Person Details

Birthday: 1943-10-11 14:52:53

Aliases: Джон Неттлз

Gender: Male

Place of birth: St. Austell, Cornwall, England

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Movie Involvements: 7

TV Involvements: 9


Most Famous Work

Biography

​John Nettles has been a familiar face on British and International television screens for over thirty years. From his early beginnings in the UK hit comedy "The Liver Birds" (1969), he became a household name overnight playing the Jersey detective "Jim Bergerac". The series, "Bergerac" (1981), was a huge hit in Britain and was exported to many countries across the world including France, Spain and Greece, gaining him thousands of fans. His new found fame as Bergerac gave him almost film-star-like fame and fortune, not to mention thousands of female admirers! Despite "Bergerac" (1981) being mothballed in the early 1990s, the series still has a considerable fan base and lingering popularity abroad, especially in Jersey, where images of John Nettles are still used for advertising tourist attractions and other services on the island. Nettles' polished Shakesperean performances have won him critical acclaim and many consider him to rival fellow British stalwarts of theatre such as Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen. Oddly enough, however, he has never really ventured onto the big screen and has seemed happy to stick to stage and television throughout his successful career. Most recently he has enjoying continued success playing the straightforward DCI Tom Barnaby in ITV's _"Midsomer Murders" (1997). He is on record as wanting to create a TV detective without any of the usual tics, and consequently Tom Barnaby is a happy family man, who just happens to live in the most murderous part of an otherwise stereotypically idyllic English countryside.

Most Famous Work

Midsomer Murders
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8

Midsomer Murders

(1997) DCI Tom Barnaby
Bergerac
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6

Bergerac

(1981) Det. Sgt. Jim Bergerac
Heartbeat
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7

Heartbeat

(1992) Giles Sutton
Robin of Sherwood
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8

Robin of Sherwood

(1984) Peter de Leon
The Expert
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10

The Expert

(1968) John Franklin
The Hound of the Baskervilles
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6

The Hound of the Baskervilles

(2002) Dr. James Mortimer
Submarine: Perisher: Million Pound Captains
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0
Under the Sun
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0

Under the Sun

(1989) Self - Narrator (voice)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2022 Self
2017 Himself
Fisherman John
2016 N/A
2013 John Nettles
2011 Self
2009 Self - Guest
2006 N/A
2002 Dr. James Mortimer
1997 DCI Tom Barnaby
1996 N/A
1995 Sanier
1993 N/A
Jim Bergerac
1992 Giles Sutton
1989 Self - Narrator (voice)
1987 DCI Barnaby
1985 Narrator
1984 Peter de Leon
1983 N/A
1982 N/A
1981 Det. Sgt. Jim Bergerac
1980 Bassanio
1978 N/A
Det. Sgt. Roy Lewis
1976 Theo Redman
Macrone
1970 Dixon
1968 John Franklin
narrator
Year Character Movie/Tv

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