John Collin (actor)

John Collin (18 October 1928 – 25 February 1987) was a British actor frequently seen on UK television during the 1960s and 1970s, mainly in supporting roles such as ITC's The Saint (S5/E21).^[1] Collin's best-known role was as Detective Sergeant Cecil Haggar in the long running BBC police series Z-Cars.^[2] Another notable role was as Guardian officer Tom Weston in the 1971 ITV political fantasy The Guardians.^[3]

John Collin
in The Protectors: The First Circle (1973)
Born	John Colin Smith (1928-10-18)18 October 1928 Burley in Wharfedale, Yorkshire, England
Died	25 February 1987(1987-02-25) (aged 58) Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1961–1983

He also played Mr. Alderson, the father-in-law of James Herriot, in both the 1975 film All Creatures Great and Small and the later BBC TV series television series.^[4][5][6]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1959	Breakout	Barman	Uncredited
1962	The Valiant	Sergeant
1962	The Pirates of Blood River	Lance	Uncredited
1963	Cleopatra	Roman Officer	Uncredited
1963	The Three Lives of Thomasina	Villager	Uncredited
1965	Dead Man's Chest	Det. Insp. Briggs	Edgar Wallace Mysteries
1966	The Witches	Dowsett
1968	Star!	Jack Roper
1969	Before Winter Comes	Sgt. Woody
1970	The Last Escape	Sgt. Henry McBee
1971	Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me	Sergeant Woody
1972	Innocent Bystanders	Asimov
1973	Man at the Top	Wisbech
1975	All Creatures Great and Small	Mr. Alderson
1979	Tess	John Durbeyfield
1981	The Guns and the Fury	Mr. Randolph