Autographs of John Bardon

John Bardon (born John Michael Jones, 25 August 1939 – 12 September 2014) was an English stage and screen actor. He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical in 1988 (1987 season) for Kiss Me, Kate, sharing the award with co-star Emil Wolk. He was best known for playing the patriarch of the Branning family, Jim Branning, in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, for 15 years from 1996 to 2011.
John Michael Jones was born in Brentford, Middlesex; his father was a shipping clerk who formerly ran a building business. "Bardon" was his grandmother's maiden name. His early acting experience was with a group called The Taverners, who played in pubs. He then appeared in productions by the Civil Service drama group, which toured theatres in Germany and Austria.
Bardon became a professional actor in 1970 at the age of 31, joining a repertory company in Exeter. He may be best known for having played Jim Branning in EastEnders. His character, the father of established character Carol Jackson, first appeared briefly in 1996. The character of Jim returned to the series in 1999 and this time became a regular character, later marrying Dot Cotton (June Brown). Bardon filmed his final scenes for EastEnders in March 2011 after years of poor health.
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Traded items with a signature of John Bardon

The most expensive item with a signature of John Bardon (John Bardon vintage signed card AFTAL#145) was sold in February 2021 for £32.01 while the cheapest item (JOHN BARDON *Jim Branning* EASTENDERS BBC Photo And Dot Branning Not Signed) found a new owner for £0.01 in December 2023. The month with the most items sold (8) was September 2014 with an average selling price of £2.47 for an autographed item of John Bardon. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2025 with £15.89 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.95 was August 2015. In average, an autographed item from John Bardon is worth £2.42.

Most recently, these items with a signature of John Bardon were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	BBC EastEnders Jim Branning John Bardon Hand Signed Promo Cast Card Autograph	£2.77
	BBC EastEnders Jim Branning John Bardon Hand Signed Promo Cast Card Autograph	£2.24
	BBC EastEnders John Bardon as Jim Branning Hand Signed Promo Cast Card Autograph	£3.84
	EastEnders Jim Branning (John Bardon) Signed Cast Card - Undedicated	£12.67
	EastEnders Jim Branning John Bardon Signed Cast Card Undedicated	£6.32
	EastEnders Jim Branning John Bardon Signed Cast Card Undedicated	£7.08
	EastEnders Jim Branning John Bardon Signed Cast Card Undedicated	£13.48
	John Bardon - EastEnders - Original Small Hand Signed Autograph	£6.75
	JOHN BARDON AS JIM BRANNING IN EASTENDERS DEDICATED SIGNED CAST CARD.	£8.15
	John Bardon Autograph Jim Branning Hand Signed Cast Card Eastenders	£5.21
	John Bardon Eastenders signed cast card photo	£7.74
	John Bardon Eastenders signed cast card photo	£6.66
	John Bardon Signed EastEnders BBC Postcard.	£15.89
	John Bardon signed EastEnders cast card	£4.80
	John Bardon signed EastEnders Cast Card Goodnight sweetheart Only Fools & Horses	£4.80