What is John Bardon?
{{Infobox person | name = John Bardon | image = | caption = | birthname = John Michael Jones | birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|08|25|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Brentford]], [[Middlesex]], [[England]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2014|09|12|1939|08|25|df=y}} | death_place = [[Hitchin]], [[Hertfordshire]], England | occupation = [[Actor]] | spouse = Enda Gates (m. 2002 - 2014, his death) | notable_works = [[Jim Branning]] in ''[[EastEnders]]'' (1996, 1999–2011) | years_active = 1973–2011 }} '''John Michael Jones''', better known as '''John Bardon''' (25 August 1939 &ndash; 12 September 2014), was an [[English people|English]] [[Theatre|stage]] and movie [[actor]]. He was awarded the [[Laurence Olivier Awards|Laurence Olivier Award]] in 1988 (1987 season) as 'Best Actor in a Musical' for ''[[Kiss Me, Kate]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Laurence Olivier Awards winners|publisher=[[The Society of London Theatre]]|url=http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/awards/winners#Actor|accessdate=21 October 2007}}</ref> Bardon was known for his role as Jim Branning on the popular BBC television series, ''[[EastEnders]]''. On 12 September 2014 the BBC announced that Bardon had died at the age of 75 in [[Hitchin]], [[Hertfordshire]], England.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/5905802/EastEnders-veteran-John-Bardon-dies-aged-75.html?CMP=SOC-Sun-Facebook-11_20_2013-191-0-0-0|title = Enders legend John Bardon dies age 75|publisher = [[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]|date = 12 September 2014|accessdate = 12 September 2014}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|name=John Bardon|id=0054315}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bardon, John}} [[Category:1939 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Actors from Middlesex]] [[Category:English movie actors]] [[Category:English stage actors]] [[Category:English television actors]] [[Category:Laurence Olivier Award winners]] {{actor-stub}}