- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 2, 1920
- Place of Birth
- Oxfordshire, England, UK
- Died
- June 6, 2011
John Boswall
John Boswall (2 May 1920 – 6 June 2011) was a British actor known for playing Emmanuel Goldstein in 1984 and Wyvern in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. Boswall was born John Stuart on 2 May 1920 in Oxfordshire, England. Prior to his career as an actor, he attended the University of Oxford and served in Burma during World War II. Boswall's television appearances included Paul Temple (1971), Wessex Tales (1973), Lady Killer (1973), Edward the Seventh (1975), The Onedin Line (1976), Love in a Cold Climate (1980), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1982), Sapphire & Steel (1982), No Place Like Home (1986), EastEnders (1990, 2002), Selling Hitler (1991), Agatha Christie's Poirot (1991), Drop the Dead Donkey (1993), Lovejoy (1993), Poldark (1996), Doctors (2000), Rome (2005) and Terry Pratchett's Hogfather (2006). Stage appearances included Edward Bond's The Fool at the Royal Court T…
Filmography
movieMorris: A Life with Bells On
2009 · Mr. Staveley
moviePirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006 · Wyvern
tvThe Ten Commandments
2006 · Egyptian Priest
movieLadies in Lavender
2004 · Very Old Man 2
movieThe Statement
2003 · Father Léo
tvRose and Maloney
2002 · Arthur Towns
Ca$hino
2001 · Johnny Niagra
movieHotel Splendide
2000 · Bellboy
tvThe Secret World of Michael Fry
2000 · Caldercott
movieThe Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
1999 · Old Priest
movieStiff Upper Lips
1998 · Don 2
movieThe Wind in the Willows
1996 · The Elderly Gentleman
moviePoldark
1996 · Cary Warleggan
Giving Tongue
1996 · Lord Belvoir
tvVirtual Murder
1992 · Professor Humber
tvAnglo Saxon Attitudes
1992 · Sir Edgar Iffley
tvMurder Most Horrid
1991 · Judge
tvSelling Hitler
1991 · August Priesack
movie3 Men and a Little Lady
1990 · Barrow
movieSitting Targets
1989 · Caretaker
tvAgatha Christie's Poirot
1989 · Dr Belvedere
Christabel
1988 · Alois
tvWish Me Luck
1988 · Leon Jouvet
movieA Hazard of Hearts
1987 · Meadows
movieThe Trial of Klaus Barbie
1987 · Dr. Reifmann
movieCasanova
1987
tvLovejoy
1986 · Peter Horsham
tvEastEnders
1985 · Harry Osborne, Harry Osbourne
movieNineteen Eighty-Four
1984 · Goldstein
tvMitch
1984 · Eric James
movieSakharov
1984
tvThe Hound of the Baskervilles
1982 · Sir Charles Baskerville
Wednesday's Child
1979 · Dr. Jennings
tvSapphire & Steel
1979 · Old Man
movieThe Life Story of Baal
1978 · Woodcutter
tvBrensham People
1976 · Mr. Rendcombe
Second Verdict
1976 · Dr Thomas Langton
tvWessex Tales
1973 · The Tutor
tvThriller
1973 · Old Man
movieLady Killer
1973 · Old Man