John Salthouse
John Salthouse is a British actor and producer. His best-known screen roles are those of Tony in Mike Leigh's Abigail's Party and DI Roy Galloway in The Bill from 1984 to 1987. He is married to the actress Heather Tobias and had previously been a professional footballer until injury had forced him to retire. He had played for Crystal Palace under his birth name of John Lewis in the 1960s, a fact which he drew on in playing the sullen Tony in Abigail's Party.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 6.307 |
| Birthday | 1951-06-16 |
| Place of Birth | London, England |
| Also Known As |
1977
Abigail's Party
7.378/37
Beverly wears low-cut dresses, too much make-up, and has a reputation as a man-eating monster. She turns a social get-together between married couples...
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Abigail's Party
1977
A Christmas Carol
6.5/13
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his yout...
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A Christmas Carol
1985
Number One
5/2
A down on his luck Irishman in London decides to play snooker for money.
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Number One
1983
Those Glory Glory Days
4.6/6
Girls growing up in 1960-61 London develop a passion for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, the first British team in the 20th century to win the Englis...
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Those Glory Glory Days
1982
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
0/0
Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.
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Mike Leigh: Making Plays
1987
Prick Up Your Ears
6.627/88
When the young, attractive Joe Orton meets the older, more introverted Kenneth Halliwell at drama school, he befriends the kindred spirit and they sta...
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Prick Up Your Ears
1977
A Bridge Too Far
7.21/789
The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in H...
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A Bridge Too Far
2008
The Marchioness Disaster
0/0
A factual reconstruction of the events leading up to, during and after the Marchioness was struck by the Bow Belle Dredger on the river Thames in Augu...
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The Marchioness Disaster
1995
Rich Deceiver
1/1
Ellie and Malc Freeman are a working-class couple in their forties who live in a terrace house in a poor district of Liverpool. Ellie has a part-time...
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Rich Deceiver
1973
Big Zapper
4/1
A female private detective, Harriet Zapper, is hired by a rich old man to find his missing children, and becomes involved in counterfeiting and murder...
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Big Zapper
1981
An American Werewolf in London
7.393/2325
American tourists David and Jack are savaged by an unidentified vicious animal whilst hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. Retiring to the home of a beautif...
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An American Werewolf in London
1973
Man Above Men
0/0
The conflict between a judge who sees himself as a creative and skilful protector of democracy, and his daughter, who sees him in a totally different...
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Man Above Men
2009
Goal III: Taking on the World
4.018/190
Mexican footballer Santiago Muñez, along with his best friends and England national team players Charlie Braithwaite and Liam Adams, are selected for...
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Goal III: Taking on the World
1995
The Turnaround
0/0
Private investigator Nick Sharman accepts a case which at first seems intriguing, but ends up causing him bitter regret.
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The Turnaround
2007
All About 'Abigail's Party'
6.3/3
A look at the production of Play for Today: Abigail's Party (1977).
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All About 'Abigail's Party'
1977
The Spy Who Loved Me
6.793/1912
Russian and British submarines with nuclear missiles on board both vanish from sight without a trace. England and Russia both blame each other as Jame...
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The Spy Who Loved Me
1977
Love on a Gunboat
0/0
In 1956 Britain staggers through crises in Suez and Cyprus while Leslie Potter pursues and marries Monica Dobbs. Twenty years later the nation has sti...
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Love on a Gunboat
1978
The Back Page
0/0
And a warm welcome to a very cold valley! Charlton Athletic are playing Notts County and things are livening up in the Press Box.
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The Back Page
1984
Give My Regards to Broad Street
4.694/18
When the mastertape of McCartney's latest album is misplaced, he must discover its whereabouts in less than 24 hours or else risk losing his recording...
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Give My Regards to Broad Street
2007
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
0/0
Boasting an amazing selection of the most watched, most influential and most highly acclaimed programmes ever made, The 50 Greatest Television Dramas...
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The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
1977
It's Not Quite Cricket
0/0
Four people intend to register a protest at their firm's outing and cricket match. But it proves a strain on their team spirit.
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