Jon Laurimore | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jon St. Alban Livermore Between late March and 30 June 1936 (age 90) Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1959–2010 |
| Spouse(s) |
Zoe Hicks
(m. 1959, divorced)Jill Simonson (m. 1968) |
| Children | 2 |
Jon St. Alban Laurimore (born between late March and 30 June 1936)1 is an English retired actor, known for his television appearances.2
Early life
Originally, he planned to become a farmer and spent some years as an apprentice farmer manager for two-and-a-half years before joining the Royal Air Force, developing a love for flying and acting. While waiting three months before going to agricultural college, Laurimore joined a local theatre as an assistant stage manager. There, he fell in love with an actress and decided to change career path.
Career
Beginning as Jon Livermore, he changed his surname to Laurimore in 1959.
His TV credits include The Avengers, The Prisoner, Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, Public Eye, Warship, Sutherland's Law, The Onedin Line, Rock Follies, Space: 1999, Doctor Who (in the serial The Masque of Mandragora), I, Claudius, Target, Secret Army, Reilly, Ace of Spies, Minder, Dalziel and Pascoe and Jack the Ripper.910 He also appeared as police officers in the films A Touch of the Other (1970) and Die Screaming, Marianne (1971).1112
Personal life
Jon married Zoe Hicks (the aforementioned actress) in 1959 and they later divorced. In 1968, he married Jill Simonson, who later became a television scriptwriter. They had two children, Sophie Laurimore and Dido Laurimore.
He now lives with his family in Suffolk, England.
References
References
- "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- "Jon Laurimore". Archived from the original on 19 January 2018.
- "Sailing enthusiast". Lowestoft Journal. 2 August 1957. p. 10. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- "A Talented Company". The Central Somerset Gazette. 25 October 1957. p. 1. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- "Around the Cinemas: Llandudno". North Wales Weekly News. 18 June 1959. p. 10. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- "Married, Then Back to Work at the Palladium". North Wales Weekly News. 6 August 1959. p. 5. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- "Keeping fit to keep us entertained". Liverpool Echo. 14 February 1964. p. 4. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- "No clue". Grimsby Evening Telegraph. 26 July 1968. p. 8. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- "Jon Laurimore - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- "Jon Laurimore". www.aveleyman.com.
- "A Touch of the Other (1970)". Archived from the original on 2 June 2022.
- "Die Screaming Marianne (1971)". Archived from the original on 8 March 2016.