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John Westbrook

John Westbrook

Acting1922Teignmouth, England, UK

Biography

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John Westbrook  (1 November 1922 - 16 June 1989) was an English actor.

Born in Teignmouth, Devon, John Westbrook worked mainly in theatre and in radio. He also made occasional film and television appearances. His most famous role was as Christopher Gough in Roger Corman's The Tomb of Ligeia. Noted for his deep, mellifluous voice, he also recorded radio plays and audio books, and provided the role of Treebeard in the 1978 animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. Westbrook also recorded the spoken vocal parts for the orchestral pieces An Oxford Elegy by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Morning Heroes by Arthur Bliss.

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Acting History

1984
The Dress
as Matthew
1981
Blake's 7
TVas Muller1 eps
1980
1978
The Lord of the Rings
as Treebeard (voice)
1975
The Breakthrough
as Voice of Charon One
Playhouse
TVas Charon One (voice)1 eps
1972
The Edwardians
TVas Allenby1 eps
Justice
TVas Jonathan Osmond Q.C.1 eps
1970
BBC Play of the Month
TVas Brigadier General Barrington1 eps
The Main Chance
TVas Charles Wainwright1 eps
1967
1964
The Tomb of Ligeia
as Christopher Gough
1958
1957
Rupert of Hentzau
as The King / Rudolf Rassendyll

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/1/1922
Day of Death
6/16/1989
Place of Birth
Teignmouth, England, UK
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