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John Lyons is an English stage and screen actor. He is probably most famous for appearing as Detective Sergeant George Toolan in the long-running UK detective drama, A Touch of Frost (1992–2010) alongside David Jason. He also appeared as the Barman / Milkman / Decorator : "The Twenty Six Year Itch"(1979)..Barman; "And So to Bed"(1978)..Milkman; "My Husband Next Door"(1976)..Decorator in 3 episodes of George & Mildred, and in On the buses as a bus driver. John also had a prominent role playing Detective Sgt. Jim. Huke in a 1976 episode of The Sweeney called "Bad Apple", and as an armed blagger called Mead in the feature film from the same series - Sweeney 2.
Born
Tuesday, 14 September 1943
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The A to Z of Crime | Self | 2011 |
Touched by Frost: Goodbye Jack | Self / D.S. George Toolan | 2009 |
Spooks: Code 9 | Gangster 2 | 2008 |
Drama Trails | Self | 2008 |
Shameless | Delivery Guy | 2004 |
Doctors | Henry Fletcher | 2000 |
Blues Brothers 2000 | Russian Thug #5 | 1998 |
Dream Team | Gold Officer | 1997 |
Harry | Officer 1 | 1993 |
A Touch of Frost | D.S. Toolan / Toolan / DS Toolan / DS George Toolan / D.S.Toolan | 1992 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The A to Z of Crime | Self | 2011 |
Touched by Frost: Goodbye Jack | Self / D.S. George Toolan | 2009 |
Spooks: Code 9 | Gangster 2 | 2008 |
Drama Trails | Self | 2008 |
Shameless | Delivery Guy | 2004 |
Doctors | Henry Fletcher | 2000 |
Blues Brothers 2000 | Russian Thug #5 | 1998 |
Dream Team | Gold Officer | 1997 |
Harry | Officer 1 | 1993 |
A Touch of Frost | D.S. Toolan / Toolan / DS Toolan / DS George Toolan / D.S.Toolan | 1992 |
Boys from the Bush | Passenger on plane | 1991 |
Bullseye! | Train Guard | 1990 |
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers | Ex-Convict | 1989 |
Action Jackson | Yacht Guard #1 / Yacht Guard | 1988 |
The Bright Side | Garage hand | 1985 |
The Brief | Fire Officer / Fire Investigation Officer | 1984 |
Crimewatch UK | Self / Actor in 1997 Reconstruction | 1984 |
Lady Is a Tramp | Policeman | 1983 |
Spooner's Patch | PC Killick | 1979 |
Sweeney 2 | Mead | 1978 |
Mind Your Language | Police Constable | 1977 |
George & Mildred | Milkman / Decorators / Barman | 1976 |
The Fosters | Arthur | 1976 |
Yus My Dear | Milkman | 1976 |
...And Mother Makes Five | Coalman / Fred | 1974 |
Man About the House | Dustman | 1973 |
Yellow Dog | Homicidal Maniac | 1973 |
The Tomorrow People | Sergeant Evans | 1973 |
Sykes | Detective Sergeant / Newspaper Photographer | 1972 |
Doctor in Charge | Mr. Peterson | 1972 |
Romany Jones | Postman | 1972 |
Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde | Second Sailor | 1971 |
The Onedin Line | Crew Member | 1971 |
Upstairs, Downstairs | Charlie | 1971 |
Follyfoot | Photographer | 1971 |
Play for Today | Public Relations Man / Phillip | 1970 |
UFO | SHADO Checkpoint Guard / SHADO Guard / Studio Guard | 1970 |
On the Buses | Bert / Sid / Bill | 1969 |
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width | Fred | 1967 |
Thirty-Minute Theatre | Squire / Jericho | 1965 |
Public Eye | Lucas | 1965 |
Redcap | Hobbs | 1964 |
Theatre 625 | Prole youth | 1964 |