{{Short description|Scottish actor (1953–2022)}} {{About|the Scottish actor|the American film director|John M. Stahl}} {{more citations needed|date=January 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = John Stahl | image = | caption = | birth_name = John Macdonald Steele | birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1953|06|23}} | birth_place = Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland | death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2022|03|02|1953|06|23}} | death_place = Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland | spouse = | alma_mater = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1976–2022 }}
'''John Macdonald Steele''' (23 June 1953 – 2 March 2022), better known as '''John Stahl''', was a Scottish actor best known for playing Rickard Karstark in HBO's ''Game of Thrones'' and Tom 'Inverdarroch' Kerr in ''High Road''.
==Life and career== Stahl was born on 23 June 1953 in Sauchie, Clackmannanshire.<ref name="eveningnews">{{cite news|url=https://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/13279087.chance-decision-brought-john-to-the-stage/|title=Chance decision brought John to the stage|date=2014-04-23|work=Evening Times|accessdate=21 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Obituaries: John Stahl, Take the High Road and Game of Thrones star |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/obituaries-john-stahl-take-the-high-road-and-game-of-thrones-star-3609870 |access-date=20 March 2022 |publisher=The Scotsman |date=15 March 2022}}</ref>
John was educated at Alloa Academy and studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-12-16 |title=John Stahl |url=https://www.folger.edu/cast/john-stahl |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=Folger Shakespeare Library |language=en |archive-date=19 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319142044/https://www.folger.edu/cast/john-stahl |url-status=dead }}</ref> From 1975 to 1976, Stahl worked as an assistant director in the Darlington Drama Centre. His screen debut was in 1976. He found fame for his role as Tom 'Inverdarroch' Kerr in the television series ''High Road'', in which he appeared as a series regular between 1982 and 2003. He also played the role of Rickard Karstark in HBO's ''Game of Thrones'', appearing in the second and third seasons.<ref name="got">{{cite news|url=https://www.hypable.com/john-stahl-game-of-thrones-season-2/|title=John Stahl joins 'Game of Thrones' season 2 – but who is he playing?|date=2011-10-13|work=Hypable|accessdate=21 November 2018}}{{Dead link|date=November 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> His other roles include Inspector Reed in the 1995 television series ''Resort to Murder'', and as Ewan in the 2011 Royal National Theatre production ''Frankenstein''.<ref name="aha">{{cite news|url=https://www.ahatalent.co.uk/cv/stahl-john.pdf|title=AHA John Stahl|accessdate=21 November 2018|archive-date=10 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110190412/https://www.ahatalent.co.uk/cv/stahl-john.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Stahl lived on the Isle of Lewis and was a supporter of Scottish independence.<ref name="dailyrecord">{{cite news|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity-interviews/scots-game-thrones-actor-prepares-7277127|title=Scots Game of Thrones actor prepares for the National Theatre of Scotland's James Plays|date=2016-01-31|work=Daily Record|accessdate=21 November 2018}}</ref> He died from cancer on 2 March 2022 at the age of 68.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tributes pour in for Scots Game of Thrones actor John Stahl who died aged 68 |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/tributes-pour-scots-game-thrones-26385379 |access-date=4 March 2022 |publisher=Daily Record |date=4 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Nugent |first1=Annabel |title=John Stahl death: Game of Thrones actor dies aged 68 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/john-stahl-death-cause-age-b2029020.html |access-date=4 March 2022 |work=The Independent |date=4 March 2022}}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1979 |''A Sense of Freedom'' |Det. Sergeant Williamson | |- |1989 |''Albert and the Lion'' |Forsyth |(TV Movie) |- |1995 |''Jolly: A Life'' |Moderator |(TV Movie) |- |1996 |''Loch Ness'' |First Fisherman | |- |2010 |''Vocation'' |Robert Herzfeld |(Short) |- |2017 |''Victoria & Abdul'' |Ghillie | |- |2018 |''Mary Queen of Scots'' |Fisherman | |- |2021 |''A Castle for Christmas'' |Solicitor | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1976 |''Garnock Way'' |Police Constible Schoular |1 episode |- |1977 |''The Mackinnons'' |Manager / Receptionist |2 episodes |- |1982–2003 |''High Road'' |Tom 'Inverdarroch' Kerr |114 episodes |- |1994 |''Taggart'' |Tom Fleming |1 episode |- |1994 |''Crime Story'' |Det. Insp. Brian Steer |1 episode |- |1995 |''The Tales of Para Handy'' |Robertson |1 episode |- |1995 |''Resort to Murder'' |Inspector Reed |5 episodes |- |1996 |''Doctor Finlay'' |Robbie Cuthbertson |1 episode |- |2001 |''Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes'' |Supt. Milford |1 episode |- |2003 |''Doctors'' |Fred Griffiths |1 episode |- |2007 |''Rebus'' |Rev Andrew McLeod |1 episode |- |2008–2011 |''Holby City'' |Jasper Glenn / Mick Hales |2 episodes |- |2010 |''Being Human'' |Quinn |3 episodes |- |2012–2013 |''Game of Thrones'' |Rickard Karstark |5 episodes: "A Man Without Honor", "The Prince of Winterfell", "Valar Dohaeris", "Dark Wings, Dark Words" and "Kissed by Fire" |- |2016 |''Shetland'' |Eric the Boatman |1 episode |- |2019 |''Midsomer Murders'' |Damian Lint |1 episode |}
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== External links == * {{IMDb name|0821471|John Stahl}} * {{discogs artist|John Stahl (2)}}
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