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	He appeared in the long-running show ''[[Doctor Who]]'' three times, first as the bloodthirsty priest Tlotoxl in the story ''[[The Aztecs (Doctor Who)\|The Aztecs]]'' (1964). He returned in the stories ''[[The Smugglers]]'' (1966) and ''[[Colony in Space]]'' (1971).<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/39x8tbMVZYXfDyYtcNXY9wF/the-fourth-dimension\|title=BBC One – Doctor Who, Season 8, Colony in Space – The Fourth Dimension\|publisher=BBC}}</ref>		He appeared in the long-running show ''[[Doctor Who]]'' three times, first as the bloodthirsty priest Tlotoxl in the story ''[[The Aztecs (Doctor Who)\|The Aztecs]]'' (1964). He returned in the stories ''[[The Smugglers]]'' (1966) and ''[[Colony in Space]]'' (1971).<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/39x8tbMVZYXfDyYtcNXY9wF/the-fourth-dimension\|title=BBC One – Doctor Who, Season 8, Colony in Space – The Fourth Dimension\|publisher=BBC}}</ref>

	Ringham also appeared as the by-the-book Commander Tri-S in the unsold pilot of [[The Solarnauts]], created by [[Roberta Leigh]] (1967).~~{{Citation needed\|date=November 2021}}~~		Ringham also appeared as the by-the-book Commander Tri-S in the unsold pilot of [[The Solarnauts]], created by [[Roberta Leigh]] (1967).

	==Playwright and author==		==Playwright and author==

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	\|birthname = John Henry Ringham		\|birthname = John Henry Ringham
	\|birth_date = {{Birth date~~\|df=y~~\|1928\|2\|10}}		\|birth_date = {{Birth date\|1928\|02\|10\|df=y}}
	\|birth_place = [[Cheltenham]], Gloucestershire, England		\|birth_place = [[Cheltenham]], Gloucestershire, England
	\|death_date = {{Death date and age~~\|df=y~~\|2008\|10\|20\|1928\|2\|10}}		\|death_date = {{Death date and age\|2008\|10\|20\|1928\|02\|10\|df=y}}
	\|death_place = London, England		\|death_place = London, England
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	\|spouse = {{marriage\|[[Elizabeth Shepherd]]\|1959\|1962}}~~<br>~~{{marriage\|Hedwig Felizitas Nowacki\|1966}}<ref name=independent>{{cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/john-ringham-actor-best-known-as-pennys-father-in-just-good-friends-1228171.html\|title=John Ringham: Actor best known as Penny's father in 'Just Good\|website=The Independent}}</ref>		\|spouse =
			*{{marriage\|[[Elizabeth Shepherd]]\|1959\|1962}}
			*{{marriage\|Hedwig Felizitas Nowacki\|1966}}<ref name=independent>{{cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/john-ringham-actor-best-known-as-pennys-father-in-just-good-friends-1228171.html\|title=John Ringham: Actor best known as Penny's father in 'Just Good\|website=The Independent}}</ref>
	\|children = 4<ref name="TelObit"/>		\|children = 4<ref name="TelObit"/>
	}}		}}

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	* [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/john-ringham-actor-best-known-as-pennys-father-in-just-good-friends-1228171.html Obituary in ''The Independent'']		* [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/john-ringham-actor-best-known-as-pennys-father-in-just-good-friends-1228171.html Obituary in ''The Independent'']
	* [http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=14692 John Ringham](Aveleyman)		* [http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=14692 John Ringham](Aveleyman)

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{{Short description|English actor}}
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|birthname = John Henry Ringham
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'''John Henry Ringham''' (10 February 1928 – 20 October 2008)<ref name="TelObit">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/3374315/John-Ringham.html|title=John Ringham|date=3 November 2008|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=17 November 2008}}</ref> was a British actor who appeared on both television and stage. Among his roles was that of Norman Warrender in the 1980s sitcom ''[[Just Good Friends]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1207605/credits.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Just Good Friends (1983–86) Credits|website=screenonline.org.uk}}</ref><ref name=independent/>

==Early life==
Ringham was born in [[Cheltenham]], where his father was a travelling book salesman. He was educated at the Cheltenham Grammar School for Boys (now called [[Pate's Grammar School]]). As a teenager he was a member of a drama group run by a retired professional actor. He was then called up for [[Conscription in the United Kingdom|National Service]] and served from 1946 until 1948 in [[Mandatory Palestine]].<ref name=independent/>

After leaving the army he spent four years as a member of a touring theatre company called [[John Crockett (director)#Professional_theatre|''The Compass Players'']] based in Gloucestershire.<ref name=guardian>[https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2008/nov/18/television-television Obituary in ''The Guardian'']. Retrieved 9 September 2014</ref>

==Career==
He appeared throughout BBC Television's Shakespeare adaptation ''[[An Age of Kings]]'' in 1960, most prominently as Humphrey Duke of Gloucester, the brother of Henry the Fifth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7d75d200|title=An Age of Kings Part 6 Uneasy Lies the Head (1960)|website=BFI}}</ref> Other appearances over the years include several parts in ''[[Z-Cars]]''; ''[[Softly, Softly (TV series)|Softly, Softly]]'', and ''[[Barlow at Large]]''; ''[[Flambards (TV series)|Flambards]]''; ''[[Poldark (1975 TV series)|Poldark]]''; the ''[[War and Peace (1972 TV series)|War and Peace]]'' dramatisation in 1972; ''[[Birds of a Feather (TV series)|Birds of a Feather]]''; ''[[The Bill]]''; ''[[Bless Me Father]]''; ''[[Taggart (TV series)|Taggart]]''; ''[[Bergerac (TV series)|Bergerac]]''; ''[[The Tripods (TV series)|The Tripods]]''; ''[[Juliet Bravo]]''; ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]''; ''[[All Creatures Great and Small (1978 TV series)|All Creatures Great and Small]]''; ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]''; ''[[Dad's Army]]''; ''[[Are You Being Served?]]''; ''[[Catweazle]]''; ''[[Up Pompeii!]]''; ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]''; ''[[The Piglet Files]]'', ''[[When the Boat Comes In]]'', ''[[London's Burning (TV series)|London's Burning]]'' and ''[[Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba1f42f75|title=John Ringham|website=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/john-ringham-p124560|title=John Ringham – Movies and Filmography|website=AllMovie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=14692|title=John Ringham|website=aveleyman.com}}</ref>

Ringham played Inspector Lanner in the 1985 [[Sherlock Holmes (1984 TV series)|Sherlock Holmes adaptation]] of ''[[The Adventure of the Resident Patient|The Resident Patient]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/adventures-of-sherlock-holmes-the-resident-patient-v1024/cast-crew|title=Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Resident Patient (1985) – David Carson – Cast and Crew|website=AllMovie}}</ref>
In ''[[Dad's Army]]'' he played two different characters – Private Bracewell in the pilot (he was set to become a major recurring character, but this was later dropped), then Captain Bailey in four later episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7079a58e|title=The Man and the Hour (1968)|website=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b89600f4a|title=Don't Fence Me In (1970)|website=BFI}}</ref>

He appeared in the long-running show ''[[Doctor Who]]'' three times, first as the bloodthirsty priest Tlotoxl in the story ''[[The Aztecs (Doctor Who)|The Aztecs]]'' (1964). He returned in the stories ''[[The Smugglers]]'' (1966) and ''[[Colony in Space]]'' (1971).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/39x8tbMVZYXfDyYtcNXY9wF/the-fourth-dimension|title=BBC One – Doctor Who, Season 8, Colony in Space – The Fourth Dimension|publisher=BBC}}</ref>

Ringham also appeared as the by-the-book Commander Tri-S in the unsold pilot of [[The Solarnauts]], created by [[Roberta Leigh]] (1967).{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

==Playwright and author==
He was also a playwright and the author of three books, including a biography of the composer [[George Frideric Handel]].<ref name=guardian/>

==Death==
Ringham died of cancer in 2008 aged 80.<ref name=guardian/>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1959|| ''Ivy League Killers'' || Inspector ||
|-
|1961|| ''[[Very Important Person (film)|Very Important Person]]'' || P / O G S 'Plum' Pouding ||
|-
|1964|| "Doctor Who - The Aztecs" || Tlotoxl ||
|-
|1973|| ''The Zoo Robbery'' || Smythe's associate || Uncredited
|-
|1976|| ''[[The Twelve Tasks of Asterix]]'' || Julius Caesar/Various || Voice, English version
|-
|2005|| ''[[V for Vendetta (film)|V for Vendetta]]'' || Old Man ||
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0727612}}
* [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/john-ringham-actor-best-known-as-pennys-father-in-just-good-friends-1228171.html Obituary in ''The Independent'']
* [http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=14692 John Ringham](Aveleyman)

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[[Category:People educated at Pate's Grammar School]]
[[Category:People from Cheltenham]]