



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.
Known For
Acting History
2005
Rome
TVas Elderly Priest• 1 eps
Waking the Dead
TVas Professor George Rosenthal• 1 eps
2004
2002
The Pianist
as Dr. Ehrlich
Minority Report
as Adulation #4
2001
The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells
TVas Mr Jagger• 6 eps
2000
Breathtaking
as Mr. Henshaw
Jonathan Creek
TVas Frank Geiger• 1 eps
1999
Heartbeat
TVas Terence Young• 1 eps
1997
The Fifth Element
as Priest
Steel
Stunts
1996
Alien Nation: Millennium
as Officer Laskau
Murder Most Horrid
TVas DCI Graham Barlow• 1 eps
1995
Priest
as Father Redstone
1994
Cadfael
TVas Lazarus the Leper• 1 eps
1992
Split Second
as Dr Schulman
1991
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
as Sigmund Freud
1990
1988
The Tenth Man
as Jules
Bergerac
TVas Aaron Rosenbaum• 1 eps
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
TVas Chaplain / Father
1987
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
TVas Richard Erskine• 2 eps
1986
Tai-Pan
as Orlov
1984
Give My Regards to Broad Street
as Mr. Rath
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 Liftchick• 1 eps
Tales of the Unexpected
TVas Royden• 1 eps
1979
Blake's 7
TVas Coser• 1 eps
The Professionals
TVas Inspector Truitt• 1 eps
1978
The Greek Tycoon
as Servant
Watership Down
as Captain Holly (voice)
Return of the Saint
TVas Colonel Ramon Perrez• 1 eps
BBC2 Play of the Week
TVas Dr. Robbins• 1 eps
1977
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang
as Li H'sen Chang
1976
1975
Survivors
TVas Jim
1974
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
as General Finch
Porridge
TVas Medical Officer
Fall of Eagles
TVas Georges Clemenceau
1973
The House in Nightmare Park
as Patel
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
as Joseph Goebbels
The Edwardians
TVas Frank Harris• 1 eps
Crown Court
TVas Dr. Martin Stanislaus• 3 eps
1972
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
as Wriothesley
1971
The House That Dripped Blood
as Detective Inspector Holloway (segment "Framework Story")
1970
BBC Play of the Month
TVas Turkish General• 1 eps
1969
The Main Chance
TVas Raul Ramira• 1 eps
1967
The Forsyte Saga
TVas Philip Bosinney
1966
Kaleidoscope
as Poker Player
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
as Pseudolus' mark
1965
The Alphabet Murders
as Waiter (uncredited)
Theatre 625
TVas Inspector Voss• 1 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)
Postman's Knock
as Pete
Crooks Anonymous
as Thomas
The Avengers
TVas Sykes / Marson• 1 eps
Richard the Lionheart
TVas Kemal / Lombrico
1961
Victim
as Undercover Detective (uncredited)
The Curse of the Werewolf
as Policeman (uncredited)
Sir Francis Drake
TVas Tomas
Sunday-Night Play
TVas Zagornetz / Political Prisoner• 2 eps
1960
1955
Dixon of Dock Green
TVas Victor Lane / Malcolm Roberts







