John Collin (actor)

{{Short description|British actor (1928–1987)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = John Collin

| image = John_Collin_(actor).jpg

| caption = in The Protectors: The First Circle (1973)

| birth_name = John Colin Smith

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1928|10|18|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Burley in Wharfedale, Yorkshire, England

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1987|2|25|1928|10|18|df=yes}}

| death_place = Bradford, Yorkshire, England

| death_cause =

| occupation = Actor

| yearsactive = 1961–1983

}}

John Collin (18 October 1928 – 25 February 1987) was a British actor frequently seen on UK television during the 1960s and 1970s, mainly in supporting roles such as ITC's The Saint (S5/E21).{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f7b6206|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180530233929/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f7b6206|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 May 2018|title=John Collin|website=BFI}} Collin's best-known role was as Detective Sergeant Cecil Haggar in the long running BBC police series Z-Cars.{{Cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/473009/credits.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Z Cars (1962-78) Credits|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}} Another notable role was as Guardian officer Tom Weston in the 1971 ITV political fantasy The Guardians.{{Cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/539954/index.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Guardians, The (1971)|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}

He also played Mr. Alderson, the father-in-law of James Herriot, in both the 1975 film All Creatures Great and Small and the later BBC TV series television series.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/all-creatures-great-and-small-v1559/cast-crew|title=All Creatures Great and Small (1975) - Claude Whatham | Cast and Crew | AllMovie|via=www.allmovie.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7ced6f20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517045734/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7ced6f20|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 May 2022|title=Golden Lads and Girls (1978)|website=BFI}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=22726|title=John Collin|website=www.aveleyman.com}}