- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 11, 1943
- Place of Birth
- St. Austell, Cornwall, England
John Nettles
John Nettles has been a familiar face on British and International television screens for over thirty years. From his early beginnings in the UK hit comedy "The Liver Birds" (1969), he became a household name overnight playing the Jersey detective "Jim Bergerac". The series, "Bergerac" (1981), was a huge hit in Britain and was exported to many countries across the world including France, Spain and Greece, gaining him thousands of fans. His new found fame as Bergerac gave him almost film-star-like fame and fortune, not to mention thousands of female admirers! Despite "Bergerac" (1981) being mothballed in the early 1990s, the series still has a considerable fan base and lingering popularity abroad, especially in Jersey, where images of John Nettles are still used for advertising tourist attractions and other services on the island. Nettles' polished Shakesperean perform…
Filmography
movieMidsomer Murders: 25 Years of Mayhem
2022 · Self
movieThe Great Wall: The Making of China
2021 · Narrator (voice)
tvMy Unique B&B
2021 · Self - Narrator
Midsomer Murders: 20th Anniversary Special
movieMidsomer Murders: 20th Anniversary Special
2019
tvDevon and Cornwall
2019 · Self - Narrator
tvWalks with My Dog
2017 · Self
movieNever Land
2017 · Fisherman John
movieShakespeare: The Legacy
2016
tvPoldark
2015 · Ray Penvenen
tvToast of London
2013 · John Nettles
tvPlayhouse Presents
2012 · John Nettles
movieDiscovering Hamlet
2011 · Self
tvCelebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011 · Self - Participant
tvSkavlan
2009 · Self - Guest
John Nettles Applauds
tvJohn Nettles Applauds
2008 · Self
movieSindy The Fairy Princess
2006
movieThe Hound of the Baskervilles
2002 · Dr. James Mortimer
tvMidsomer Murders
1997 · DCI Tom Barnaby
tvAirport
1996
movieAll Men Are Mortal
1995 · Sanier
tvThe Detectives
1993 · Jim Bergerac
tvHeartbeat
1992 · Giles Sutton
Under the Sun
tvUnder the Sun
1989 · Self - Narrator (voice)
tvSubmarine: Perisher: Million Pound Captains
1985 · Narrator
tvRobin of Sherwood
1984 · Peter de Leon
tvNatural World
1983
tvThe Agatha Christie Hour
1982 · Raoul Letardau
movieFindings on a Late Afternoon
1981 · Gerald
tvBergerac
1981 · DS Jim Bergerac
movieThe Merchant of Venice
1980 · Bassanio
tvEnemy at the Door
1978 · Det. Sgt. Roy Lewis
tvThe Professionals
1977 · CI5 agent shot on stairs in library (uncredited)
tvBBC2 Play of the Week
1977 · Theo Redman
movieArnhem: The Story of an Escape
1976 · Theo Redman
tvDickens of London
1976 · Macrone
tvPlayhouse
1974 · Gerald
tvThe Adventures of Black Beauty
1972 · Edwin Palgrave
movieOne More Time
1970 · Dixon
tvThe Expert
1968 · John Franklin