
John Standing
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...
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...
Known For
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Can You Hear Me?
as Ben
The Great Escaper
as Arthur
May… I Have This Dance?
as Narrator
A Family Affair
as Bernard
King Lear
as Butler
The Happy Prince
as Dr. Tucker
The Hippopotamus
as Podmore
Churchill's Secret
as Lord Camrose
Queen & Country
as Grandfather George
The Last Resort
as Mr. Carpenter (voice)
The Shadow in the North
as Webster Garland
Consenting Adults
as Lord Goddard
The Contractor
as Sir Anthony
I Want Candy
as Michael de Vere
Rabbit Fever
as Ally's dad
Scoop
as Garden Party Guest
V for Vendetta
as Lilliman
Lassie
as French
Animal
as Dean Frydman
A Good Woman
as Dumby
Shoreditch
as Jenson Thackery
The Gathering Storm
as Lord Moyne
The Falklands Play
as Rt Hon William Whitelaw CH MC MP (Home Secretary)
Witness to a Kill
as Foreign Secretary
Pandaemonium
as Rev Holland
Queen's Messenger
as Foreign Secretary
The Calling
as Jack Plummer
Longitude
as Capt. Proctor
Mad Cows
as Politician
Rogue Trader
as Peter Baring