John Houston Ingle (May 7, 1928 - September 16, 2012) was an American actor best known for Heathers (1988), General Hospital (1993-2012), and Death Becomes Her (1992).
While he had long career acting on stage, Ingle didn't start appearing in films and on TV until he was in his 50s. Before then he was also a high school drama teacher at Hollywood High School (1955-64) and Beverly Hills High School (1964-85), with a stunningly long list of famous students, including Albert Brooks, Nicolas Cage, Jamie Lee Curtis, Richard Dreyfuss, Carrie Fisher, Barbara Hershey, Julie Kavner, Swoosie Kurtz, Laraine Newman, David Schwimmer and Jonathan Silverman. He later worked with many of them when he switched to full-time acting, noting with amusement that, all those years later, they still refused to call him by his first name and referred to him as "Mr. Ingle."
He was married to Grace-Lynne Ingle and they had five children.
Ingle died in 2012 at the age of 84 from cancer.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1985: Stitches as Dr. Clayton Fowler
- 1986: Acceptable Breaks as Dr. Shaw
- 1986: True Stories as The Preacher
- 1987: Amazon Women on the Moon as Felix Van Dam
- 1988: Fourteen Going On Thirty as Mr. Thomby
- 1988: Defense Play as Senator
- 1988: Heathers as Principal Gowan
- 1989: Cast The First Stone as Charles Drake
- 1989: The Neon Empire as Doctor
- 1990: Jury Duty The Comedy as Arthur Trout
- 1990: RoboCop 2 as Surgeon General
- 1990: Repossessed as Father Crosby
- 1991: For The Very First Time as Father Talbot
- 1991: For Parents Only as Dr. Carlisle
- 1992: The Stepfather III as Father Brennan
- 1992: Death Becomes Her as Eulogist
- 1992: Nightmare In The Daylight as Walter Scripps
- 1993: Suture as Sidney Callahan
- 1993: Skeeter as Preacher
- 1993: Bonanza The Return as Judge Jefferson MacKenzie
- 1993: King B Alife In The Movies as Robert Kurtzman
- 1994: The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure as Narrator/Cera's Father
- 1995: The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving as Narrator/Mr. Threehorn
- 1996: The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists as Narrator
- 1997: The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island as Narrator/Mr. Threehorn
- 1998: The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock as Mr. Threehorn
- 2000: The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire as Mr. Threehorn
- 2001: The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze as Mr. Threehorn/Narrator
- 2002: The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water as Mr. Threehorn/Narrator
- 2003: The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration as Mr. Threehorn/Narrator
- 2005: The Land Before Time XI Invasion Ofthe Tinysauruses as Mr. Threehorn/Narrator
- 2006: The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers as Mr. Threehorn/Narrator
- 2007: The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends as Mr. Threehorn/Narrator
- 1996: Guide To The World Of Family Computers Software And Games as John Ingle
- 1997: Batman & Robin as Doctor
- 1998: Senseless as Economics Professor
- 1999: Storm as Televangelist
- 2001: The Song Of The Lark as Mr. Nathanmeyer
- 2005: Hostage as Gray Hair Man
- 2005: Mc Bride The Doctor Is Out Really Out as Franklin
- 2009: Timer as Dutch
- 2010: Mean Parents Suck as Dr. Carlisle
Television Roles
- 1983: Dallas as Surgeon
- 1983: Scarecrow and Mrs. King as commoran
- 1984: Who's the Boss? as Larson
- 1984: Newhart as Breakfast Customer
- 1984: Webster as The Commissioner
- 1984-1987: Brothers as Homer Wallingbush III/Ricky (2 episodes)
- 1985: Silver Spoons as Mr. Summers
- 1985: Highway to Heaven as Jonathan Martin the Moderator
- 1985: The Paper Chase as The Judge
- 1985: Cheers as Prof. Moffat
- 1985-1986: Paw Paws as Wise Paw
- 1985-1988: The Facts of Life as Minister/Father Donovan (2 episodes)
- 1985-1991: Knots Landing as Prof. Manning/Sen. Buchanan (2 episodes)
- 1986: Gimme a Break! Mr. Randall
- 1986: You Again as Bill Flynn
- 1986: One Big Family as Mr. Burke
- 1986: Family Ties as Justice of the Peace
- 1986: The Magical World Of Disney as Commissioner
- 1986: Fame as The Man in Hospital Suite 2B
- 1987: What A Country as Dr. Ferguson
- 1987: Throb as Carl
- 1987: The Smurfs as various
- 1987: I Married Dora as Justice of the Peace
- 1987: Mama's Family as Mr. Tucker
- 1987: Women In Prison as Judge
- 1988: The Days And Nights Of Molly Dodd as The Reverend
- 1988: Great Performances as Jerome Estabrook
- 1989: Day By Day as Coach Streeter
- 1989: The Golden Girls as Harv
- 1989: Coach as Rev. Tollufson
- 1989-1991: Night Court as Theodore Wood/Mr. Kitteridge (3 episodes)
- 1990: Blind Faith as Judge Greenberg
- 1990: Major Dad as Gen. Gunderson
- 1990: thirtysomething as Janitor
- 1990: Amen as Judge Stoneham
- 1990: Married People as Michaelson
- 1990-1992: Dear John as Judge Bradford/Senator (2 episodes)
- 1991: Lenny as Priest
- 1991: Davis Rules as Mr. Hilliard
- 1991-1993: Father Goes On as Father Holquin (3 episodes)
- 1992: Reasonable Doubts as Walter Hartwell
- 1992: Tequila And Bonetti as Priest
- 1992: Beverly Hills, 90210 as Dickson St. Claire
- 1993: Animaniacs as Judge
- 1993-2012: General Hospital as Edward Quartermaine/Father McBride (499 episodes)
- 2000: Port Charles as Edward Quartermaine
- 1994: Melrose Place as Attorney Reading Will
- 1997: Extreme Ghostbusters as Prof. Brenner
- 1999: Boy Meets World as Mr. Nelson
- 1999-2002: The Drew Carey Show as Father Seymour (5 episodes)
- 2004-2006: Days of Our Lives as Mickey Horton (79 episodes)
- 2006: Big Love as Ernest Holloway
- 2007: The Office (US) as Robert Dunder
- 2007-2008: The Land Before Time as Topsy/Mr. Threehorn (10 episodes)
- 2008: Life In General as Raymond Kennedy
- 2009: Parks and Recreation as Man with Dog
Shorts
- 2005: Second Thoughts 2005 as Earl Hodges
- 2006: Social Security Guard as Nicholas
