Stratford Johns

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Stratford Johns
Born	Alan Edgar Stratford Johns (1925-09-22)22 September 1925 Pietermaritzburg, Union of South Africa
Died	29 January 2002(2002-01-29) (aged 76) Heveningham, Suffolk, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1955–1998
Spouse	Nanette Ryder (m. 1955)
Children	4

Alan Edgar Stratford Johns (22 September 1925 – 29 January 2002^[1]), known as Stratford Johns, was a British stage, film and television actor who is best remembered for playing the role as senior CID officer Charlie Barlow, a character he originated in the early years of the long-running BBC police series Z-Cars, and then continued to play in several spin-off series in the 1960s and 1970s.