John Woodvine
John Woodvine (July 21, 1929 – October 6, 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. In film, he is best known for his roles in The Devils (1971), An American Werewolf in London (1981), and Enys Man (2022).
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Movies (63)
Enys Men
2023 · The Preacher
The Lady with the Long Brown Hair
2016 · The Voice
A Song for Jenny
2015 · Father
Burke & Hare
2010 · Lord Provost
Joe Maddison's War
2010 · Father Connolly
On Expenses
2010 · Lord
Hamlet
2009 · Player King
Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
2009 · Self
Flick
2008 · Dr Nickel
The Midnight Drives
2007 · Guesthouse Owner
The Trial of Tony Blair
2007 · Judge
Miss Potter
2006 · Sir Nigel
Vanidad
2004 · Lord Bareacres
Las hermanas Bolena
2003 · Uncle Howard
The Secret
2002 · Frank
The Falklands Play
2002 · Adm. of the Fleet Sir Terence Lewin
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
1999 · Sir Hugh Dalrymple
Persuasion
1995 · Admiral Croft
Hilary
1995 · Dad (voice)
Fatherland
1994 · Luther
Dragonworld
1994 · Lester MacIntyre
A Pinch of Snuff
1994 · Godfrey Blengdale
Romeo and Juliet
1994 · Friar Lawrence
The Trial
1993 · Herr Deimen
Leon the Pig Farmer
1993 · Vitelli
Wuthering Heights
1992 · Thomas Earnshaw
Little Richard Wrecked My Marriage
1992
Pirate Prince
1991 · Kreutzen
Incident in Judaea
1991
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
1990 · The Chamberlain / Father (voice)
Who Bombed Birmingham?
1990 · Tom Clarke
Danny the Champion of the World
1989 · Tallon
And a Nightingale Sang
1989 · George
Duke Bluebeard's Castle
1989 · Speaker of the Prologue (voice)
Countdown to War
1989 · Joachim von Ribbentrop
The Dog It Was That Died
1989 · Dr. Seddon
The Black and Blue Lamp
1988 · Supt. Hammond
Glory Enough For All
1988 · Dr. John MacLeod
The Marlowe Inquest
1986 · William Danby
Death Is Part of the Process
1986 · Mr Norval
The Browning Version
1985 · Dr. Frobisher
Deceptions
1985 · Chief Inspector
A Month in the Country
1985 · Schaaf
Murder with Mirrors
1985 · Christian Gilbranson
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
1984 · King Antiochus
Squaring the Circle
1984 · Gierek
The Tale of Beatrix Potter
1983 · Mr Potter
Spaghetti House
1982 · Senior Officer
An American Werewolf in London
1981 · Dr. J.S. Hirsch
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
1979 · Colonel
Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor
1979 · Marshal
Macbeth
1979 · Banquo
Butterflies Don't Count
1978 · Penitent
Assault on Agathon
1975 · Matt Fenrek
The Baron: Mystery Island
1972 · John Garvey
Young Winston
1972 · Howard
Man Failure
1971 · Narrator (voice)
The Devils
1971 · Louis Trincant
Hamlet
1970 · Claudius
Macbeth
1970 · MacDuff
The Walking Stick
1970 · Bertie Irons
Darling
1965 · Customs Officer (uncredited)
The Poet
1960 · Catullo Ossiano
TV shows (77)
Decline and Fall
2017 · Master of the College
The Crown
2016 · Archbishop of York
Los Mosqueteros
2014 · Abbot
Hebburn
2012 · Arthur
Vera
2011 · Alan Kenworthy
Never Better
2008
Sold
2007
London
2004 · Henry Moore
Shameless
2004 · Neville
The Secret
2002 · Frank
Bob & Rose
2001 · William Gossage
Verdict
1998 · Judge Peregrine Horner
Midsomer Murders
1997 · Sir Harry Chatwyn, Commodore
Oliver's Travels
1995 · Mr Gunn
Crown Prosecutor
1995 · Judge Mellor
Finney
1994 · Bobo Sr.
Faith
1994 · Boss
Harry
1993 · Jack Crow
Peak Practice
1993 · Jackie Brown
Civvies
1992 · Judge
Heartbeat
1992 · Frank Armstrong
Runaway Bay
1992 · Mr Snotts
An Actor's Life for Me
1991 · Frank
Performance
1991 · Earl of Warwick
The Second Russian Revolution
1991 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Spender
1991 · Berry
The Chief
1990 · Terence Oglivy
A Tale of Two Cities
1989 · Attorney General
Chelmsford 123
1988 · Psychiatrist
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988 · Ruggio Ruggeri / Henry IV / Leone
The New Statesman
1987 · Sir Malachi Jellicoe
Knights of God
1987 · Prior Mordrin
Rockliffe's Babies
1987 · DCS Gardner
Casualty
1986 · Reg Macready, Jack Hetherington
ScreenPlay
1986 · William Danby
All in Good Faith
1985 · Oscar Randolph
Edge of Darkness
1985 · Ross
Deceptions
1985 · Chief Inspector
Screen Two
1985 · Herr Deimen
The Prisoner of Zenda
1984 · Colonel Sapt
The Tripods
1984 · Meister West 468
Swallows and Amazons Forever!
1984 · P.C. Tedder
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1982
Juliet Bravo
1980 · John Lambert
Return of the Saint
1978 · Ray Dennis
Strangers
1978 · Lazarov
Shadows
1975 · Father
Against the Crowd
1975 · Sir Lionel Frobisher
Churchill's People
1974 · Colonel John Hewson
An Unofficial Rose
1974
Playhouse
1974 · Colonel
New Scotland Yard
1972 · CS John Kingdom
Elizabeth R
1971 · Sir Francis Drake
Play for Today
1970 · Penitent
Softly Softly: Task Force
1969 · Det. Chief Supt. Allan
The Dustbinmen
1969 · Bloody Delilah
Hadleigh
1969 · Driberg
Who-Dun-It
1969 · Col. Robert White
The Champions
1968 · Lt. Kruger Haller
The Caesars
1968 · Vitellius
The Further Adventures of the Musketeers
1967 · Aramis
Turn Out the Lights
1967 · Stefan
Softly, Softly
1966
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Sebastian, MacDuff
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Schweiler
The Wednesday Play
1964 · Jackie
Theatre 625
1964 · Gordon Follister
Doctor Who
1963 · Marshal
Sergeant Cork
1963 · Carlyon
The Saint
1962 · Pilot
Man of the World
1962 · Gioti
Z-Cars
1962 · DI Alan Witty, Det. Insp. Witty
Ghost Squad
1961 · Karl Eppler
The Avengers
1961 · Seagrave
Danger Man
1960 · Luigi
Armchair Theatre
1956 · Fred Barrow
ITV Play of the Week
1955 · Outsider