John Rudling (31 August 1907 – 18 December 1983) was an English actor active on both stage and screen who was known for playing the butler Brabinger in the BBC sitcom To the Manor Born.

He appeared on television in a number of TV programmes such as The Invisible Man in 1959, Porridge in 1975, Wodehouse Playhouse, The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, The Liver Birds and The Two Ronnies.

On television, Rudling is best known for playing Brabinger, the aged and dedicated butler in To the Manor Born.

Rudling was an early player in the fledgling BBC television, which started in November 1936 until it was closed at the beginning of the War.

He appeared in Pyramus and Thisbe (28 Jan 1938)[1] and Who Killed Cock Robin?