John Gregson Net Worth

John Gregson was a British actor born in Liverpool, England in 1919. He served in the Royal Navy during World War II and then joined the Liverpool Old Vic. He made his stage debut in 'The Knight of the Burning Pestle' and his first movie was Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948). He was a popular favorite in Ealing comedies and later with the Rank Organisation. He was known for playing men of integrity and his most fondly remembered role was Alan McKim in Genevieve (1953). He was typecast in traditional 'stiff upper lip' military roles and later turned to television, becoming the star of Gideon's Way (1964). He also did voice-overs and appeared in commercials for Hamlet cigars until his death at the age of 55.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor
Birth Day March 15, 1919
Birth Place  Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Age 101 YEARS OLD
Died On 8 January 1975(1975-01-08) (aged 55)\nPorlock Weir, Somerset, England
Birth Sign Aries
Cause of death heart attack
Occupation Actor
Years active 1945–75
Spouse(s) Thea Gregory (m. 1947; d. 1975)
Children 6 (3 daughters, 3 sons)

💰 Net worth

John Gregson, a renowned actor hailing from the United Kingdom, is anticipated to have a net worth ranging from $100,000 to $1 million by the year 2024. With an illustrious career in the entertainment industry, John has become a recognizable figure on both the small and big screens. Throughout his successful acting journey, he has showcased his versatility and talent, thereby amassing a significant fortune. As he continues to leave a lasting impact on the audiences with his performances, it comes as no surprise that John Gregson's net worth is expected to grow substantially in the coming years.

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Biography/Timeline

1945

After being demobilised in 1945, he joined the Playhouse in Liverpool for a year, before going on to Perth Theatre in Perth, Scotland. Here he met his Future wife, Actress Ida Reddish from Nottingham, who at the time was using the stage name Thea Kronberg (later Thea Gregory) and had recently arrived from the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. In 1947 they moved to London and married there. They eventually had three daughters and three sons.

1948

One of his first appearances was in the film Saraband for Dead Lovers, a tearjerking romance starring Joan Greenwood and Stewart Granger. In the popular Scott of the Antarctic (1948) he played Tom Crean.

1949

Gregson could also be seen in Ealing's Whisky Galore! (1949) (the first of the Ealing comedies) and Train of Events (1949), as well as The Hasty Heart (1949), Cairo Road (1950), Treasure Island (1950) and The Lavender Hill Mob (1951). Gregson had a good part in Angels One Five (1951), a popular war film.

1952

After that 'his film career faded after ten good years [1952–1962]'. He was one of many leading men and women of the 1950s (the others including Kenneth More, Richard Todd, Patrick Holt, Michael Craig, Sylvia Syms and Muriel Pavlow) who struggled to maintain their status as leads beyond the early 1960s. From 1963 onwards, Gregson never played another leading film role.

1953

Gregson became a star when cast in the comedy Genevieve (1953), also starring Kenneth More, Dinah Sheridan and Kay Kendall. It was the second most popular film of the year in Britain.

1954

He was second billed to Glynis Johns in a prison drama, The Weak and the Wicked (1954), another hit and played the lead in a light drama, Conflict of Wings (1954). Gregson followed this with The Crowded Day (1954), a comedy; To Dorothy a Son (1954) a comedy co-starring Shelley Winters; and Three Cases of Murder (1955), an omnibus film co-starring Orson Welles.

1956

More successful was another war movie based on a true story, The Battle of the River Plate (1956) where Gregson played F. S. Bell. This film helped British exhibitors vote him the 8th biggest British film star in the country for 1956.

1957

He appeared in It's the Geography That Counts, the last play at the St James's Theatre before its closure in 1957.

1960

He supported in SOS Pacific (1960) and Hand in Hand (1960) but was top billed in Faces in the Dark (1960) and The Frightened City (1961). He has a support role in The Treasure of Monte Cristo (1961) and was one of many names in The Longest Day (1962).

1962

Gregson's final film roles of note were in Live Now, Pay Later (1962) and Tomorrow at Ten (1962).

1965

TV work became increasingly important to him from the mid-60s. He starred as Commander George Gideon in the 26 episodes of the series Gideon's Way (1965–66) (known as Gideon C.I.D. in America).

1976

His final television role was in the Southern Television serial Dangerous Knowledge, which was broadcast posthumously in 1976. His body was interred at Sunbury Cemetery, Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey near his family home at Creek House, Chertsey Road, Shepperton.

2019

Gregson was born of Irish descent, and grew up in Wavertree, Liverpool, where he was educated at Greenbank Road Primary School and later at St. Francis Xavier's College. He left school at 16, working first for a telephone company, then for Liverpool Corporation, as the city council was then known, before the Second World War. During this time, he became interested in amateur dramatics, joining first his local Catholic church theatre group at St. Anthony’s, Mossley Hill, and later the Liverpool Playgoers' Club.