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.
Filmography
all 99
TV Shows 50
Movies 49
Voice 2
Elderly Priest
Rome (2005)
TV
5.69
New Tricks (2004)
TV
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World (2003)
TV
Dr. Ehrlich
The Pianist (2002)
Movie
5.33
Adulation #4
Minority Report (2002)
Movie
6.88
Actor
Not 360 (2002)
Movie
Father
Armadillo (2001)
TV
Professor George Rosenthal
Waking the Dead (2001)
TV
4.67
Mr. Henshaw
Breathtaking (2000)
Movie
The Registrar
Bridge of Dragons (1999)
Movie
Frank Geiger
Jonathan Creek (1997)
TV
1
Priest
The Fifth Element (1997)
Movie
6.16
Health Visitor
Silent Film (1996)
Movie
Officer Laskau
Alien Nation: Millennium (1996)
Movie
5.5
Father Redstone
Priest (1995)
Movie
5.5
Doctor
Kangaroo Man (1995)
Movie
Lazarus the Leper
Cadfael (1994)
TV
6
Split Second (1992)
Movie
Terence Young
Heartbeat (1992)
TV
9
The Stranger
Mulberry (1992)
TV
Dr. Sigmund Freud
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991)
Movie
DCI Graham Barlow
Murder Most Horrid (1991)
TV
Corcyran Representative
The War That Never Ends (1991)
Movie
Chief Constable
Needle (1990)
Movie
Uncle Irwin Carlinsky
Antonia and Jane (1990)
Movie
Nugent
Saracen (1989)
TV
Jules
The Tenth Man (1988)
Movie
Chaplain / Father
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial' (1988)
Movie
Jake and the Fatman (1987)
TV
Richard Erskine
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder (1987)
Movie
Richard Erskine
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder (1987)
TV
6
Orlov
Tai-Pan (1986)
Movie
Mr. Rath
Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984)
Movie
The Bill (1984)
TV
Uniform Officer
Hunter (1984)
TV
Philocles
The Cleopatras (1983)
TV
Don (voice)
The Plague Dogs (1982)
Movie
Aaron Rosenbaum
Bergerac (1981)
TV
6
Kleinmann
Eye of the Needle (1981)
Movie
6.5
Barnsby (‘Murder at Midnight’)
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
Movie
Messenger
The Dybbuk (1980)
Movie
Aaron Lazar
The House on Garibaldi Street (1979)
Movie
Royden
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
TV
Captain Holly (voice)
Watership Down (1978)
Movie
6
Lillie (1978)
TV
4.33
Colonel Ramon Perrez
Return of the Saint (1978)
TV
Servant
The Greek Tycoon (1978)
Movie
Coser
Blake's 7 (1978)
TV
Inspector Truitt
The Professionals (1977)
TV
Anna Karenina (1977)
TV
1990 (1977)
TV
Li H'sen Chang
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang (1977)
Movie
Inquisitor / Psychiatrist
The Face of Darkness (1976)
Movie
I, Claudius (1976)
TV
6.33
The Shadow-Line (1976)
Movie
Salool
The Message (1976)
Movie
Jim
Survivors (1975)
TV
Medical Officer
Porridge (1974)
TV
5.33
Georges Clemenceau
Fall of Eagles (1974)
TV
General Finch
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs (1974)
Movie
Dr. Böhlinger
Vienna 1900 (1973)
TV
Joseph Goebbels
Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973)
Movie
Patel
The House in Nightmare Park (1973)
Movie
Geoff Bridges
Anything Can Happen (1973)
Movie
The Edwardians (1972)
TV
Dr. Martin Stanislaus
Crown Court (1972)
TV
Wriothesley
Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972)
Movie
Fathers and Sons (1971)
TV
Brett (1971)
TV
Det. Insp. Holloway (segment "Framework Story")
The House That Dripped Blood (1971)
Movie
6
Raul Ramira
The Main Chance (1969)
TV
Dr. Singh
The Syndicate (1968)
Movie
Albert
Another Moon Called Earth (1967)
Movie
Philip Bosinney
The Forsyte Saga (1967)
TV
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
Movie
Poker Player
Kaleidoscope (1966)
Movie
Softly, Softly (1966)
TV
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)
TV
Detective (1964)
TV
General Finch / Li H'sen Chang
Doctor Who (1963)
TV
5.28
Lorna Doone (1963)
TV
Mr. Figg
The Barber of Stamford Hill (1963)
Movie
Arab Sheik (uncredited)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Movie
5.02
Raschid / Muller / Count Alfredo / Ardossi
The Saint (1962)
TV
5
Penal Colony Guard (uncredited)
The Pirates of Blood River (1962)
Movie
6
Thomas
Crooks Anonymous (1962)
Movie
Pete
Postman's Knock (1962)
Movie
Z-Cars (1962)
TV
Tomas
Sir Francis Drake (1961)
TV
Undercover Detective (uncredited)
Victim (1961)
Movie
6
Sykes / Marson
The Avengers (1961)
TV
6
Zagornetz
Sunday-Night Play (1960)
TV
Spider
The Challenge (1960)
Movie
A Taste of Money (1960)
Movie
No Hiding Place (1959)
TV
Malcolm Roberts / Victor Lane
Dixon of Dock Green (1955)
TV
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1954)
TV
5.98
Jules
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
8.33
Billy Bush
Market in Honey Lane
TV
Ratings
Average 6.18
Based on 2.87 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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2005
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1928-05-08
Deathday2005-04-11 (76 years old)
Birth PlaceBeckenham, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsJohn Bennet
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