John Collin was a prolific British character actor known for his tough, commanding presence in classic UK television series and films. He is most recognized for his role as Detective Sergeant Cecil Haggar in the long-running BBC police drama Z-Cars.

KNOWN FOR

Play for Today
1973
Crown Court
1973
BBC Play of the Month
1974
The Saint
1967
The Wednesday Play
1968
ITV Playhouse
1970
Z-Cars
1976
Theatre 625
1966
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1969
All Creatures Great and Small
1978
The Sweeney
1975
The Expert
1969

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
59
1990
Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)
as Self (segment "Smalltown Boy")
1983
The Guns and the Fury
as Mr. Randolph
1982
Strangers
as Farm Manager
1980
Doctor Who: The Leisure Hive
as Brock
1980
The Errand
as Warrant Officer
1980
Born and Bred
as Ryder
1979
Tess
as John Durbeyfield
1978
All Creatures Great and Small
as Mr. Alderson
1978
Holocaust
as Rahm
1978
Wuthering Heights
as Mr Earnshaw
1976
Our Mutual Friend
as Roger 'Rogue' Riderhood
1976
Z-Cars
as Det. Sgt. Haggar
1975
All Creatures Great and Small
as Mr Alderson
1975
The Sweeney
as Parish
1974
Crown Court
as Det. Sergeant Charles Atrass
1974
BBC Play of the Month
as Dawker
1974
Dial M for Murder
as Sergeant Cassar
1973
Man at the Top
as Wisbech
1973
Highway Robbery
as Terry
1973
The Protectors
as Slade
1973
Crown Court
as Frank Page
1973
Play for Today
as Terry
1972
A Man without Friends
as Panton
1972
Innocent Bystanders
as Asimov
1972
The Adventurer
as John Campbell
1972
Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Ted
1971
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
as Sergeant Woody
1971
The Fox Trot
as Harry
1971
Justice
as David McGuire
1971
Public Eye
as Allan Biddersloe
1971
The Guardians
as Tom Weston
1971
Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Sibley
1970
The Last Escape
as Sgt. Henry McBee
1970
A Sound from the Sea
as King
1970
The Main Chance
as Charlie Webster
1970
Manhunt
as Paco
1970
ITV Playhouse
as King
1970
Confession
as George Bartlett
1970
W. Somerset Maugham
as Prynne
1969
Before Winter Comes
as Sergeant Woody
1969
The Expert
as Detective Chief Superintendent Mowbray
1969
The Expert
as Det. Chief Supt. Mowbray
1969
Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Ross
1968
House of Character
as Twigg
1968
Star!
as Jack Roper
1968
The Saint
as Cable
1968
Half Hour Story
as Matt
1968
The Wednesday Play
as Twigg
1967
The Saint
as Sergio
1967
Escape
as Mac
1967
Boy Meets Girl
as Daniel
1966
The Witches
as Dowsett
1966
Theatre 625
as Josiah Braithwaite
1966
ITV Play of the Week
as Det. Sgt. Astell
1966
Five More
as Baines
1965
Dead Man's Chest
as Det. Insp. Briggs
1964
Redcap
as Inspector Parish
1962
The Pirates of Blood River
as Lance (uncredited)
1961
The Ship That Couldn't Stop
as Sullivan