But now Sir John Standing, the actor that played the very dead corpse of former Hand Jon Arryn, has revealed that they filmed a scene where he was alive. Here’s how he described the part to ...

But then I remembered that Jon is named after Jon Arryn, the man who wasn't Ned's father, but raised him like a son. That's a really beautiful detail.” It was clear that Lord Eddard named his ...

Jon Arryn's death was what started the events of the series in motion. Taking place just before the show begins, you see only his corpse lying in the Sept of King's Landing, during the first episode.

“Damn you, Ned Stark. You and Jon Arryn, I loved you both. What have you done to me? You were the one should have been king, you or Jon.” In George R.R. Martin’s inaugural Song of Ice and ...

The death that started the battle between Houses Lannister and Stark, Jon Arryn's death happens off screen in episode one, but it 's a major death in Game of Thrones nonetheless. After Jon's death ...

Game of Thrones has shown hundreds of deaths throughout its five-season run, but one that’s not depicted on screen is the death of Hand of the King Jon Arryn (Sir John Standing) — the death ...

However, his commitment to justice (in this case, investigating the Lannisters and Jon Arryn's death) and doing what's best for Westeros eventually sways him to head to King's Landing. Similarly ...