Trivia

John Gregson was educated at St Francis Xavier School in Liverpool. He had a successful film and television career. He played Commander Gideon of Gideon C.I.D. (1964) on television. He died from a heart attack aged 55 in January 1975, just one day before John Slater (Sergeant Stone of Z Cars (1962)). He left a widow and six children.

After his mother's death, he wore her wedding ring on his little finger. This can be seen in a lot of his films.

He met his wife when they were cast in the stage play 'The Old Foolishness'. After marrying, they lived for a while in an Ealing flat then bought Creek House by the river in Shepperton.

Amongst his stage appearances were 'Peter Pan, in which he played Captain Hook, and 'Aladdin'.

He had 6 children including Mary, Cathy, Sally and John Jr.

Served in the navy during the war and was stationed at Lowestoft.

When he was a lad of of15, he cycled to see Louis Armstrong at a theatre but had an accident and broke his nose.

Has a son Nicholas born1948 who studied drama at Bristol University.