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John Cater

ACTOR

A masterful character actor who was in the first London season of the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1961 and who became a familiar face in countless television sitcoms and serials, notably as a core cast member in The Duchess of Duke Street in 1976. In The Duchess, he played the enigmatic hall porter Mr Starr, never without his squeaky boots or little dog, Fred - a performance that led to comedy stints with Frankie Howerd, Roy Kinnear and Dick Emery. He was a Cockney dad in Central's The Other 'Arf (1980), opposite Lorraine Chase's Twiggy-like model, and also appeared in the BBC's Sitting Pretty (1992), with Diane Bull as "the Jackie Onassis of Bethnal Green". Cater was a perfectionist, proud of his craft. He said that if you could not cross a stage with a cup of tea, do a half-trip, a double-take on the non-existent pothole and finish the un-spilt cuppa on the other side, you should find something else to do for a living. His timing was immaculate. He was born in Hendon, north Londo
  • Where was
    John Cater born?

    John Cater was born in Hendon, London, England, UK


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