John Woodvine
Born in Tyne Dock, South Shields, County Durham, England, UK — Jul 21 1929• Died Oct 06 2025
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Woodvine (1929-2025) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Woodvine licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Midsomer Murders
Sir Harry Chatwyn
Doctor Who
Marshal
Casualty
Reg Macready
Vera
Alan Kenworthy
The Crown
Archbishop of York
The Avengers
Seagrave
Play for Today
Penitent
The Saint
Pilot
Heartbeat
Frank Armstrong
Peak Practice
Jackie Brown
BBC Play of the Month
Sebastian
Playhouse
Colonel
Theatre 625
Gordon Follister
Shameless
Neville
Screen Two
Herr Deimen
The Champions
Lt. Kruger Haller
Z-Cars
Performance
Earl of Warwick
The Musketeers
Abbot
Churchill's People
Colonel John Hewson
The Chief
Terence Oglivy
Softly, Softly
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Ruggio Ruggeri / Henry IV / Leone
Return of the Saint
Ray Dennis
Strangers
Lazarov
Man of the World
Gioti
The New Statesman
Sir Malachi Jellicoe
Harry
Jack Crow
Softly Softly: Task Force
Det. Chief Supt. Allan
Shadows
Father
Hadleigh
Driberg
Sergeant Cork
Carlyon
Spender
Berry
An American Werewolf in London
Dr. J.S. Hirsch
Wuthering Heights
Thomas Earnshaw
Rockliffe's Babies
DCS Gardner
Elizabeth R
Sir Francis Drake
Persuasion
Admiral Croft
Juliet Bravo
John Lambert
Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor
Marshal
Chelmsford 123
Psychiatrist
Edge of Darkness
Ross
Ghost Squad
The Tripods
Meister West 468
Bob & Rose
William Gossage
Runaway Bay
Mr Snotts
Decline and Fall
Master of the College
New Scotland Yard
Sold
The Caesars
Vitellius
London
Henry Moore
Miss Potter
Sir Nigel
Fatherland
Luther
Crown Prosecutor
Judge Mellor
Civvies
Finney
Bobo Sr.
The Devils
Louis Trincant
Never Better
Hebburn
Arthur
Burke & Hare
Lord Provost
Oliver's Travels
The Liars
Buckthorne
Young Winston
Howard
Darling
Customs Officer (uncredited)
Armchair Theatre
Fred Barrow
By the Sword Divided
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Faith
Boss
A Tale of Two Cities
Attorney General
An Actor's Life for Me
Frank
The Prisoner of Zenda
Colonel Sapt
Deceptions
Chief Inspector
Vanity Fair
Lord Bareacres
The Further Adventures of the Musketeers
Aramis
Knights of God
Prior Mordrin
Hamlet
Player King
The Trial
Herr Deimen
Deceptions
Chief Inspector
Flick
Dr Nickel
Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
Self
The Second Russian Revolution
Self - Narrator (voice)
Danny the Champion of the World
Tallon
The Other Boleyn Girl
Uncle Howard
Swallows and Amazons Forever!
P.C. Tedder
Enys Men
The Preacher
A Song for Jenny
Father
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
Colonel
Murder with Mirrors
Christian Gilbranson
An Unofficial Rose
Pirate Prince
Kreutzen
Macbeth
Banquo
The Dustbinmen
Bloody Delilah
Countdown to War
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
Sir Hugh Dalrymple
On Expenses
Lord
The Walking Stick
Bertie Irons
The Dog It Was That Died
Dr. Seddon
Dragonworld
Lester MacIntyre
The Trial of Tony Blair
Judge
Squaring the Circle
Gierek
The Browning Version
Dr. Frobisher
The Falklands Play
Adm. of the Fleet Sir Terence Lewin
Macbeth
MacDuff
The Marlowe Inquest
William Danby
Hamlet
Claudius
The Poet
Catullo Ossiano
Spaghetti House
Senior Officer
Who Bombed Birmingham?
Tom Clarke
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
King Antiochus
A Pinch of Snuff
Godfrey Blengdale
The Secret
Frank
Turn Out the Lights
Stefan
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
The Chamberlain / Father (voice)
Glory Enough For All
Dr. John MacLeod
Leon the Pig Farmer
Vitelli
Joe Maddison's War
Father Connolly
Butterflies Don't Count
Penitent
The Black and Blue Lamp
Supt. Hammond
Hilary
Dad (voice)
Assault on Agathon
Matt Fenrek
And a Nightingale Sang
George
The Baron: Mystery Island
John Garvey
Duke Bluebeard's Castle
Speaker of the Prologue (voice)
The Midnight Drives
Guesthouse Owner
Death Is Part of the Process
Mr Norval
Man Failure
Narrator (voice)
Little Richard Wrecked My Marriage
Incident in Judaea