death_place death_date birth_place birth_date yearsactive article_title name occupation
london , england , uk 21 april 1985 wexford , county wexford , ireland , uk 7 november 1914 1953-1985 john welsh -lrb- actor -rrb-
 john welsh actor
john welsh -lrb- actor -rrb-

john welsh -lrb- 7 november 1914 in wexford -- 21 april 1985 in london -rrb- was an irish actor .
after an early stage career in dublin , welsh moved into british film and television in the 1950s .
his roles included james forsyte in the 1967 bbc dramatisation of john galsworthy 's `` the forsyte saga '' , as well as the butler merriman in `` the duchess of duke street '' , sgt. cuff in `` the moonstone '' and a brief scene as the barber in `` brideshead revisited '' .
he also appeared in `` hancock 's half hour '' , `` the brothers '' , `` prince regent '' , `` to serve them all my days '' and `` the citadel '' , and played the assistant chief constable in the early series of `` softly , softly '' .
welsh also appeared in a number of different roles on `` danger man '' that included british diplomats and butlers .
