John Bennett

John Bennett

Deceased · Born: May 8, 1928 · Died: Apr 11, 2005

Personal Details

Born May 8, 1928 Beckenham, Kent, England, UK
Spouse
  • Caroline Mortimer

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Apr 11, 2005 )
  • Patricia Hastings

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Terence Alexander,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

2005
Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead as Professor George Rosenthal
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2004
New Tricks
New Tricks
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2003
Chaos and Cadavers
Chaos and Cadavers as Mr. Resurrection
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1999
Bridge of Dragons
Bridge of Dragons as The Registrar
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Jonathan Creek
Jonathan Creek as Frank Geiger
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1994
Mystery!: Cadfael
Mystery!: Cadfael as Lazarus the Leper
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1992
Mulberry
Mulberry as The Stranger
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1991
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady as Sigmund Freud
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1990
Screenplay
Screenplay as Chief Constable
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Screenplay
Screenplay as Uncle Irwin Carlinsky
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1987
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder as Richard Erskine
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1980
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected as Royden
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1979
The House on Garibaldi Street
The House on Garibaldi Street as Aaron Lazar
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The Professionals
The Professionals as Inspector Truitt
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1978
Watership Down
Watership Down as Captain Holly (voice)
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1976
The Shadow Line
The Shadow Line
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Face of Darkness
Face of Darkness as Inquisitor & Psychiatrist
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I, Claudius
I, Claudius
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1974
Porridge
Porridge as Medical Officer
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1973
The House in Nightmare Park
The House in Nightmare Park as Patel
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Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Hitler: The Last Ten Days as Josef Goebbels
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Doctor Who
Doctor Who as General Finch
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1969
The Main Chance
The Main Chance as Raul Ramira
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1968
The Syndicate
The Syndicate as Dr. Singh
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1967
The Forsyte Saga
The Forsyte Saga as Philip Bosinney
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1963
The Barber of Stamford Hill
The Saint
The Saint as Count Alfredo
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1962
Postman's Knock
Postman's Knock as Pete
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1961
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake as Tomas
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1960
It Takes a Thief
It Takes a Thief as Spider
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1954
Diplomatic Passport
Diplomatic Passport as André
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