Polyphemus
person poster

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1951-06-16 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England

John Salthouse

Biography:

John Salthouse is a British actor and producer. His best-known screen roles are those of Tony in Mike Leigh's Abigail's Party and DI Roy Galloway in The Bill from 1984 to 1987. He is married to the actress Heather Tobias and had previously been a professional footballer until injury had forced him to retire. He had played for Crystal Palace under his birth name of John Lewis in the 1960s, a fact which he drew on in playing the sullen Tony in Abigail's Party.

Known For

Acting

2013

The Great Train Robbery as DCI Sid Bradbery

2009

Goal III: Taking on the World as Newcastle Manager

2008

2007

2005

2002

Spooks as James Crowe

1999

1997

1995

Rich Deceiver as Robert Beasley
The Turnaround as D.I. Jack Robber
Sharman as D.I. Jack Robber

1992

Heartbeat as Richard Ealham

1989

1987

Prick Up Your Ears as Chauffeur

1986

Casualty as Chris Weston
Casualty as Frank Swedener

1985

Number One as Guest Commentator

1984

The Bill as Roy Galloway

1983

Those Glory Glory Days as Danny Blanchflower (1961)

1982

Mike Leigh: Making Plays as Self (archive footage)

1981

1978

The Back Page as Binoculars
Enemy at the Door as Peter Girard

1977

A Christmas Carol as Young Scrooge
A Bridge Too Far as Pvt. 'Ginger' Marsh
Love on a Gunboat as Bus conductor
The Spy Who Loved Me as HMS Ranger Crewman

1975

I Didn't Know You Cared as Rudyard Kettle

1973

Big Zapper as Kono's Henchman
Man Above Men as Andrews

1971

Mates as Terry

1970

Play for Today as Bus Conductor
Play for Today as Andrews

1955