John Peter Gilmore, (25 August 1931 — 3 February 2013), was a British actor best known for his roles in the Carry On... Series and for playing Captain James Onedin in every episode of The Onedin Line.
Gilmore had roles in eleven Carry On films (even more than stars Barbara Windsor and Jim Dale), and he became a regular face in British films.
From 1971 to 1980, he starred in The Onedin Line. Following The '80s, he made a few small appearances on TV.
He died at the age of 81.
Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
Film
- Carry On Cabby (1963) — Dancy
- Carry On Jack (1964) — Patch
- Carry On Cleo (1964) — Galley Master
- Carry On Cowboy (1965) — Curly
- Doctor in Clover (1966) — Len
- The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (1966) — Butters
- Don't Lose Your Head (1967) — Citizen Robespierre
- Follow That Camel (1967) — Captain Humphrey Bagshaw
- Carry On Doctor (1967) — Henry
- Carry On Up the Khyber (1968) — Private Ginger Hale
- Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) — Private Burgess
- Carry On Again Doctor (1969) — Henry
- Carry On Henry (1971) — King Francis of France
- The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) — Dr. Kitaj
- Carry On Columbus (1992) — Governor of the Canaries
Series
- Ivanhoe, episode "Freelance" (1958) — Sir Waldo of Ivanhoe
- The Onedin Line, 91 episodes:
- 91 episodes (1971-80) — Captain James Onedin
- "The Passenger" (1974) — Cousin Richard
- The Persuaders!, episode "That's Me Over There" (1971) — Mather
- Doctor Who, 4-episode story "Frontios" (1984) — Brazen
- CASUAL+Y, episode "Profit and Loss" (1992) — Lionel
- The Bill, episode "A Matter of Life and Death" (1993) — Peter Shaw
- Heartbeat, episode "The Frighteners" (1993) — Raymond Walker
