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John Woodvine

John Woodvine

Acting1929Tyne Dock, South Shields, County Durham, England, UK

Biography

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John Woodvine (1929-2025) was an English stage and screen actor who appeared in more than 70 theatre productions, as well as a similar number of television and film roles.

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Acting History

2023
Enys Men
as The Preacher
2017
Decline and Fall
TVas Master of the College
2016
The Musketeers
TVas Abbot1 eps
The Crown
TVas Archbishop of York4 eps
2015
2014
Vera
TVas Alan Kenworthy1 eps
2012
Hebburn
TVas Arthur
2011
Midsomer Murders
TVas Commodore / Sir Harry Chatwyn1 eps
2010
Burke & Hare
as Lord Provost
Joe Maddison's War
as Father Connolly
2008
Flick
as Dr Nickel
2007
2006
Miss Potter
as Sir Nigel
2005
Shameless
TVas Neville1 eps
2004
Vanity Fair
as Lord Bareacres
London
TVas Henry Moore3 eps
2003
The Other Boleyn Girl
as Uncle Howard
2002
The Secret
as Frank
The Falklands Play
as Adm. of the Fleet Sir Terence Lewin
2001
Bob & Rose
TVas William Gossage
1999
1998
Peak Practice
TVas Jackie Brown3 eps
1995
Persuasion
as Admiral Croft
Hilary
as Dad (voice)
Heartbeat
TVas Frank Armstrong1 eps
Crown Prosecutor
TVas Judge Mellor
Performance
TVas Earl of Warwick1 eps
1994
Fatherland
as Luther
Dragonworld
as Lester MacIntyre
A Pinch of Snuff
as Godfrey Blengdale
Faith
TVas Boss
Finney
TVas Bobo Sr.
1993
The Trial
as Herr Deimen
Screen Two
TVas Herr Deimen1 eps
Harry
TVas Jack Crow
1990
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
as The Chamberlain / Father (voice)
The Chief
TVas Terence Oglivy
1989
Countdown to War
as Joachim von Ribbentrop
Duke Bluebeard's Castle
as Speaker of the Prologue (voice)
A Tale of Two Cities
TVas Attorney General
1988
Glory Enough For All
as Dr. John MacLeod
The Black and Blue Lamp
as Supt. Hammond
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
TVas Ruggio Ruggeri / Henry IV / Leone
Chelmsford 123
TVas Psychiatrist
1987
The New Statesman
TVas Sir Malachi Jellicoe1 eps
Knights of God
TVas Prior Mordrin
Rockliffe's Babies
TVas DCS Gardner
1986
The Marlowe Inquest
as William Danby
Casualty
TVas Reg Macready / Jack Hetherington
1985
Murder with Mirrors
as Christian Gilbranson
Deceptions
as Chief Inspector
The Browning Version
as Dr. Frobisher
Edge of Darkness
TVas Ross4 eps
Deceptions
TVas Chief Inspector
1984
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
as King Antiochus
The Tripods
TVas Meister West 468
The Prisoner of Zenda
TVas Colonel Sapt
1983
Juliet Bravo
TVas John Lambert1 eps
1981
1979
1978
Return of the Saint
TVas Ray Dennis1 eps
Strangers
TVas Lazarov
1975
Assault on Agathon
as Matt Fenrek
Shadows
TVas Father
1974
Churchill's People
TVas Colonel John Hewson
1971
The Devils
as Louis Trincant
Man Failure
as Narrator (voice)
Play for Today
TVas Penitent2 eps
Elizabeth R
TVas Sir Francis Drake1 eps
1970
The Walking Stick
as Bertie Irons
Hamlet
as Claudius
Macbeth
as MacDuff
BBC Play of the Month
TVas MacDuff1 eps
1969
The Champions
TVas Lt. Kruger Haller1 eps
Hadleigh
TVas Driberg
Softly Softly: Task Force
TVas Det. Chief Supt. Allan
The Dustbinmen
TVas Bloody Delilah
1968
The Caesars
TVas Vitellius
1967
Z-Cars
TVas DI Alan Witty416 eps
1966
The Saint
TVas Pilot1 eps
The Liars
TVas Buckthorne
1965
Darling
as Customs Officer (uncredited)
Theatre 625
TVas Gordon Follister1 eps
The Avengers
TVas Seagrave2 eps
1963
Doctor Who
TVas Marshal
Sergeant Cork
TVas Carlyon
1962
1960
The Poet
as Catullo Ossiano
1956
Armchair Theatre
TVas Fred Barrow

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
7/21/1929
Day of Death
10/6/2025
Place of Birth
Tyne Dock, South Shields, County Durham, England, UK