John Bennett
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 8, 1928
- Died
- Apr 11, 2005 (aged 76)
- Place of birth
- Beckenham, Kent, England, UK
- Credits
- 120
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.
Known for
Filmography
The Ties That Bind Us
2008Movie
Chang Lee (archive footage)
Rome
2005TV
Elderly Priest
New Tricks
2004TV
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
2003TV
John Donovan
Chaos and Cadavers
2003Movie
Mr Resurrection
The Pianist
2002Movie
Dr. Ehrlich
Minority Report
2002Movie
Adulation #4
Not 360
2002Movie
Actor
Charlotte Gray
2001Movie
Armadillo
2001TV
Father
The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells
2001TV
Mr Jagger
Waking the Dead
2001TV
Professor George Rosenthal
Breathtaking
2000Movie
Mr. Henshaw
Bridge of Dragons
1999Movie
The Registrar
Jonathan Creek
1997TV
Frank Geiger
The Fifth Element
1997Movie
Priest
Alien Nation: Millennium
1996Movie
Officer Laskau
Priest
1995Movie
Father Redstone
Kangaroo Man
1995Movie
Doctor
Cadfael
1994TV
Lazarus the Leper
Split Second
1992Movie
Dr Schulman
Heartbeat
1992TV
Terence Young
Mulberry
1992TV
The Stranger
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
1991Movie
Sigmund Freud
Merlin of the Crystal Cave
1991TV
Maugan
Murder Most Horrid
1991TV
DCI Graham Barlow
The War That Never Ends
1991Movie
Corcyran Representative
Needle
1990Movie
Chief Constable
Antonia and Jane
1990Movie
Uncle Irwin Carlinsky
Saracen
1989TV
Nugent
The Tenth Man
1988Movie
Jules
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
1988Movie
Chaplain / Father
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988TV
Chaplain / Father
Jake and the Fatman
1987TV
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
1987TV
Richard Erskine
Tai-Pan
1986Movie
Orlov
Artists and Models
1986TV
Etex
Give My Regards to Broad Street
1984Movie
Mr. Rath
The Bill
1984TV
Hunter
1984TV
Uniform Officer
The Plague Dogs
1982Movie
Don (voice)
Bergerac
1981TV
Aaron Rosenbaum
Eye of the Needle
1981Movie
Kleinmann
The Dybbuk
1980Movie
Messenger
The Mirror Crack'd
1980Movie
Barnsby ("Murder at Midnight")
Pews
1980Movie
Liftchick
The House on Garibaldi Street
1979Movie
Aaron Lazar
Tales of the Unexpected
1979TV
Royden
Watership Down
1978Movie
Captain Holly (voice)
Return of the Saint
1978TV
Colonel Ramon Perrez
Return Fare
1978Movie
Dr Robbins
The Greek Tycoon
1978Movie
Servant
Blake's 7
1978TV
Coser
The Professionals
1977TV
Inspector Truitt
Anna Karenina
1977TV
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977TV
Dr. Robbins
1990
1977TV
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang
1977Movie
Li H'sen Chang
The Face of Darkness
1976Movie
Inquisitor & Psychiatrist
I, Claudius
1976TV
Xenophon
The Shadow-Line
1976Movie
The Message
1976Movie
Salool
Survivors
1975TV
Jim
Porridge
1974TV
Medical Officer
Fall of Eagles
1974TV
Georges Clemenceau
Playhouse
1974TV
Liftchick
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
1974Movie
General Finch
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973Movie
Joseph Goebbels
The House in Nightmare Park
1973Movie
Patel
Anything Can Happen
1973Movie
Geoff Bridges
The Edwardians
1972TV
Frank Harris
Crown Court
1972TV
Dr. Martin Stanislaus
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1972Movie
Wriothesley
Fathers and Sons
1971TV
Pavel Kirsanov
Brett
1971TV
The House That Dripped Blood
1971Movie
Detective Inspector Holloway (segment "Framework Story")
Strange Report
1969TV
Jack White
The Main Chance
1969TV
Raul Ramira
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
1969TV
Lew Kohl
The Syndicate
1968Movie
Dr. Singh
Market in Honey Lane
1967TV
Billy Bush
The Forsyte Saga
1967TV
Philip Bosinney
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966Movie
Pseudolus' mark
Kaleidoscope
1966Movie
Poker Player
The Alphabet Murders
1965Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
BBC Play of the Month
1965TV
Turkish General
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965TV
Albert, Tadeusz
Knock on Any Door
1965TV
Dave Gadlow, Bright
Front Page Story
1965TV
Ray Boscombe
Esther Waters
1964TV
William Latch
Theatre 625
1964TV
Inspector Voss
Detective
1964TV
Doctor Who
1963TV
Li H'sen Chang, General Finch
Festival
1963TV
Knight/Tempter
Espionage
1963TV
Sergeant
Lorna Doone
1963TV
Crane
1963TV
Smith
The Barber of Stamford Hill
1963Movie
Lawrence of Arabia
1962Movie
Arab Sheik (uncredited)
The Saint
1962TV
Muller, Ardossi, Raschid, Count Alfredo
Richard the Lionheart
1962TV
Lombrico, Kemal
The Pirates of Blood River
1962Movie
Penal Colony Guard (uncredited)
Crooks Anonymous
1962Movie
Thomas
Postman's Knock
1962Movie
Pete
Z-Cars
1962TV
Sir Francis Drake
1961TV
Tomas
Victim
1961Movie
Undercover Detective (uncredited)
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2
1961Movie
Zagornetz
A Call on Kuprin: Part 1
1961Movie
Zagornetz
The Curse of the Werewolf
1961Movie
Policeman (uncredited)
The Avengers
1961TV
Sykes, Marson
The Cheaters
1960TV
Blake
The Strange World of Gurney Slade
1960TV
Napoleon Bonaparte
Sunday-Night Play
1960TV
Zagornetz, Political Prisoner, Steingel
The Challenge
1960Movie
Spider
A Taste of Money
1960Movie
Waiter
No Hiding Place
1959TV
Dixon of Dock Green
1955TV
Victor Lane, Malcolm Roberts
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951TV
Jules