Acting • AGE 86
John Richard Easton (March 22, 1933 – December 2, 2019) was a Canadian actor, best known for his portrayal of Brian Hammond in the 1970s BBC serial The Brothers.


The Tell-Tale Heart
The Old Man (voice)
2009

Revolutionary Road
Mr. Givings
2008

Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
2007

Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
2002

The Invention of Love
Older Housman
2001

Finding Forrester
Prof. Matthews
2000

Ed
Judge Travis R. Donnelly
2000

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Richard Sutton
1999

Frasier
Mel White
1993

Dead Again
Father Timothy
1991

Discovering Hamlet
Himself / Claudius
1990

Henry V
Constable Charles Delabreth
1989

American Experience
George Washington
1988

L.A. Law
Simon Bennett
1986

Young Warriors
Bartender
1983

Doctor Who: Time-Flight
Captain Stapley
1982

As You Like It
Duke Frederick
1978

The BBC Television Shakespeare
Duke Frederick
1978

Bruges-La-Morte
Paul
1978

Whose Child Am I?
1976

The Protectors
Dr. Lawrence Savage
1972

The Brothers
Brian Hammond
1972

Hadleigh
Bill Townsend
1969

The Main Chance
Dr. Milner
1969

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Philip
1969

The Expert
Sindall
1968

The Admirable Crichton
Ernest Woolley
1968

Doctor Who
Captain Stapley
1963

The Saint
Chuck Powers
1962

No Hiding Place
1959

Tony Awards
Self - Winner
1956

Folio
Tim
1955

Dreamboat
Man in Commercial (uncredited)
1952

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Ernest Woolley
1951