John Bennett
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. He also appeared in several films including The Fifth Element and The Pianist. He also had an extensive stage career.
Away from acting, Bennet was an enthusiastic amateur flier and an accomplished glider pilot. He died in 2005, aged 76.
Fotos
Películas (57)
The Ties That Bind Us
2008 · Chang Lee (archive footage)
Chaos and Cadavers
2003 · Mr Resurrection
The Pianist
2002 · Dr. Ehrlich
Minority Report
2002 · Adulation #4
Not 360
2002 · Actor
Charlotte Gray
2001
Great Comedy Moments
2001 · Medical Officer (archive footage)
Breathtaking
2000 · Mr. Henshaw
Bridge of Dragons
1999 · The Registrar
Steel
1997 · Stunts
The Fifth Element
1997 · Priest
Alien Nation: Millennium
1996 · Officer Laskau
Priest
1995 · Father Redstone
Kangaroo Man
1995 · Doctor
Split Second
1992 · Dr Schulman
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
1991 · Sigmund Freud
The War That Never Ends
1991 · Corcyran Representative
Needle
1990 · Chief Constable
Antonia and Jane
1990 · Uncle Irwin Carlinsky
The Tenth Man
1988 · Jules
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
1988 · Chaplain / Father
Tai-Pan
1986 · Orlov
Give My Regards to Broad Street
1984 · Mr. Rath
The Plague Dogs
1982 · Don (voice)
Eye of the Needle
1981 · Kleinmann
The Dybbuk
1980 · Messenger
The Mirror Crack'd
1980 · Barnsby ("Murder at Midnight")
Pews
1980 · Liftchick
The House on Garibaldi Street
1979 · Aaron Lazar
Watership Down
1978 · Captain Holly (voice)
Return Fare
1978 · Dr Robbins
The Greek Tycoon
1978 · Servant
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang
1977 · Li H'sen Chang
The Face of Darkness
1976 · Inquisitor & Psychiatrist
The Shadow-Line
1976
The Message
1976 · Salool
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
1974 · General Finch
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973 · Joseph Goebbels
The House in Nightmare Park
1973 · Patel
Anything Can Happen
1973 · Geoff Bridges
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1972 · Wriothesley
The House That Dripped Blood
1971 · Detective Inspector Holloway (segment "Framework Story")
The Syndicate
1968 · Dr. Singh
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966 · Pseudolus' mark
Kaleidoscope
1966 · Poker Player
The Alphabet Murders
1965 · Waiter (uncredited)
The Barber of Stamford Hill
1963
Lawrence of Arabia
1962 · Arab Sheik (uncredited)
The Pirates of Blood River
1962 · Penal Colony Guard (uncredited)
Crooks Anonymous
1962 · Thomas
Postman's Knock
1962 · Pete
Victim
1961 · Undercover Detective (uncredited)
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2
1961 · Zagornetz
A Call on Kuprin: Part 1
1961 · Zagornetz
The Curse of the Werewolf
1961 · Policeman (uncredited)
The Challenge
1960 · Spider
A Taste of Money
1960 · Waiter
Series (66)
Rome
2005 · Elderly Priest
New Tricks
2004
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
2003 · John Donovan
Armadillo
2001 · Father
The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells
2001 · Mr Jagger
Waking the Dead
2001 · Professor George Rosenthal
Jonathan Creek
1997 · Frank Geiger
Cadfael
1994 · Lazarus the Leper
Heartbeat
1992 · Terence Young
Mulberry
1992 · The Stranger
Merlin of the Crystal Cave
1991 · Maugan
Murder Most Horrid
1991 · DCI Graham Barlow
Saracen
1989 · Nugent
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988 · Chaplain / Father
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
1987 · Richard Erskine
Artists and Models
1986 · Etex
The Bill
1984
Hunter
1984 · Uniform Officer
Bergerac
1981 · Aaron Rosenbaum
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · Royden
Return of the Saint
1978 · Colonel Ramon Perrez
Blake's 7
1978 · Coser
The Professionals
1977 · Inspector Truitt
Anna Karenina
1977
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977 · Dr. Robbins
1990
1977
I, Claudius
1976 · Xenophon
Survivors
1975 · Jim
Porridge
1974 · Medical Officer
Fall of Eagles
1974 · Georges Clemenceau
Playhouse
1974 · Liftchick
The Edwardians
1972 · Frank Harris
Crown Court
1972 · Dr. Martin Stanislaus
Brett
1971
Strange Report
1969 · Jack White
The Main Chance
1969 · Raul Ramira
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
1969 · Lew Kohl
Market in Honey Lane
1967 · Billy Bush
The Forsyte Saga
1967 · Philip Bosinney
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Turkish General
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Albert, Tadeusz
Knock on Any Door
1965 · Dave Gadlow, Bright
The Troubleshooters
1965 · Jacques Couteau
Front Page Story
1965 · Ray Boscombe
Esther Waters
1964 · William Latch
Theatre 625
1964 · Inspector Voss
Detective
1964
Doctor Who
1963 · Li H'sen Chang, General Finch
Festival
1963 · Knight/Tempter
Espionage
1963 · Sergeant
Lorna Doone
1963
Crane
1963 · Smith
The Saint
1962 · Muller, Ardossi, Raschid, Count Alfredo
Richard the Lionheart
1962 · Lombrico, Kemal
Z-Cars
1962
Sir Francis Drake
1961 · Tomas
The Avengers
1961 · Sykes, Marson
The Cheaters
1960 · Blake
The Strange World of Gurney Slade
1960 · Napoleon Bonaparte
Sunday-Night Play
1960 · Zagornetz, Political Prisoner, Steingel
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1960 · Injun Joe
No Hiding Place
1959
Dixon of Dock Green
1955 · Victor Lane, Malcolm Roberts
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Jules