John Boswall
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 2, 1920
- Died
- June 6, 2011 (aged 91)
- Birthplace
- Oxfordshire, England, UK
Biography
John Boswall (2 May 1920 – 6 June 2011) was a British actor known for playing Emmanuel Goldstein in 1984 and Wyvern in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. Boswall was born John Stuart on 2 May 1920 in Oxfordshire, England. Prior to his career as an actor, he attended the University of Oxford and served in Burma during World War II. Boswall's television appearances included Paul Temple (1971), Wessex Tales (1973), Lady Killer (1973), Edward the Seventh (1975), The Onedin Line (1976), Love in a Cold Climate (1980), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1982), Sapphire & Steel (1982), No Place Like Home (1986), EastEnders (1990, 2002), Selling Hitler (1991), Agatha Christie's Poirot (1991), Drop the Dead Donkey (1993), Lovejoy (1993), Poldark (1996), Doctors (2000), Rome (2005) and Terry Pratchett's Hogfather (2006). Stage appearances included Edward Bond's The Fool at the Royal Court Theatre (1975),[2] Sweeney Todd at the Little Theatre, Bristol (1978–79); Oh, What A Lovely War!, A Midsummer Night's Dream (1979–80), and Kiss Me, Kate (1980–81) at the Bristol Old Vic; Henry IV, Part I (1984–85) at the Theatre Royal, Bath; Doctor Faustus (1974), Cymbeline (1974) and Camille (1985–86) with the Royal Shakespeare Company;[3] and Moliere's Bourgeois gentilhomme (1992) at the Royal National Theatre. His films included Nineteen Eighty-Four as Emmanuel Goldstein (1984), Three Men and a Little Lady (1990), The Wind in the Willows (1996), The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999), Hotel Splendide (2000), Ladies in Lavender (2004), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) and Morris: A Life with Bells On (2009).
Known For
Filmography
Morris: A Life with Bells On
Movie · as Mr. Staveley
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Movie · as Wyvern
The Ten Commandments
TV · as Egyptian Priest · 2 eps
Ladies in Lavender
Movie · as Very Old Man 2
The Statement
Movie · as Father Léo
Rose and Maloney
TV · as Arthur Towns · 2 eps
Ca$hino
Movie · as Johnny Niagra
Hotel Splendide
Movie · as Bellboy
The Secret World of Michael Fry
TV · as Caldercott · 2 eps
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
Movie · as Old Priest
Stiff Upper Lips
Movie · as Don 2
Poldark
Movie · as Cary Warleggan
The Wind in the Willows
Movie · as The Elderly Gentleman
Giving Tongue
Movie · as Lord Belvoir
Anglo Saxon Attitudes
TV · as Sir Edgar Iffley · 3 eps
Virtual Murder
TV · as Professor Humber · 1 ep
Murder Most Horrid
TV · as Judge · 1 ep
Selling Hitler
TV · as August Priesack · 1 ep
3 Men and a Little Lady
Movie · as Barrow
Drop the Dead Donkey
TV · as Jaan Sepp · 1 ep
Sitting Targets
Movie · as Caretaker
Agatha Christie's Poirot
TV · as Dr Belvedere · 1 ep
Wish Me Luck
TV · as Leon Jouvet · 6 eps
Christabel
TV · as Alois · 2 eps
A Hazard of Hearts
Movie · as Meadows
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
Movie · as Dr. Reifmann
Casanova
Movie
Lovejoy
TV · as Peter Horsham · 1 ep
EastEnders
TV · as Harry Osborne, Harry Osbourne · 6 eps
Sakharov
Movie
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Movie · as Goldstein
Mitch
TV · as Eric James · 1 ep
The Hound of the Baskervilles
TV · as Sir Charles Baskerville · 1 ep
Wednesday's Child
Movie · as Dr. Jennings
Sapphire & Steel
TV · as Old Man · 4 eps
The Life Story of Baal
Movie · as Woodcutter
Second Verdict
TV · as Dr Thomas Langton · 1 ep
Brensham People
TV · as Mr. Rendcombe · 1 ep
Lady Killer
Movie · as Old Man
Thriller
TV · as Old Man · 1 ep
Wessex Tales
TV · as The Tutor · 1 ep