John Horsley

Biography

John Lovell Horsley was a British actor born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England on July 21, 1920. He began his acting career at the Theatre Royal in Bournemouth and later served in the Royal Devon Yeomanry during World War II, where he contracted hepatitis. Notable roles include Commander John Willis in "Sailor of the King" (1953) and Doc Morrissey in the BBC sitcom "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin" (1976-79).