John Standing
as Jon Arryn
Character Overview: Lord of the Eyrie and Defender of the Vale, Jon was Warden of the East and Hand of the King during Robert Baratheon’s reign. Over Robert’s fifteen year reign, Jon was left with much of the responsibility of running the Seven Kingdoms. He was a close friend and father figure to both King Robert and Lord Eddard through most of their lives. – Wikipedia
Actor Bio: John Standing (75) was born in London and comes from a distinguished acting dynasty. He was educated at Eton College and Millfield School, Somerset. He then served in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps as a 2nd Lieutenant, before going to study at the Byam Shaw School of the Arts, London. Standing has worked productively on both the London and New York stage, with leading parts in Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, Ring Around the Moon, A Sense of Detachment by John Osborne, and Noel Coward’s Private Lives together with Maggie Smith. He made his film debut in The Wild and the Willing (1962), going on to appear in King Rat (1965), The Psychopath (1966), The Eagle Has Landed (1976), The Elephant Man (1980), Mrs. Dalloway (1997), and A Good Woman (2004). One of his first major television role was as Sidney Godolphin in the BBC twelve part serial The First Churchills (1969). Other television appearances include Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979), the ITV sitcom The Other ‘Arf (1980-84), The Choir (1995), and King Solomon’s Mines (2004). In the U.S., he has made guest appearances in numerous weekly programmes including L.A. Law, Civil Wars and Murder She Wrote, and co-starred briefly with Robert Wagner and Samantha Smith in the action series Lime Street (1985). In 1987 he appeared in the film Nightflyers adapted from a short story by George R.R. Martin. – Wikipedia
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