- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 8, 1928
- Place of Birth
- Beckenham, Kent, England, UK
- Died
- April 11, 2005
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.
Filmography
movieThe Ties That Bind Us
2008 · Chang Lee (archive footage)
tvRome
2005 · Elderly Priest
tvNew Tricks
2004
tvSeven Wonders of the Industrial World
2003 · John Donovan
movieChaos and Cadavers
2003 · Mr Resurrection
movieThe Pianist
2002 · Dr. Ehrlich
movieMinority Report
2002 · Adulation #4
Not 360
movieNot 360
2002 · Actor
movieCharlotte Gray
2001
tvArmadillo
2001 · Father
tvThe Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells
2001 · Mr Jagger
tvWaking the Dead
2001 · Professor George Rosenthal
movieBreathtaking
2000 · Mr. Henshaw
movieBridge of Dragons
1999 · The Registrar
movieSteel
1997 · Stunts
tvJonathan Creek
1997 · Frank Geiger
movieThe Fifth Element
1997 · Priest
movieAlien Nation: Millennium
1996 · Officer Laskau
moviePriest
1995 · Father Redstone
movieKangaroo Man
1995 · Doctor
tvCadfael
1994 · Lazarus the Leper
movieSplit Second
1992 · Dr Schulman
tvHeartbeat
1992 · Terence Young
tvMulberry
1992 · The Stranger
movieSherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
1991 · Sigmund Freud
tvMerlin of the Crystal Cave
1991 · Maugan
tvMurder Most Horrid
1991 · DCI Graham Barlow
movieThe War That Never Ends
1991 · Corcyran Representative
movieNeedle
1990 · Chief Constable
movieAntonia and Jane
1990 · Uncle Irwin Carlinsky
tvSaracen
1989 · Nugent
movieThe Tenth Man
1988 · Jules
movieFranz Kafka's 'The Trial'
1988 · Chaplain / Father
tvThe Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988 · Chaplain / Father
tvJake and the Fatman
1987
tvMiss Marple: Sleeping Murder
1987 · Richard Erskine
movieTai-Pan
1986 · Orlov
tvArtists and Models
1986 · Etex
movieGive My Regards to Broad Street
1984 · Mr. Rath
tvThe Bill
1984
tvHunter
1984 · Uniform Officer
movieThe Plague Dogs
1982 · Don (voice)
tvBergerac
1981 · Aaron Rosenbaum
movieEye of the Needle
1981 · Kleinmann
movieThe Dybbuk
1980 · Messenger
movieThe Mirror Crack'd
1980 · Barnsby ("Murder at Midnight")
moviePews
1980 · Liftchick
movieThe House on Garibaldi Street
1979 · Aaron Lazar
tvTales of the Unexpected
1979 · Royden
movieWatership Down
1978 · Captain Holly (voice)
tvReturn of the Saint
1978 · Colonel Ramon Perrez
movieReturn Fare
1978 · Dr Robbins
movieThe Greek Tycoon
1978 · Servant
tvBlake's 7
1978 · Coser
tvThe Professionals
1977 · Inspector Truitt
tvAnna Karenina
1977
tvBBC2 Play of the Week
1977 · Dr. Robbins
tv1990
1977
movieDoctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang
1977 · Li H'sen Chang
movieThe Face of Darkness
1976 · Inquisitor & Psychiatrist
tvI, Claudius
1976 · Xenophon
movieThe Shadow-Line
1976
movieThe Message
1976 · Salool
tvSurvivors
1975 · Jim
tvPorridge
1974 · Medical Officer
tvFall of Eagles
1974 · Georges Clemenceau
tvPlayhouse
1974 · Liftchick
movieDoctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
1974 · General Finch
movieHitler: The Last Ten Days
1973 · Joseph Goebbels
movieThe House in Nightmare Park
1973 · Patel
Anything Can Happen
movieAnything Can Happen
1973 · Geoff Bridges
tvThe Edwardians
1972 · Frank Harris
tvCrown Court
1972 · , Dr. Martin Stanislaus
movieHenry VIII and His Six Wives
1972 · Wriothesley
tvFathers and Sons
1971 · Pavel Kirsanov
Brett
tvBrett
1971
movieThe House That Dripped Blood
1971 · Detective Inspector Holloway (segment "Framework Story")
tvStrange Report
1969 · Jack White
tvThe Main Chance
1969 · Raul Ramira
tvThe Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
1969 · Lew Kohl
movieThe Syndicate
1968 · Dr. Singh
tvMarket in Honey Lane
1967 · Billy Bush
tvThe Forsyte Saga
1967 · Philip Bosinney
movieA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966 · Pseudolus' mark
movieKaleidoscope
1966 · Poker Player
movieThe Alphabet Murders
1965 · Waiter (uncredited)
tvBBC Play of the Month
1965 · Turkish General
tvThirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Albert, Tadeusz
Front Page Story
tvFront Page Story
1965 · Ray Boscombe
Esther Waters
tvEsther Waters
1964 · William Latch
tvTheatre 625
1964 · Inspector Voss
tvDetective
1964
tvDoctor Who
1963 · Li H'sen Chang, General Finch
Festival
tvFestival
1963 · Knight/Tempter
tvEspionage
1963 · Sergeant
Lorna Doone
tvLorna Doone
1963
Crane
tvCrane
1963 · Smith
movieThe Barber of Stamford Hill
1963
movieLawrence of Arabia
1962 · Arab Sheik (uncredited)
tvThe Saint
1962 · Muller, Ardossi, Raschid, Count Alfredo
tvRichard the Lionheart
1962 · Lombrico, Kemal
movieThe Pirates of Blood River
1962 · Penal Colony Guard (uncredited)
movieCrooks Anonymous
1962 · Thomas
moviePostman's Knock
1962 · Pete
tvZ-Cars
1962
tvSir Francis Drake
1961 · Tomas
movieVictim
1961 · Undercover Detective (uncredited)
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2
movieA Call on Kuprin: Part 2
1961 · Zagornetz
A Call on Kuprin: Part 1
movieA Call on Kuprin: Part 1
1961 · Zagornetz
movieThe Curse of the Werewolf
1961 · Policeman (uncredited)
tvThe Avengers
1961 · Sykes, Marson
tvThe Cheaters
1960 · Blake
tvThe Strange World of Gurney Slade
1960 · Napoleon Bonaparte
Sunday-Night Play
tvSunday-Night Play
1960 · Zagornetz, Political Prisoner, Steingel
movieThe Challenge
1960 · Spider
A Taste of Money
movieA Taste of Money
1960 · Waiter
tvNo Hiding Place
1959
tvDixon of Dock Green
1955 · Victor Lane, Malcolm Roberts
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Jules