John Bennett
John Bennett
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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
111
Gender
Male
Birthday
1928-05-08 (97 years old)
Place of Birth
Beckenham, Kent, England, UK
Acting

2008

The Ties That Bind Us as Chang Lee (archive footage)

2005

Rome as Elderly Priest

2004

New Tricks as Not available

2003

Chaos and Cadavers as Mr Resurrection

2002

The Pianist as Dr. Ehrlich

2002

Minority Report as Adulation #4

2002

Not 360 as Actor

2001

Waking the Dead as Professor George Rosenthal

2001

Armadillo as Father

2000

Breathtaking as Mr. Henshaw

1999

Bridge of Dragons as The Registrar

1997

Jonathan Creek as Frank Geiger

1997

The Fifth Element as Priest

1996

Alien Nation: Millennium as Officer Laskau

1995

Priest as Father Redstone

1995

Kangaroo Man as Doctor

1994

Cadfael as Lazarus the Leper

1992

Heartbeat as Terence Young

1992

Mulberry as The Stranger

1992

Split Second as Dr Schulman

1991

Murder Most Horrid as DCI Graham Barlow

1991

The War That Never Ends as Corcyran Representative

1990

Needle as Chief Constable

1990

Antonia and Jane as Uncle Irwin Carlinsky

1989

Saracen as Nugent

1988

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers as Chaplain / Father

1988

The Tenth Man as Jules

1988

Franz Kafka's 'The Trial' as Chaplain / Father

1987

Jake and the Fatman as Not available

1987

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder as Richard Erskine

1986

Tai-Pan as Orlov

1984

The Bill as Not available

1984

Hunter as Uniform Officer

1983

The Cleopatras as Philocles

1982

The Plague Dogs as Don (voice)

1981

Bergerac as Aaron Rosenbaum

1981

Eye of the Needle as Kleinmann

1980

The Mirror Crack'd as Barnsby ("Murder at Midnight")

1980

The Dybbuk as Messenger

1980

Pews as Liftchick

1979

The House on Garibaldi Street as Aaron Lazar

1978

Blake's 7 as Coser

1978

Return of the Saint as Colonel Ramon Perrez

1978

Lillie as Not available

1978

Watership Down as Captain Holly (voice)

1978

The Greek Tycoon as Servant

1978

Return Fare as Dr Robbins

1977

The Professionals as Inspector Truitt

1977

Anna Karenina as Not available

1977

1990 as Not available

1976

I, Claudius as Not available

1976

The Message as Salool

1976

The Shadow-Line as Not available

1976

The Face of Darkness as Inquisitor & Psychiatrist

1975

Survivors as Jim

1974

Porridge as Medical Officer

1974

Fall of Eagles as Georges Clemenceau

1973

Hitler: The Last Ten Days as Joseph Goebbels

1973

Anything Can Happen as Geoff Bridges

1972

Crown Court as Not available

1972

Crown Court as Dr. Martin Stanislaus

1972

The Edwardians as Frank Harris

1972

Henry VIII and His Six Wives as Wriothesley

1971

Brett as Not available

1971

Fathers and Sons as Not available

1971

The House That Dripped Blood as Detective Inspector Holloway (segment "Framework Story")

1969

The Main Chance as Raul Ramira

1969

Strange Report as Jack White

1968

The Syndicate as Dr. Singh

1967

The Forsyte Saga as Philip Bosinney

1966

Softly, Softly as Not available

1966

Kaleidoscope as Poker Player

1965

The Alphabet Murders as Waiter (uncredited)

1964

Detective as Not available

1963

Doctor Who as Li H'sen Chang

1963

Doctor Who as General Finch

1963

Lorna Doone as Not available

1963

The Barber of Stamford Hill as Not available

1962

Z-Cars as Not available

1962

The Saint as Muller

1962

The Saint as Ardossi

1962

The Saint as Raschid

1962

The Saint as Count Alfredo

1962

Lawrence of Arabia as Arab Sheik (uncredited)

1962

The Pirates of Blood River as Penal Colony Guard (uncredited)

1962

Crooks Anonymous as Thomas

1962

Postman's Knock as Pete

1961

The Avengers as Sykes

1961

The Avengers as Marson

1961

Sir Francis Drake as Tomas

1961

The Curse of the Werewolf as Policeman (uncredited)

1961

Victim as Undercover Detective (uncredited)

1960

Sunday-Night Play as Zagornetz

1960

The Cheaters as Blake

1960

The Challenge as Spider

1960

A Taste of Money as Not available

1959

No Hiding Place as Not available

1955

Dixon of Dock Green as Victor Lane

1955

Dixon of Dock Green as Malcolm Roberts

1954

The Wonderful World of Disney as Not available

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Jules
Crew

1997

Steel Stunts