Christopher Benjamin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 27, 1934
- Died
- January 10, 2025 (aged 90)
- Birthplace
- Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Christopher Benjamin was a British actor, born 27 December 1934 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. He died on January 15th 2025, aged 90. He was well known for his roles in some of the UK's biggest cult television programmes. This included playing the same character in two Patrick McGoohan dramas, Danger Man and The Prisoner, fuelling speculation that they are possibly linked. He was also a regular in The Avengers and Doctor Who, playing in three episodes of each, mostly in comedy roles. He also played recurring roles in several period dramas. He was Sir John Glutton, the regular adversary in the period family adventure series Dick Turpin, Channing in several episodes of the third series of When The Boat Comes In, and Prosper Profound in the acclaimed 1967 adaptation of The Forsyte Saga . He reprised the role of Henry Gordon Jago, from the Doctor Who serial The Talons of Weng-Chiang in four series of Jago and Litefoot audio plays, after a well received episode of the Big Finish Productions audio C.D. series Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles entitled The Mahogany Murderers. He acted alongside Trevor Baxter who played Professor George Litefoot. Predominantly a theatre actor, he performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He appeared at Shakespeare's Globe from 17 June to 5 October 2008 as Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christopher Benjamin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .
Known For
Filmography
The Legend of Tarzan
Movie · as Lord Knutsford
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Movie · as Sir John Falstaff
Angel
Movie · as Lord Norley
Doctor Who
TV · as Colonel Hugh · 1 ep
Rosemary & Thyme
TV · as Trevor Squires · 1 ep
Looking for Victoria
TV · as Lord Stanley (uncredited in first episode) · 2 eps
Foyle's War
TV · as Brigadier Harcourt · 1 ep
Sword of Honour
Movie · as Doctor
Judge John Deed
TV · as Steve Gaydon · 4 eps
Treasure Island
Movie · as Squire Trelawney
The Tichborne Claimant
Movie · as Gibbes
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
TV · as Troll Manager · 2 eps
Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round
TV · 1 ep
The Last Salute
TV · as Sir Gilbert · 1 ep
Midsomer Murders
TV · as Harvey Crane · 1 ep
Pride and Prejudice
TV · as Sir William Lucas · 3 eps
As You Like It
Movie · as Duke Frederick / Corin (voice)
Magic Grandad
TV · as Sir John Gage · 1 ep
Heartbeat
TV · as Oliver Ridley · 1 ep
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
TV · as Duke Frederick / Corin (voice) · 1 ep
Maigret
TV · as Guillaume Serre · 1 ep
The Black Velvet Gown
Movie · as Anthony Gallington
Thatcher: The Final Days
Movie · as George Younger
The Strauss Dynasty
TV · 1 ep
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
Movie · as McKinnon
Where There's a Will
Movie · as Terence Hill
Young Charlie Chaplin
TV · as Captain Hindom · 1 ep
Campion
TV · as Coroner · 1 ep
Anything More Would Be Greedy
TV · as Eric Harmer · 6 eps
A Gentleman's Club
TV · as Willie · 3 eps
Inspector Morse
TV · as Professor Furlong · 1 ep
The Diary of Anne Frank
TV · as Mr. Hans Van Daan · 4 eps
Lovejoy
TV · as Walid · 1 ep
Yes, Prime Minister
TV · 1 ep
Call Me Mister
TV · 1 ep
Casualty
TV · as Henry Lindall · 1 ep
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Dr Huxtable · 1 ep
Cyrano de Bergerac
Movie · as Montfleury
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Movie · as Prince Kazbeki
Dempsey and Makepeace
TV · as Sam Powell · 1 ep
Theatre Night
TV · as Anselme · 1 ep
Blott on the Landscape
TV · as Chief Constable · 1 ep
Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Dr. Huxtable · 1 ep
Brass
TV · as Sir Dudley Tilstock · 1 ep
The Plague Dogs
Movie · as Rowf (voice)
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
TV · 10 eps
Shine on Harvey Moon
TV · as Mr. Hartley · 2 eps
A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
Movie · as Mr Porter
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
TV · as Air Ministry Official · 1 ep
It Takes a Worried Man
TV · as The Old Man · 16 eps
A Spy at Evening
TV · as Stevens · 4 eps
Hawk the Slayer
Movie · as Fitzwalter
Donkeys' Years
Movie · as Norman Tate
The Executioner
Movie · as Rabbi
Therese Raquin
TV · as Chief Clerk · 1 ep
We, the Accused
TV · as Inglewood · 3 eps
Minder
TV · as Mr. Rushmer · 1 ep
Dick Turpin
TV · as Sir John Glutton · 14 eps
Shoestring
TV · as Leacock · 1 ep
Hanging Around
Movie · as Harold
The Limbo Connection
Movie · as Det. Chief Insp. Tarrant
Armchair Thriller
TV · as Det. Inspector Tarrant · 5 eps
Wilde Alliance
TV · as Miller · 1 ep
Scorpion Tales
TV · as Arab · 1 ep
The Sandbaggers
TV · as David Follett · 1 ep
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang
Movie · as Henry Gordon Jago
Target
TV · as Painter · 1 ep
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
TV · as Tozer · 1 ep
Brief Encounter
Movie · as Porter
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Movie · as Charmolue
Mr. Garrick and Mrs. Woffington
Movie · as Mr. Johnson
Get Some In!
TV · as Sergeant Foot · 2 eps
Rumpole of the Bailey
TV · as Sir Denis Tolson · 1 ep
Angels
TV · 1 ep
My Son Reuben
TV · 4 eps
Poldark
TV · as Sir Hugh Bodrugan · 9 eps
Shades of Greene
TV · as Adamson · 1 ep
In the Steps of a Dead Man
Movie · as Medical Officer
Churchill's People
TV · as Peter · 1 ep
Father Brown
TV · as Jukes · 1 ep
The Fortunes of Nigel
TV · as Duke Hildebrod · 1 ep
Village Hall
TV · as Bill Jolly · 1 ep
Baffled!
Movie · as Verelli
Thriller
TV · as Medical Officer · 1 ep
Van der Valk
TV · as Mulder · 1 ep
Crown Court
TV · as Dr. Hayward, Charles Percival, Det. Supt. Brotherton · 3 eps
The Protectors
TV · as Banker · 1 ep
The Strauss Family
TV · as Dommayer · 5 eps
New Scotland Yard
TV · as Mr Foster · 1 ep
The Wild Duck
Movie · as Doctor Relling
Upstairs, Downstairs
TV · as Max Weinberg · 1 ep
Budgie
TV · as Claude · 1 ep
Jason King
TV · 1 ep
The Onedin Line
TV · as Said Ben Salim · 1 ep
Doctor Who: Inferno
Movie · as Sir Keith Gold
Junket 89
Movie
Døden i gatene
Movie
Play for Today
TV · as Mr Porter, Rabbi · 1 ep
Ace of Wands
TV · as Falk · 2 eps
Ring of Bright Water
Movie · as Fishmonger
Paul Temple
TV · 1 ep
Softly Softly: Task Force
TV · as Chief Immigration Officer Ingrams, Civil Servant · 1 ep
Hadleigh
TV · as Oberman · 1 ep
The Brahmin Widow
Movie · as Niaz Ali Beg
The Tycoon
Movie · as Gerald
Seven Times Seven
Movie · as Maitre D
Koroshi
Movie · as Potter
The Kiss of Blood
Movie · as Algy Somerville
Late Night Horror
TV · as Algy Somerville · 1 ep
The Prisoner
TV · as Potter, Labour Exchange Manager, Number Two's Assistant · 1 ep
The White Rabbit
TV · as Cadillac · 4 eps
The Forsyte Saga
TV · as Prosper Profond · 1 ep
Quick Before They Catch Us
TV · 1 ep
Love's Labour's Lost
Movie · as Don Adriano de Armado
BBC Play of the Month
TV · as A Cobbler, Ed Keller, Dr. Relling · 1 ep
The Man in Room 17
TV · as Chief Supt. Craythorpe · 1 ep
Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV · as Dr. Warren Burrows · 1 ep
The Wednesday Play
TV · as Dan Royston · 1 ep
Detective
TV · as Rodier, Ralph Demartino · 1 ep
Theatre 625
TV · as Mr Rushton · 1 ep
Doctor Who
TV · as Jago, Sir Keith Gold · 6 eps
Z-Cars
TV · 1 ep
The Saint
TV · as Fish · 1 ep
The Avengers
TV · as Whittle, Swindin, J. J. Hooter · 1 ep
Danger Man
TV · as Potter · 1 ep
Armchair Theatre
TV · as Rabbi Levy · 1 ep
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Porter · 1 ep