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John Shrapnel (John Morley Shrapnel) was born on 27 April, 1942 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, is an English actor (1942-2020). Discover John Shrapnel's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 78 years old?

Popular As John Morley Shrapnel
Occupation actor
Age 78 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 27 April, 1942
Birthday 27 April
Birthplace Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Date of death 14 February, 2020
Died Place Suffolk, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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Who Is John Shrapnel's Wife?

His wife is Francesca Ann Bartley (m. 1975)

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Children 3, including Lex Shrapnel

John Shrapnel Net Worth

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1942

John Morley Shrapnel (27 April 1942 – 14 February 2020) was an English actor.

He is known mainly for his stage work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre in the United Kingdom and for his many television appearances.

Shrapnel was born John Morley Shrapnel in Birmingham, Warwickshire (now West Midlands), on 27 April 1942, the son of journalist / author Norman Shrapnel and Mary Lillian Myfanwy (née Edwards).

Shrapnel was brought up in Stockport and London and was educated first at Mile End School, Stockport, where he started acting as a member of the school's drama society, and then at the City of London School, an independent school for boys in the City of London, where he played Hamlet in the school play; he then attended St Catharine's College, Cambridge, from which he received an MA.

1960

Shrapnel also appeared extensively on television from the 1960s onwards.

He played the Earl of Sussex in Elizabeth R and Alexander Hardinge in Edward & Mrs. Simpson.

1971

His film career included roles in Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), Pope Joan (1972), Hennessy (1975), Personal Services (1987), Testimony (1988), How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989), England, My England (1995), 101 Dalmatians (1996) as Mr Skinner, Notting Hill (1999), The Body (2001), K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) and Alien Autopsy (2006).

1975

Shrapnel was the son-in-law of Deborah Kerr and Tony Bartley through his 1975 marriage to their younger daughter, Francesca Ann Bartley.

1976

He and Francesca had three sons, the writer Joe Shrapnel (b. 1976) and the actors Lex Shrapnel (b. 1979) and Tom Shrapnel (b. 1981).

Shrapnel lived the last years of his life with his family in Highbury, north London.

His ancestor Henry Shrapnel gave the word shrapnel to the English language.

1980

He played John Christie (from a 1980s case) in "Solidarity" of Waking the Dead.

He also had experience in the field of BBC radio drama: He played Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse (opposite Robert Glenister as Sgt Lewis) and starred in William Gibson's Neuromancer.

1983

He presented an episode of the 1983 BBC television travel series Great Little Railways.

1986

He performed in three of the BBC Television Shakespeare plays and as Creon in the BBC's productions of the Three Theban plays (1986) of Sophocles.

1996

One of his well-known roles was Mr Skinner in the 1996 live-action film 101 Dalmatians.

1999

He appeared in Z-Cars, Space: 1999, Inspector Morse, GBH, Coogan's Run, Foyle's War and many other dramas.

2000

He also appeared in historical films such as Gladiator (2000) as Senator Gaius and in Troy (2004) as Nestor.

2007

In Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) he played Lord Howard and The Duchess (2008) as General Grey.

Shrapnel had the rare distinction of appearing in two episodes of Midsomer Murders as two characters in ‘Death in Chorus’ and ‘Written in Blood’.

He appeared in Jonathan Creek episode "The Omega Man" as Professor Lance Graumann.

He appeared in Chemical Wedding alongside Simon Callow, telling the tale of the resurrection of occultist Aleister Crowley.

2010

He also played Pompey in the second episode of Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire and the Jail Warden in The 10th Kingdom.

Shrapnel played the character Deputy Assistant Commissioner John Felsham in the New Tricks episode The Fourth Man (2010).

He also narrated episodes of Wild Discovery.

2011

As a stage actor Shrapnel was a member of Laurence Olivier's National Theatre Company and the Royal Shakespeare Company and appeared as Sir Oliver Surface in The School for Scandal (directed by Deborah Warner) at the Barbican Centre in 2011.

2020

Shrapnel died aged 77 at his home in Suffolk on 14 February 2020.