-zeros-a-true-life-story/28312722.html|title=Hero to Zero's a true life story|newspaper=Belfasttelegraph.co.uk |date=22 February 2000|via=www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk}}</ref>

He appeared as a guest actor in an episode of ''Silk'' broadcast on Tuesday 5 June 2012, and played DCI Sid Bradbery in ''The Great Train Robbery'', broadcast on BBC1 in December 2013.

In 2020 he gave a rare in-depth interview about his time on ''The Bill'' and his career in general' for the book ''Witness Statements''.{{citation needed|date=October 2025}}

==Filmography== *''Big Zapper'' (1973) – Kono's Henchman *''A Bridge Too Far'' (1977) – Private 'Ginger' Marsh *''The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977) – REA Hunt (HMS Ranger Crewman) *''An American Werewolf in London'' (1981) – Bobby at Cinema *Those Glory Glory Days (1983) - Young Danny Blanchflower *''Give My Regards to Broad Street'' (1984) – Tom the Roadie * ''The Bill'' (1984–87) – DI Roy Galloway *''Prick Up Your Ears'' (1987) – Chauffeur *''Casualty'' (1993 -2012) – Andy Finch / Frank Swedener / Chris Weston *''Maigret on the Defensive'' (1993) – Dr Mëlan *''The Turnaround'' (1995) – D.I. Jack Robber

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name| id=0759110| name=John Salthouse}} *[http://www.harchester.net/profiles/index.asp?season=2&profile=4 profile at harchester.net]

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