Nicholas Young (actor)
Nicholas Young | |
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| Born | June 11, 1949 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Known for | The Tomorrow People (1973-79) |
| Notable credits | |
Nicholas John Young (born 11 June 1949) is a British actor.[1] He is perhaps most well known for playing the role of John in the 1970s British children's science fiction TV series The Tomorrow People.[2] He played a different role, Prof. Aldus Crick, in the show's 2013 American remake.[3] He also appeared as Franz Hoss in the BBC television series Kessler (1981).[4]
Career
[edit]Young was cast as John, the lead role in the ITV children's science fiction series The Tomorrow People in 1973. He was the only cast member (other than Philip Gilbert) to remain with the series for its entirety. The series ended in 1979.
Young's other roles include appearances in Upstairs, Downstairs, Crown Court, and Space: 1999 (in the two-part episode "The Bringers of Wonder").
He had uncredited roles in the films To Sir With Love (1967) and The Day of the Jackal (1973).
Forty years after he starred in the original series, Young had a guest role in the short-lived 2013 US remake of the The Tomorrow People as Professor Aldus Crick.[5]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1967 | To Sir, with Love | Schoolboy | uncredited |
| 1973 | The Day of the Jackal | Passport Officer | uncredited |
| 1975 | Three for All | Myron | |
| Eskimo Nell | Deadeye Dick | ||
| 1977 | Adventures of a Private Eye | Legs Luigi | |
| 1978 | Home Before Midnight | Ray | |
| 1979 | S.O.S. Titanic | Jack Thayer | TV movie, uncredited |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Upstairs, Downstairs | Myles Radford | Episode: "A Cry for Help" |
| 1973-1979 | The Tomorrow People | John | 68 episodes |
| 1974 | Crown Court | Lord Sebastian Carvell | 3 episodes |
| 1977 | Space: 1999 | Peter Rockwell | 2 episodes: "The Bringers of Wonder" |
| 1981 | Kessler | Franz Hoss | 6 episodes |
| 2013 | The Tomorrow People | Aldus Crick | 2 episodes |
References
[edit]- ^ "Nicholas Young". www.aveleyman.com.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Tomorrow People, The (1973-79, 92-95)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ Ng, Philiana (4 December 2013). "'Tomorrow People': Original Star Nicholas Young on Returning 40 Years Later". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "Nicholas Young". BFI. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
- ^ Jarvis, Shane (25 February 2014). "The Tomorrow People: Nicholas Young, star of the original series, on returning to the show 40 years later". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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