# Jeremy Young

John Henry Young (28 July 1934 – 9 April 2022), known professionally as Jeremy Young, was an English actor of Scottish descent.
Young had numerous television credits, including Deadline Midnight (1960), Doctor Who (appearing as caveman Kal in three episodes of the first serial An Unearthly Child in 1963, as well as playing Gordon Lowery in the one episode serial Mission to the Unknown in 1965), The Avengers in 1966 (notably as Willy Frant in the episode "A Touch of Brimstone" though also in the episodes entitled "Never, Never Say Die" (1967), "The Forget-Me-Knot" (1968) and (in The New Avengers) "Gnaws" in 1976), and Coronation Street as nightclub owner Benny Lewis in 1972. His film credits include appearances in The Wild and the Willing (1962), Crooks and Coronets (1969), Eyewitness (1970), Hopscotch (1980) and Photographing Fairies (1997).
He worked for BBC Radio and taught and directed at the Court Theatre Training Company which is part of the Courtyard, London.
Young was married to actress Coral Atkins in 1960, and later to Kate O'Mara from 1971 to 1976. He died on 9 April 2022.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1958 | The Haunted Strangler | Judas Hole waiter | uncredited |
| 1962 | The Wild and the Willing | Policeman | |
| 1966 | Rasputin the Mad Monk | Court Messenger | uncredited |
| 1969 | Crooks and Coronets | Tim Reilly | |
| 1970 | Eyewitness | Monk | |
| 1972 | Frenzy | Policeman | uncredited |
| 1980 | Hopscotch | Immigration Officer | |
| 1997 | Photographing Fairies | Des | |
| 2003 | A Dead End Story | Unknown | short film |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Episodes |
| 1959 | The Life and Death of Sir John Falstaff | | Series 1, episode 3: "Into Battle" |
| 1960–61 | Armchair Theatre | Massingham Pete | Series 4, episode 16: "The Great Gold Bullion Robbery" Series 4, episode 40: The Night of the Apes'' |
| 1960–61 | Deadline Midnight | Neville Crane | Series 1: (4 episodes) Series 2: (8 episodes) Series 3: (3 episodes) |
| 1962–69 | Z-Cars | Tom Morgan Norton Stone Joe Drage | Series 2, episode 5: ''Friendly Relations'' Series 3, episode 25: ''A Question of Storage'' Series 4, episode 22: ''A Matter of Give and Take'' Series 6: (2 episodes) |
| 1963 | Suspense Ghost Squad Maupassant BBC Sunday-Night Play | Campbell Jimmy Rice Comte de Garens Richard Stevens | Series 2, episode 20: ''The Edge of Discovery'' Series 2, episode 25: ''Lost in Transit'' Series 1, episode 4: ''War'' Series 4 Episode 47: ''The Greevey Column |
| 1963–65 | Doctor Who | Kal Gordon Lowrey | Series 1: (3 episodes) Series 3, episode 5: ''Mission to the Unknown'' |
| 1964 | Comedy Playhouse Cluff Crossroads The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling | Alan Billy Lamb Prof. Angrave Clerk | Series 3, episode 13: "The Mate Market" Series 1, episode 5: ''The Daughter-In-Law'' Unknown Series 1, episode 19: '' Consequences'' |
| 1964–65 | The Villains | Grainer Inspector Henry | Series 1, episode 5: ''Les Girls' Series 3, episode 7: ''Sonny'' |
| 1964–66 | No Hiding Place | Hammer Tovey Inspector | Series 6, episode 12: ''Trained to Kill'' Series 8, episode 13: ''The Fit-up'' |
| 1965 | R3 A Slight Case of... | Wilson Unknown | Series 2, episode 4: ''Experiment in Death'' Series 1, episode 5: ''Identity'' |
| 1966 | Court Martial Adam Adamant Lives! The Wednesday Play | Cpl. Stanley Jones Wilson Captain of the Dragons Demolition expert | Series 1, episode 2 "Taps for the Sergeant'' Series 1, episode 6: ''The Terribly Happy Embalmers'' Series 1: (2 episodes) |
| 1966–67 | The Three Musketeers | Athos | Series 1: (10 episodes) |
| 1966–68 | The Avengers | Willy Frant/ Lord Castagan Dr. Penrose George Burton | Series 4, episode 21: ''A Touch of Brimstone'' Series 5, episode 10: ''Never, Never Say Die'' Series 7, episode 1: ''The Forget-Me-Knot'' |
| 1966–69 | The Saint | Inspector Galba Gregorio | Series 5, episode 8: ''The Man Who Liked Lions'' Series 6, episode 17: ''The Ex-King of Diamonds'' |
| 1966 1971 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Boss Masters | Series 1, episode 32: ''The Hard World'' Series 7, episode 11: ''Jenkins'' |
| 1967 | The Fellows The Further Adventures of the Musketeers | Vyner Athos | Series 1, episode 7: ''A Snatch in Time'' Series 1: (16 episodes) |
| 1967–68 | Softly Softly | Hunt Law | Series 2, episode 19: ''The Same the World Over'' Series 3: (2 episodes) |
| 1969 | Department S Canterbury Tales | Dr. Brogan Unknown | Series 1, episode 4:''The Pied Piper of Hambledown'' Series 1, episode 6 |
| 1969 1972 | Dixon of Dock Green | McLeod Jack Long Barry | Series 16: (2 episodes) Series 19, Episodes 9: ''Starpoint West'' |
| 1970 | Parkin's Patch Softly, Softly: Task Force Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) Up Pompeii! Doomwatch | Ossie Frost Charleston Douglas Kershaw Ponderous Vincent Llewellyn | Series 1, episode 17: ''Regulation 17'' Series 1, episode 9: ''Private Mischief'' Series 1, episode 25: ''You Can Always Find a Fall Guy'' Series 1, episode 2: ''The Ides of March'' Series 1, episode 11: ''The Battery People'' |
| 1971 | Trial | George | Series 1, episode 12: ''In Judgement'' |
| 1972 | Coronation Street | Benny Lewis | 22 episodes |
| 1972 1978 1980 | The Onedin Line | Fergusson Mr. Snellgrove Kettle | Series 1, episode 14: ''Blockade'' Series 6, episode 7: ''Highly Explosive'' Series 8, episode 4: ''The Honeymoon'' |
| 1973 | Frankenstein: The True Story | 2nd Helper | TV movie |
| 1975 | The Sweeney | Wren | Series 1, episode 7: ''The Placer'' |
| 1976 | Killers The New Avengers | Reginald Reed Ivan Chilenko | Series 1, episode 4: ''Murder at the Metropole'' Series 1, episode 13: ''Gnaws'' |
| 1977 | The Velvet Glove Space: 1999 Van der Valk | Sir Robert Peel Jack Bartlett Eddie Palmer | Series 1, episode 4: '' Beyond this Life'' Series 2: (2 episodes) Series 3, episode 8: ''Dead on Arrival'' |
| 1978 | Destination: Moonbase Alpha Romeo & Juliet | Jack Bartlett 1st Watch | TV movie TV Movie |
| 1979 | Dick Barton: Special Agent | Klaus | Series 1: (9 episodes) |
| 1980 | Cribb The Further Adventures of Oliver Twist Minder The Professionals | Peter Chalk Dan Posset Everett Geiser | Series 1, episode 6: ''Wobble to Death'' Series 1: (2 episodes) Series 2, episode 1: ''National Pelmet'' Series 4, episode 9: ''Slush Fund'' |
| 1982 | On the Line | Alec Shawcross | Series 1: (13 episodes) |
| 1984 | The Tripods Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Count de Ricordeau Ronald Compson | Series 1: (4 episodes) Series 2, episode 8: ''Affair at Bromfield Hall'' |
| 1986 | Brat Farrar | Mr. Gregg | Series 1: (5 episodes) |
| 1988 | A Very British Coup Rockliffe's Babies | Alford Mr. Chitty | Series 1: (3 episodes) Series 2, episode 1: ''Go For It'' |
| 1988 1989 | EastEnders | Officer Stone | 4 episodes |
| 1990 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Bert Croft | Series 2, episode 1: ''Peril at End House'' |
| 1992 | Taggart Perfect Scoundrels Covington Cross | Professor Hutton Tegg Barlow | Series 7, episode 2: ''Nest of Vipers'' Series 3, episode 1: ''Party Games'' Series 1, episode 9: ''The Trial'' |
| 1992 1998 | The Bill | Mr Justice Fowlds Joseph Silberman | Series 8, episode 47: ''World to Rights'' Series 14, episode 42: ''The Scent of Compassion'' |
| 1993 | The Scarlet and the Black | Duke of Wellington | Series 1: (1 episode) |
| 1994 | Cadfael | Arnulf of Hesdin | Series, episode 1: ''One Corpse too Many'' |
| 1998 | Picking Up the Pieces | Rob | Series 1: (1 episode) |
| 2003 | Murder in Mind The Debt | Guest Judge | Series 3, episode 1: ''Echoes'' TV Movie |