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John Bennett

John Bennett

Acting1928Beckenham, Kent, England, UK

Biography

John Bennett was educated at Bradfield College in Berkshire, then trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, followed by a wide repertory theatre experience including Bromley, Bristol Old Vic, Dundee, the Edinburgh Festival and Watford before going to London's West End.

Often cast as a villain, Bennett had many roles on television including Market in Honey Lane, Porridge, Survivors, The Avengers, Strange Report, Bergerac, The Professionals and four episodes of The Saint. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Terence Alexander,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting History

2005
Rome
TVas Elderly Priest1 eps
Waking the Dead
TVas Professor George Rosenthal1 eps
2002
The Pianist
as Dr. Ehrlich
Minority Report
as Adulation #4
2000
Breathtaking
as Mr. Henshaw
Jonathan Creek
TVas Frank Geiger1 eps
1999
Heartbeat
TVas Terence Young1 eps
1997
Steel
Stunts
1996
Alien Nation: Millennium
as Officer Laskau
Murder Most Horrid
TVas DCI Graham Barlow1 eps
1995
Priest
as Father Redstone
1994
Cadfael
TVas Lazarus the Leper1 eps
1990
Antonia and Jane
as Uncle Irwin Carlinsky
Needle
as Chief Constable
Hunter
TVas Uniform Officer1 eps
1988
Bergerac
TVas Aaron Rosenbaum1 eps
1987
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
TVas Richard Erskine2 eps
1986
Tai-Pan
as Orlov
1982
The Plague Dogs
as Don (voice)
1981
Eye of the Needle
as Kleinmann
1980
The Dybbuk
as Messenger
The Mirror Crack'd
as Barnsby ("Murder at Midnight")
Pews
as Liftchick
Playhouse
TVas Liftchick1 eps
Tales of the Unexpected
TVas Royden1 eps
1979
Blake's 7
TVas Coser1 eps
The Professionals
TVas Inspector Truitt1 eps
1978
Watership Down
as Captain Holly (voice)
Return of the Saint
TVas Colonel Ramon Perrez1 eps
BBC2 Play of the Week
TVas Dr. Robbins1 eps
1976
The Message
as Salool
I, Claudius
TVas Xenophon1 eps
1975
Survivors
TVas Jim
1974
Porridge
TVas Medical Officer
Fall of Eagles
TVas Georges Clemenceau
1973
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
as Joseph Goebbels
The Edwardians
TVas Frank Harris1 eps
Crown Court
TVas Dr. Martin Stanislaus3 eps
1971
The House That Dripped Blood
as Detective Inspector Holloway (segment "Framework Story")
1970
BBC Play of the Month
TVas Turkish General1 eps
1969
The Main Chance
TVas Raul Ramira1 eps
1967
The Forsyte Saga
TVas Philip Bosinney
1965
The Alphabet Murders
as Waiter (uncredited)
Theatre 625
TVas Inspector Voss1 eps
1964
The Saint
TVas Count Alfredo1 eps
Festival
TVas Knight/Tempter1 eps
1963
Doctor Who
TVas General Finch / Li H'sen Chang
1962
Lawrence of Arabia
as Arab Sheik (uncredited)
The Pirates of Blood River
as Penal Colony Guard (uncredited)
The Avengers
TVas Sykes / Marson1 eps
Richard the Lionheart
TVas Kemal / Lombrico
1961
Victim
as Undercover Detective (uncredited)
The Curse of the Werewolf
as Policeman (uncredited)
Sunday-Night Play
TVas Zagornetz / Political Prisoner2 eps
1955
Dixon of Dock Green
TVas Victor Lane / Malcolm Roberts

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
5/8/1928
Day of Death
4/11/2005
Place of Birth
Beckenham, Kent, England, UK