John Shrapnel
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John Shrapnel (born April 27, 1942)[1] is an English actor.
Shrapnel was born in Birmingham, the son of MaryLillian Myfanwy (née Edwards) and Norman Shrapnel.[1] As a stage actor, he was a member of the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has also appeared extensively in film and on television in roles in Elizabeth R, Z Cars, Edward and Mrs. Simpson, 101 Dalmatians, Inspector Morse and Foyle's War. He gave performances in three entries in the BBC Television Shakespeare plays and as Creon in the BBC's 1984 productions of the Three Theban plays of Sophocles. In America, he has starred in supporting roles as Senator Gaius in Gladiator, Nestor in Troy and Pompey in the 2nd episode of Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire.
He has the rare achievement of appearing in two episodes of Midsomer Murders as two different characters, in Death in Chorus and Written in Blood. Shrapnel appeared in an episode of Johnathan Creek as Professor Lance Graumann in the episode The Omega Man. He will be appearing in 2008s Chemical Wedding with Simon Callow, telling the tale of the resurrection of occultist Aleister Crowley.
He is the son-in-law of Deborah Kerr through his 1975 marriage to her younger daughter Francesca Ann Bartley. They have three sons, the actors Lex (b.1979) and Tom Shrapnel (b.1981), and writer Joe Shrapnel (b.1976).
