"John was as he has been throughout his ... and a spin-off movie landed the Evening Standard Best Film Actor of the Year Award in 1977. Thaw, who also performed West End and Shakespearean stage ...

John Thaw may have played some of the grumpiest and ... reserved man who hated violence and craved only privacy. The Manchester-born actor, who brought to life not only the inimitably gruff ...

The John Thaw Studio Theatre is named after the actor John Thaw in recognition of the generous support from The John Thaw Foundation.