
John Westbrook
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Westbrook (1 November 1922 - 16 June 1989) was an English actor. Born in Teignmouth, Devon, John Westbrook worked mainly in theatre and in radio. He also made occasional film and television appearances. His most famous role was as Christopher Gough in Roger Corman's The Tomb of Ligeia. Noted for his deep, mellifluous voice, he also recorded radio plays and audio books, and provided the role of Treebeard in the 1978 animated adaptation of The Lord o...
Known For
Filmography

The Dress
1984
as Matthew

North Sea Hijack
1980
as Dawnay

The Lord of the Rings
1978
as Treebeard (voice)

B.Traven: A Mystery Solved
1978
as Self - Reader

Blake's 7
1978
as Muller

Six Characters in Search of an Author
1977
as Leading Man

The Breakthrough
1975
as Voice of Charon One

Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery
1974
as Bradshaw

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
1974

Playhouse
1974
as Charon One (voice)

The Edwardians
1972
as Allenby

Justice
1971
as Jonathan Osmond Q.C.

Let There Be Light
1970
as Inspector

The Main Chance
1969
as Charles Wainwright
Look at Life: Queue for Gardens
1968
as Self - Commentator
Look at Life: It's Odds on the Fish
1968
as Self - Commentator
Look at Life: Mini and Mod
1968
as Self - Commentator

Look at Life: Change at the Tower
1967
as Self - Commentator
Look at Life: The Abbey Backstage
1966
as Self - Commentator

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Brigadier General Barrington

The Masque of the Red Death
1964
as The Man in Red

The Tomb of Ligeia
1964
as Christopher Gough

A Prize of Arms
1962
as Capt. Stafford

Foxhole in Cairo
1960
as Roger

Room at the Top
1958
as Jack Wales

A Midsummer Night's Dream
1958
as Theseus
Rupert of Hentzau
1957
as The King / Rudolf Rassendyll
The Twilight Forest
1957
as Narrator

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Maurice Aubert

There Is Another Sun
1951
as Detective