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