Acting credits
18
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
John Cannon
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 13Series: 5
TMDB ID: 1230632
IMDb ID: nm1546214
Known for: Acting
Born: May 22, 1938
Died: September 20, 2020
Age: 82
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1952 - 1988
Years active: 37
Average TMDB rating: 7.34
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with John Cannon.
6.0
Out of Town
as Lorry Driver
1988 Movie
6.4
Defence of the Realm
as Greenmont Detention Centre Officer
1986 Movie
7.9
Return of the Jedi
as Stormtrooper (uncredited)
1983 Movie
5.8
Burning an Illusion
as Prison Warder
1981 Movie
7.4
An American Werewolf in London
as Villager (uncredited)
1981 Movie
6.4
Outland
as Barman (uncredited)
1981 Movie
6.7
Superman II
as Prison Inmate (uncredited)
1980 Movie
8.4
The Empire Strikes Back
as Holographic Imperial Officer (uncredited)
1980 Movie
5.9
S.O.S. Titanic
as Man Trying to Storm Lifeboat (uncredited)
1980 Movie
5.5
Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor
as Guard
1979 Movie
8.2
Star Wars
as Stormtrooper (uncredited)
1977 Movie
7.6
Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear
as Elgin
1976 Movie
4.0
The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus
as Self - Announcer (voice)
1952 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John Cannon.
