Dennis St John

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Dennis St John
Born27 September 1928
Died6 November 2007
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Spouse
Akiko St John Iwai
(m. 1998)
Children2

Dennis St John (27 September 1928 - 6 November 2007) was a British actor who most notably portrayed Franz von Papen in Yves Simoneau's Nuremberg. [1]

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St John was born 27 September 1928 in Lambeth where he studied drama at the British Theatre Association. He emigrated to Canada in 1967 where he began acting professionally at the Concordia University in Montréal. St John died at 79 in 2007 following health complications from his treatment for his leukemia. [1]

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  1. 1 2 "Dennis St John". IMDb. Retrieved 1 July 2022.