Stratford Johns

Stratford Johns
Born
Alan Edgar Stratford Johnson

(1925-09-22)22 September 1925
Died29 January 2002(2002-01-29) (aged 76)
NationalityBritish
OccupationActor
Years active19551998
Known forZ-Cars
Notable workDoctor Who: Four to Doomsday (1982)
Spouse
Nanette Ryder
(m. 1955)
Children4

Alan Edgar Stratford Johnson (22 September 1925 – 29 January 2002), known as Stratford Johns, was a British stage, film and television actor known for playing the role of senior CID officer Charlie Barlow, a character he originated in the long-running BBC police series Z-Cars, and continued to play in several spin-off series in the 1960s and 1970s.