John Bennett

John Bennett

Known for
Acting
Born
May 8, 1928
Died
April 11, 2005 (aged 76)
Birthplace
Beckenham, Kent, England, UK

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. He also appeared in several films including The Fifth Element and The Pianist. He also had an extensive stage career. Away from acting, Bennet was an enthusiastic amateur flier and an accomplished glider pilot. He died in 2005, aged 76.

Known For

Filmography

2008
The Ties That Bind Us poster

The Ties That Bind Us

Movie · as Chang Lee (archive footage)

2005
Rome poster

Rome

TV · as Elderly Priest · 1 ep

2004
New Tricks poster

New Tricks

TV · 1 ep

2003
Chaos and Cadavers poster

Chaos and Cadavers

Movie · as Mr Resurrection

2003
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World poster

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

TV · as John Donovan · 1 ep

2002
Not 360

Not 360

Movie · as Actor

2002
The Pianist poster

The Pianist

Movie · as Dr. Ehrlich

2002
Minority Report poster

Minority Report

Movie · as Adulation #4

2001
Charlotte Gray poster

Charlotte Gray

Movie

2001
Great Comedy Moments poster

Great Comedy Moments

Movie · as Medical Officer (archive footage)

2001
Waking the Dead poster

Waking the Dead

TV · as Professor George Rosenthal · 1 ep

2001
Armadillo poster

Armadillo

TV · as Father · 1 ep

2001
The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells poster

The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells

TV · as Mr Jagger · 6 eps

2000
Breathtaking poster

Breathtaking

Movie · as Mr. Henshaw

1999
Bridge of Dragons poster

Bridge of Dragons

Movie · as The Registrar

1997
The Fifth Element poster

The Fifth Element

Movie · as Priest

1997
Jonathan Creek poster

Jonathan Creek

TV · as Frank Geiger · 1 ep

1996
Alien Nation: Millennium poster

Alien Nation: Millennium

Movie · as Officer Laskau

1995
Priest poster

Priest

Movie · as Father Redstone

1995
Kangaroo Man poster

Kangaroo Man

Movie · as Doctor

1994
Cadfael poster

Cadfael

TV · as Lazarus the Leper · 1 ep

1992
Split Second poster

Split Second

Movie · as Dr Schulman

1992
Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat

TV · as Terence Young · 1 ep

1992
Mulberry poster

Mulberry

TV · as The Stranger · 11 eps

1991
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady poster

Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady

Movie · as Sigmund Freud

1991
The War That Never Ends poster

The War That Never Ends

Movie · as Corcyran Representative

1991
Merlin of the Crystal Cave poster

Merlin of the Crystal Cave

TV · as Maugan · 2 eps

1991
Murder Most Horrid poster

Murder Most Horrid

TV · as DCI Graham Barlow · 1 ep

1990
Antonia and Jane poster

Antonia and Jane

Movie · as Uncle Irwin Carlinsky

1990
Needle poster

Needle

Movie · as Chief Constable

1989
Saracen poster

Saracen

TV · as Nugent · 14 eps

1988
The Tenth Man poster

The Tenth Man

Movie · as Jules

1988
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial' poster

Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'

Movie · as Chaplain / Father

1988
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers poster

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

TV · as Chaplain / Father · 1 ep

1987
Jake and the Fatman poster

Jake and the Fatman

TV · 1 ep

1987
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder poster

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

TV · as Richard Erskine · 2 eps

1986
Tai-Pan poster

Tai-Pan

Movie · as Orlov

1986
Artists and Models poster

Artists and Models

TV · as Etex · 1 ep

1984
Give My Regards to Broad Street poster

Give My Regards to Broad Street

Movie · as Mr. Rath

1984
The Bill poster

The Bill

TV · 2 eps

1984
Hunter poster

Hunter

TV · as Uniform Officer · 1 ep

1982
The Plague Dogs poster

The Plague Dogs

Movie · as Don (voice)

1981
Eye of the Needle poster

Eye of the Needle

Movie · as Kleinmann

1981
Bergerac poster

Bergerac

TV · as Aaron Rosenbaum · 1 ep

1980
The Dybbuk poster

The Dybbuk

Movie · as Messenger

1980
The Mirror Crack'd poster

The Mirror Crack'd

Movie · as Barnsby ("Murder at Midnight")

1980
Pews poster

Pews

Movie · as Liftchick

1979
The House on Garibaldi Street poster

The House on Garibaldi Street

Movie · as Aaron Lazar

1979
Tales of the Unexpected poster

Tales of the Unexpected

TV · as Royden · 1 ep

1978
Watership Down poster

Watership Down

Movie · as Captain Holly (voice)

1978
The Greek Tycoon poster

The Greek Tycoon

Movie · as Servant

1978
Return Fare poster

Return Fare

Movie · as Dr Robbins

1978
Blake's 7 poster

Blake's 7

TV · as Coser · 1 ep

1978
Return of the Saint poster

Return of the Saint

TV · as Colonel Ramon Perrez · 1 ep

1977
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang poster

Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang

Movie · as Li H'sen Chang

1977
1990 poster

1990

TV · 1 ep

1977
Anna Karenina poster

Anna Karenina

TV · 2 eps

1977
The Professionals poster

The Professionals

TV · as Inspector Truitt · 1 ep

1977
BBC2 Play of the Week poster

BBC2 Play of the Week

TV · as Dr. Robbins · 1 ep

1976
The Face of Darkness poster

The Face of Darkness

Movie · as Inquisitor & Psychiatrist

1976
The Shadow-Line poster

The Shadow-Line

Movie

1976
The Message poster

The Message

Movie · as Salool

1976
I, Claudius poster

I, Claudius

TV · as Xenophon · 1 ep

1975
Survivors poster

Survivors

TV · as Jim · 1 ep

1974
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs poster

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs

Movie · as General Finch

1974
Fall of Eagles poster

Fall of Eagles

TV · as Georges Clemenceau · 1 ep

1974
Porridge poster

Porridge

TV · as Medical Officer · 1 ep

1974
Playhouse poster

Playhouse

TV · as Liftchick · 1 ep

1973
Hitler: The Last Ten Days poster

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Movie · as Joseph Goebbels

1973
The House in Nightmare Park poster

The House in Nightmare Park

Movie · as Patel

1973
Anything Can Happen

Anything Can Happen

Movie · as Geoff Bridges

1972
Henry VIII and His Six Wives poster

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Movie · as Wriothesley

1972
Crown Court poster

Crown Court

TV · as Dr. Martin Stanislaus · 1 ep

1972
The Edwardians poster

The Edwardians

TV · as Frank Harris · 1 ep

1971
The House That Dripped Blood poster

The House That Dripped Blood

Movie · as Detective Inspector Holloway (segment "Framework Story")

1971
Brett

Brett

TV · 1 ep

1969
The Main Chance poster

The Main Chance

TV · as Raul Ramira · 1 ep

1969
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder poster

The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder

TV · as Lew Kohl · 1 ep

1969
Strange Report poster

Strange Report

TV · as Jack White · 1 ep

1968
The Syndicate poster

The Syndicate

Movie · as Dr. Singh

1967
Market in Honey Lane poster

Market in Honey Lane

TV · as Billy Bush · 34 eps

1967
The Forsyte Saga poster

The Forsyte Saga

TV · as Philip Bosinney · 4 eps

1966
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum poster

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Movie · as Pseudolus' mark

1966
Kaleidoscope poster

Kaleidoscope

Movie · as Poker Player

1965
The Alphabet Murders poster

The Alphabet Murders

Movie · as Waiter (uncredited)

1965
BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month

TV · as Turkish General · 1 ep

1965
Front Page Story

Front Page Story

TV · as Ray Boscombe · 26 eps

1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre

TV · as Albert, Tadeusz · 1 ep

1965
Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door

TV · as Dave Gadlow, Bright · 1 ep

1965
The Troubleshooters poster

The Troubleshooters

TV · as Jacques Couteau · 1 ep

1964
Detective poster

Detective

TV · 1 ep

1964
Theatre 625 poster

Theatre 625

TV · as Inspector Voss · 1 ep

1964
Esther Waters

Esther Waters

TV · as William Latch · 4 eps

1963
The Barber of Stamford Hill poster

The Barber of Stamford Hill

Movie

1963
Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone

TV · 11 eps

1963
Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who

TV · as Li H'sen Chang, General Finch · 5 eps

1963
Crane

Crane

TV · as Smith · 1 ep

1963
Festival

Festival

TV · as Knight/Tempter · 1 ep

1963
Espionage poster

Espionage

TV · as Sergeant · 1 ep

1962
The Pirates of Blood River poster

The Pirates of Blood River

Movie · as Penal Colony Guard (uncredited)

1962
Postman's Knock poster

Postman's Knock

Movie · as Pete

1962
Lawrence of Arabia poster

Lawrence of Arabia

Movie · as Arab Sheik (uncredited)

1962
Crooks Anonymous poster

Crooks Anonymous

Movie · as Thomas

1962
Z-Cars poster

Z-Cars

TV · 3 eps

1962
The Saint poster

The Saint

TV · as Muller, Ardossi, Raschid, Count Alfredo · 1 ep

1962
Richard the Lionheart poster

Richard the Lionheart

TV · as Lombrico, Kemal · 1 ep

1961
Victim poster

Victim

Movie · as Undercover Detective (uncredited)

1961
A Call on Kuprin: Part 1

A Call on Kuprin: Part 1

Movie · as Zagornetz

1961
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2

A Call on Kuprin: Part 2

Movie · as Zagornetz

1961
The Curse of the Werewolf poster

The Curse of the Werewolf

Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)

1961
The Avengers poster

The Avengers

TV · as Sykes, Marson · 2 eps

1961
Sir Francis Drake poster

Sir Francis Drake

TV · as Tomas · 1 ep

1960
A Taste of Money

A Taste of Money

Movie · as Waiter

1960
The Challenge poster

The Challenge

Movie · as Spider

1960
Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

TV · as Zagornetz, Political Prisoner, Steingel · 2 eps

1960
The Cheaters poster

The Cheaters

TV · as Blake · 1 ep

1960
The Strange World of Gurney Slade poster

The Strange World of Gurney Slade

TV · as Napoleon Bonaparte · 1 ep

1960
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer poster

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

TV · as Injun Joe · 7 eps

1959
No Hiding Place poster

No Hiding Place

TV · 2 eps

1955
Dixon of Dock Green poster

Dixon of Dock Green

TV · as Victor Lane, Malcolm Roberts · 1 ep

1954
The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV · 2 eps

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Jules · 1 ep