John Sessions
Born in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK — Jan 11 1953• Died Nov 02 2020
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Actor, comedian and impressionist who was better known for his improvisation comedy.
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John Sessions's Credits
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Midsomer Murders
Barrett Filby
Doctor Who
Gus
Outlander
Arthur Duncan
Death in Paradise
Hugh Davenport
Father Brown
Reverend Adam Gillespie
Skins
Geoff Fitzgerald
Sherlock
Kenny Prince
New Tricks
Shameless
Father McGinn
The Great
Bishop Tarcinkus
Victoria
Lord John Russell
Performance
Daniel
Celebrity Mastermind
Himself
Boon
Barney Spitz
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
John Corntel
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Self
Judge John Deed
Friday Night Dinner
Mr. Murray
Hotel Babylon
The New Statesman
Lord Penistone
Spitting Image
Legend
Lord Boothby
Gangs of New York
Harry Watkins / Lincoln
Blandings
Lord Didcot
One Foot in the Grave
Upstart Crow
Lord Inquisitor
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
Oliver Twist
Mr Sowerberry
Girls On Top
Rodney
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
Henry Fielding
Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Prof. Rutherford
Gormenghast
Dr Alfred Prunesquallor
Plunder
Rab C. Nesbitt
Chief Inspector Haggerty
The Loch
DCI Frank Smilie
Mr. Holmes
Mycroft Holmes
The Good Shepherd
Valentin Mironov #1/Yuri Modin
Scoop
Strombel's Co-Worker (uncredited)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
John Murray
In the Red
Hercules Fortescue
Filth
Toal
Happy Families
Dean
Denial
Prof. Richard Evans
Belfast
Joseph Tomelty as Marley
Loving Vincent
Pere Tanguy
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Philostrate
The Bounty
John Smith
Moone Boy
The Iron Lady
Edward Heath
Henry V
Macmorris
Stella Street
Florence Foster Jenkins
Dr. Hermann
Nativity!
Mr. Lore
The Merchant of Venice
Salerio
Dead Boss
Sir Humphreys
Five Children and It
Peasemarsh
Castaway
Man in Pub
Hawking
Dennis Sciama
Porterhouse Blue
Zipser
Made in Dagenham
Harold Wilson
The Last Station
Dushan
Cousin Bette
Musical Director
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Schoolmaster
Princess Caraboo
Prince Regent
One of the Hollywood Ten
Paul Jarrico
High Heels and Low Lifes
Director
Whisky Galore
Doctor McLaren
Finding Your Feet
Mike Abbott
Margaret
Geoffrey Howe
Whoops Apocalypse
Mr. Sweetzer
Inconceivable
Finbar 'Finn' Darrow
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
Scotty / Additional voices (voice)
Red Top
The Accountant
Rag Tale
Felix Miles Sty
The Key
The Rack Pack
Ted Lowe
Faeries
Chudley (voice)
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
Crew
Sky Bandits
Flight
Nice Day at the Office
The Pope Must Die
Dino
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
Thorne
30 Years of Comic Strip
In the Bleak Midwinter
Terry Du Bois
Faith
Brian
Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream
Self
The Hunt for Tony Blair
Tebbit
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
General Tannis
Spies and Lies
Folkes
Ronni Ancona & Co
Lighthouse Hill
Mr. Reynard
The Making of Plus One
Derek - the line producer
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
Narrator
Citizen Locke
John Locke
The Treasure Seekers
Redman
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
George Henry Lewes
Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles
James Boswell
Sellers' Best
Self
Intrigo: Dear Agnes
Pumpermann
The Scarlet Tunic
Humphrey Gould
Sweet Revenge
John
The Man
Jerry Barnes
We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story
Arthur Lowe
Breaking the Mould
Edward Mellanby
Low Winter Sun
Prof Barry Lennox
David Macaulay: Roman City
Laurens / Acco Bouvaix (voice)
The Silent Storm
Mr. Smith
The Real American: Joe McCarthy
Joe McCarthy
Gramsci: Everything that Concerns People
Antonio Gramsci
The English Harem
Ridley
Reichenbach Falls
Professor Bell
The Domino Effect
Talk Show Host
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
Rival Newspaper Editor
John Sessions' Likely Stories
Balls
Brownlow
Stella Street
A Profile of 'Brief Encounter'
Self
My Night with Reg
Daniel
Queen's Park Story
David Macaulay: Mill Times
Shadrack Moore (voice)
Around The World In 80 Days
Jean Passepartout (voice)
John Sessions On The Spot
John Sessions' Tall Tales
Hiroshima: The Aftermath
Narrator
The Town That Floored the World
Presenter
Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House
Various Roles
Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards
Various Roles
Some Enchanted Evening
Bobby Buffet
Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show
Laurence Olivier (Voice)
Gerard Kelly: A Celebration
Self
Spitting Image: Bumbledown – The Life and Times of Ronald Reagan
Various Roles
Spitting Image: Election Special '87
Various Characters