John Thaw

John Thaw

Known for
Acting
Born
January 3, 1942
Died
February 21, 2002 (aged 60)
Birthplace
Gorton, Manchester, England

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Edward Thaw, CBE (3 January 1942 – 21 February 2002) was an English actor who appeared in a range of television, stage, and cinema roles. He starred in the television series Inspector Morse as title character Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse, Redcap as Sergeant John Mann, The Sweeney as Detective Inspector Jack Regan, Home to Roost as Henry Willows, and Kavanagh QC as title character James Kavanagh. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Thaw, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Known For

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Filmography

2012
Britain At War In Colour poster

Britain At War In Colour

TV · as Narrateur · 4 eps

2001
Buried Treasure poster

Buried Treasure

Movie · as Harry Jenkins

2001
The Glass poster

The Glass

TV · as Jim Proctor · 6 eps

2000
Monsignor Renard poster

Monsignor Renard

TV · as Monsignor Augustine Renard · 4 eps

1999
The Waiting Time poster

The Waiting Time

Movie · as Joshua Mantle

1999
Plastic Man

Plastic Man

Movie · as Joe McConnell

1999
The Second World War in Colour poster

The Second World War in Colour

TV · as Himself - Narrator · 3 eps

1999
Plastic Man poster

Plastic Man

TV · as Joe McConnell · 2 eps

1998
Goodnight, Mister Tom poster

Goodnight, Mister Tom

Movie · as Tom Oakley

1997
Into the Blue poster

Into the Blue

Movie · as Harry Barnett

1996
Masculine Mescaline poster

Masculine Mescaline

Movie · as The Man

1995
The Absence of War poster

The Absence of War

Movie · as George Jones

1995
Kavanagh Q.C. poster

Kavanagh Q.C.

TV · as James Kavanagh Q.C. · 26 eps

1993
The Mystery of Morse

The Mystery of Morse

Movie · as Himself

1993
A Year in Provence poster

A Year in Provence

TV · as Peter Mayle · 12 eps

1992
Chaplin poster

Chaplin

Movie · as Fred Karno

1991
Stanley and the Women poster

Stanley and the Women

TV · as Stanley Duke · 4 eps

1989
Bomber Harris poster

Bomber Harris

Movie · as Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris

1987
The Sign of Four poster

The Sign of Four

Movie · as Jonathan Small

1987
Business as Usual poster

Business as Usual

Movie · as Kieran Flynn

1987
Cry Freedom poster

Cry Freedom

Movie · as Kruger

1987
Inspector Morse poster

Inspector Morse

TV · as Chief Inspector Morse · 28 eps

1985
We'll Support You Evermore poster

We'll Support You Evermore

Movie · as Geoff Hollins

1985
Home to Roost poster

Home to Roost

TV · as Henry Willows · 28 eps

1985
Screen Two poster

Screen Two

TV · as George Jones · 1 ep

1984
The Life and Death of King John poster

The Life and Death of King John

Movie · as Hubert de Burgh

1984
Killer Waiting

Killer Waiting

Movie · as Peter Hastings

1984
Mitch poster

Mitch

TV · as Mitch · 10 eps

1984
Sherlock Holmes poster

Sherlock Holmes

TV · as Jonathan Small · 1 ep

1982
Where Is Betty Buchas?

Where Is Betty Buchas?

Movie · as Jack Buchus

1982
Saturday Night Thriller

Saturday Night Thriller

TV · as Jack Buchus · 1 ep

1981
The Grass Is Singing poster

The Grass Is Singing

Movie · as Dick Turner

1981
Six Fifty-Five Special poster

Six Fifty-Five Special

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1980
Drake's Venture poster

Drake's Venture

Movie · as Francis Drake

1978
Sweeney 2 poster

Sweeney 2

Movie · as Det. Insp. Jack Regan

1978
Dinner at the Sporting Club poster

Dinner at the Sporting Club

Movie · as Dinny Mathews

1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare poster

The BBC Television Shakespeare

TV · as Hubert de Burgh · 1 ep

1977
Sweeney! poster

Sweeney!

Movie · as Det. Insp. Jack Regan

1975
The Sweeney poster

The Sweeney

TV · as Det. Insp. Jack Regan · 53 eps

1974
The Capone Investment poster

The Capone Investment

Movie · as Tom

1974
Regan poster

Regan

Movie · as Det. Insp. Jack Regan

1974
Armchair Cinema poster

Armchair Cinema

TV · as Det. Insp. Jack Regan · 1 ep

1974
Thick as Thieves poster

Thick as Thieves

TV · as Stan · 8 eps

1974
The Capone Investment poster

The Capone Investment

TV · as Tom · 6 eps

1972
Dr. Phibes Rises Again poster

Dr. Phibes Rises Again

Movie · as Shavers

1972
Whatever Became of Me?

Whatever Became of Me?

Movie · as Peter

1972
The Protectors poster

The Protectors

TV · as Mario Carpiano · 1 ep

1972
The Frighteners poster

The Frighteners

TV · as Wood · 1 ep

1971
Competition poster

Competition

Movie · as Tony

1971
Catch Me a Spy poster

Catch Me a Spy

Movie · as (uncredited)

1971
Budgie poster

Budgie

TV · as Denzil Davies · 1 ep

1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes poster

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

TV · as Lt. Holst · 1 ep

1971
The Onedin Line poster

The Onedin Line

TV · as Mr, Carby · 1 ep

1971
Suspicion

Suspicion

TV · as Richard Early · 1 ep

1970
The Last Grenade poster

The Last Grenade

Movie · as Terry Mitchell

1970
Macbeth

Macbeth

Movie · as Banquo

1970
Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition poster

Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition

Movie · as Dom

1970
Play for Today poster

Play for Today

TV · 1 ep

1970
Menace

Menace

TV · as Don · 1 ep

1970
Big Brother

Big Brother

TV · as Cordon · 1 ep

1969
Strange Report poster

Strange Report

TV · as Inspector Jenner · 1 ep

1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

TV · as Rolf, Larry Gains · 1 ep

1969
Happy Ever After

Happy Ever After

TV · as Frank Wilshaw · 1 ep

1968
The Bofors Gun poster

The Bofors Gun

Movie · as Gunner Featherstone

1967
Inheritance

Inheritance

TV · as Will Oldroyd · 10 eps

1967
ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse

TV · as Williams · 1 ep

1966
Bat Out of Hell poster

Bat Out of Hell

TV · as Mark Paxton · 5 eps

1966
Out of Town Theatre

Out of Town Theatre

TV · as Wally · 1 ep

1965
Dead Man's Chest poster

Dead Man's Chest

Movie · as David Jones

1965
BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month

TV · as George J. Bundavin, Banquo · 1 ep

1964
Redcap poster

Redcap

TV · as Sergeant John Mann · 26 eps

1963
Five to One poster

Five to One

Movie · as Alan Roper

1962
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner poster

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

Movie · as Bosworth (uncredited)

1961
Serjeant Musgrave's Dance poster

Serjeant Musgrave's Dance

Movie · as Pte. Hurst

1961
The Younger Generation

The Younger Generation

TV · as Martin, Denny, Peter, Charlie, Edward, Max, Customer · 1 ep

1961
Drama 61-67

Drama 61-67

TV · as Harry Fox · 1 ep

1959
Edgar Wallace Mysteries poster

Edgar Wallace Mysteries

TV · as Alan Roper, David Jones

1956
Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre

TV · as Tony, Peter · 1 ep

1949
The BAFTA Awards poster

The BAFTA Awards

TV · as Self · 1 ep