John Cannon
- Acting
- May 22, 1938
- September 20, 2020
Biography
A British actor who worked predominantly in television, Cannon appeared in several Doctor Who (1974-1983) stories during the Jon Pertwee and Patrick Troughton eras, as well as numerous episodes of classic television shows such as Steptoe & Son, The Sweeney, Porridge and The Professionals. His other credits included Beau Geste (1982), The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984) and as a Stormtrooper in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Star Wars VI - Return of the Jedi and as a Holographic Imperial Officer in Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back.
Known for
Filmography
- Out of Town · Lorry Driver
- Defence of the Realm · Greenmont Detention Centre Officer
- Sherlock Holmes · Rough
- Return of the Jedi · Stormtrooper (uncredited)
- Beau Geste · Legionnaire
- Burning an Illusion · Prison Warder
- An American Werewolf in London · Villager (uncredited)
- Outland · Barman (uncredited)
- Superman II · Prison Inmate (uncredited)
- The Empire Strikes Back · Holographic Imperial Officer (uncredited)
- Buccaneer · Ted
- Cribb · Second Rough
- S.O.S. Titanic · Man Trying to Storm Lifeboat (uncredited)
- Breakaway · PC Spiers
- Shoestring · Man in Betting Shop
- Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor · Guard
- Secret Army · Belgian
- Star Wars · Stormtrooper (uncredited)
- Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear · Elgin
- How Green Was My Valley · Miner (uncredited)
- Doctor Who · Elgin, Guard
- The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus · Self