John Dillon was born in Wales in 1933. He was educated at Christ College, Brecon, a Public School founded by Henry VIII in 1541. A movie actor, John had the lead in Mind on the Run and BBC TV Sadwrn in 1965. He had bit parts in Solomon and Sheba, King of Kings, El Cid, and Custer of the West.He had roles in many TV and radio plays. John ended his film career as Assistant Director for Lieder Films in 1968 and retired to Ireland. Horse-breeder, share fisherman, refugee aid worker, he also worked alongside his wife for 30 years as her assistant in Paintings Conservation. The work was varied and included oil paintings, and polychromed wood surfaces in the West of England, including many churches in the South West. The last eleven happy years have been spent in rural France within sight of Mont Saint Michel. They have one grown-up daughter now engaged in worthwhile work helping young couples, and others, to get started on the ladder of owning their own homes.