John Woodvine
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 21, 1929
- Died
- October 6, 2025 (aged 96)
- Birthplace
- Tyne Dock, South Shields, County Durham, England, UK
Biography
John Woodvine (July 21, 1929 – October 6, 2025) was an English stage and screen actor who appeared in more than 70 theatre productions, as well as a similar number of television and film roles. In film, he is best known for his roles in The Devils (1971), An American Werewolf in London (1981), and Enys Man (2022).
Known For
Filmography
Enys Men
Movie · as The Preacher
Decline and Fall
TV · as Master of the College · 1 ep
The Lady with the Long Brown Hair
Movie · as The Voice
The Crown
TV · as Archbishop of York · 4 eps
A Song for Jenny
Movie · as Father
The Musketeers
TV · as Abbot · 1 ep
Hebburn
TV · as Arthur · 13 eps
Vera
TV · as Alan Kenworthy · 1 ep
Joe Maddison's War
Movie · as Father Connolly
Burke & Hare
Movie · as Lord Provost
On Expenses
Movie · as Lord
Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
Movie · as Self
Hamlet
Movie · as Player King
Flick
Movie · as Dr Nickel
Never Better
TV · 1 ep
The Trial of Tony Blair
Movie · as Judge
The Midnight Drives
Movie · as Guesthouse Owner
Sold
TV · 1 ep
Miss Potter
Movie · as Sir Nigel
Vanity Fair
Movie · as Lord Bareacres
Shameless
TV · as Neville · 1 ep
London
TV · as Henry Moore · 3 eps
The Other Boleyn Girl
Movie · as Uncle Howard
The Secret
Movie · as Frank
The Falklands Play
Movie · as Adm. of the Fleet Sir Terence Lewin
The Secret
TV · as Frank · 2 eps
Bob & Rose
TV · as William Gossage · 4 eps
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
Movie · as Sir Hugh Dalrymple
Verdict
TV · as Judge Peregrine Horner · 1 ep
Midsomer Murders
TV · as Sir Harry Chatwyn, Commodore · 1 ep
Persuasion
Movie · as Admiral Croft
Hilary
Movie · as Dad (voice)
Oliver's Travels
TV · as Mr Gunn
Crown Prosecutor
TV · as Judge Mellor · 1 ep
Fatherland
Movie · as Luther
Dragonworld
Movie · as Lester MacIntyre
A Pinch of Snuff
Movie · as Godfrey Blengdale
Romeo and Juliet
Movie · as Friar Lawrence
Faith
TV · as Boss · 2 eps
Finney
TV · as Bobo Sr. · 6 eps
The Trial
Movie · as Herr Deimen
Leon the Pig Farmer
Movie · as Vitelli
Peak Practice
TV · as Jackie Brown · 3 eps
Harry
TV · as Jack Crow · 1 ep
Wuthering Heights
Movie · as Thomas Earnshaw
Little Richard Wrecked My Marriage
Movie
Heartbeat
TV · as Frank Armstrong · 1 ep
Runaway Bay
TV · as Mr Snotts · 26 eps
Civvies
TV · as Judge · 1 ep
Pirate Prince
Movie · as Kreutzen
Incident in Judaea
Movie
Spender
TV · as Berry · 1 ep
The Second Russian Revolution
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 8 eps
Performance
TV · as Earl of Warwick · 1 ep
An Actor's Life for Me
TV · as Frank · 1 ep
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
Movie · as The Chamberlain / Father (voice)
Who Bombed Birmingham?
Movie · as Tom Clarke
The Chief
TV · as Terence Oglivy · 1 ep
Danny the Champion of the World
Movie · as Tallon
The Dog It Was That Died
Movie · as Dr. Seddon
And a Nightingale Sang
Movie · as George
Duke Bluebeard's Castle
Movie · as Speaker of the Prologue (voice)
Countdown to War
Movie · as Joachim von Ribbentrop
A Tale of Two Cities
TV · as Attorney General · 1 ep
Glory Enough For All
Movie · as Dr. John MacLeod
The Black and Blue Lamp
Movie · as Supt. Hammond
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
TV · as Ruggio Ruggeri / Henry IV / Leone · 1 ep
Chelmsford 123
TV · as Psychiatrist · 1 ep
The New Statesman
TV · as Sir Malachi Jellicoe · 1 ep
Rockliffe's Babies
TV · as DCS Gardner · 1 ep
Knights of God
TV · as Prior Mordrin · 13 eps
The Marlowe Inquest
Movie · as William Danby
Death Is Part of the Process
Movie · as Mr Norval
Casualty
TV · as Reg Macready, Jack Hetherington · 1 ep
ScreenPlay
TV · as William Danby · 1 ep
Murder with Mirrors
Movie · as Christian Gilbranson
The Browning Version
Movie · as Dr. Frobisher
Deceptions
Movie · as Chief Inspector
A Month in the Country
Movie · as Schaaf
Deceptions
TV · as Chief Inspector · 2 eps
Screen Two
TV · as Herr Deimen · 1 ep
Edge of Darkness
TV · as Ross · 4 eps
All in Good Faith
TV · as Oscar Randolph · 1 ep
Squaring the Circle
Movie · as Gierek
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Movie · as King Antiochus
The Tripods
TV · as Meister West 468 · 12 eps
Swallows and Amazons Forever!
TV · as P.C. Tedder · 8 eps
The Prisoner of Zenda
TV · as Colonel Sapt · 6 eps
The Tale of Beatrix Potter
Movie · as Mr Potter
Spaghetti House
Movie · as Senior Officer
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
TV · 10 eps
An American Werewolf in London
Movie · as Dr. J.S. Hirsch
Juliet Bravo
TV · as John Lambert · 1 ep
Macbeth
Movie · as Banquo
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
Movie · as Colonel
Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor
Movie · as Marshal
Butterflies Don't Count
Movie · as Penitent
Return of the Saint
TV · as Ray Dennis · 1 ep
Strangers
TV · as Lazarov · 1 ep
Assault on Agathon
Movie · as Matt Fenrek
Shadows
TV · as Father · 1 ep
Against the Crowd
TV · as Sir Lionel Frobisher · 1 ep
An Unofficial Rose
TV · 4 eps
Playhouse
TV · as Colonel · 1 ep
Churchill's People
TV · as Colonel John Hewson · 1 ep
Young Winston
Movie · as Howard
The Baron: Mystery Island
Movie · as John Garvey
New Scotland Yard
TV · as CS John Kingdom · 39 eps
The Devils
Movie · as Louis Trincant
Man Failure
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Elizabeth R
TV · as Sir Francis Drake · 1 ep
Hamlet
Movie · as Claudius
Macbeth
Movie · as MacDuff
The Walking Stick
Movie · as Bertie Irons
Play for Today
TV · as Penitent · 2 eps
The Dustbinmen
TV · as Bloody Delilah · 20 eps
Hadleigh
TV · as Driberg · 1 ep
Softly Softly: Task Force
TV · as Det. Chief Supt. Allan · 1 ep
Who-Dun-It
TV · as Col. Robert White · 1 ep
The Champions
TV · as Lt. Kruger Haller · 1 ep
The Caesars
TV · as Vitellius · 2 eps
The Further Adventures of the Musketeers
TV · as Aramis · 16 eps
Turn Out the Lights
TV · as Stefan · 1 ep
Softly, Softly
TV · 1 ep
Darling
Movie · as Customs Officer (uncredited)
BBC Play of the Month
TV · as Sebastian, MacDuff · 1 ep
Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV · as Schweiler · 1 ep
Theatre 625
TV · as Gordon Follister · 1 ep
The Wednesday Play
TV · as Jackie · 1 ep
Doctor Who
TV · as Marshal · 5 eps
Sergeant Cork
TV · as Carlyon · 1 ep
Z-Cars
TV · as DI Alan Witty, Det. Insp. Witty · 4 eps
The Saint
TV · as Pilot · 1 ep
Man of the World
TV · as Gioti · 1 ep
The Avengers
TV · as Seagrave · 2 eps
Ghost Squad
TV · as Karl Eppler · 1 ep
The Poet
Movie · as Catullo Ossiano
Danger Man
TV · as Luigi · 1 ep
Armchair Theatre
TV · as Fred Barrow · 1 ep
ITV Play of the Week
TV · as Outsider · 1 ep