Whatever else has changed around him, John Salthouse has remained a working actor whose career has outlived most of the formats it was recorded on. Viewing habits have changed more than once since the first credit. He has worked in drama more often than in any other register. Television and film have both stayed in regular use across the career. Among all the titles, 'An American Werewolf in London' is the one that reached the widest audience. 'The Spy Who Loved Me' is a second title with real reach.
John Salthouse
75 years (Jun 16, 1951)London, England
10 Movies15 Series
Whatever else has changed around him, John Salthouse has remained a working actor whose career has outlived most of the formats it was recorded on. Viewing habits have changed more than once since the first credit. He has worked in drama more often than in any other register. Television and film have both stayed in regular use across the career. Among all the titles, 'An American Werewolf in London' is the one that reached the widest audience. 'The Spy Who Loved Me' is a second title with real reach.
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.