John Bennett
Born in Beckenham, Kent, England, UK — May 08 1928• Died Apr 11 2005
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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 Pian…
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John Bennett's Credits
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Doctor Who
Li H'sen Chang
The Professionals
Inspector Truitt
The Avengers
Sykes
The Saint
Muller
Heartbeat
Terence Young
Bergerac
Aaron Rosenbaum
Crown Court
BBC Play of the Month
Turkish General
Playhouse
Liftchick
New Tricks
Theatre 625
Inspector Voss
Hunter
Uniform Officer
Tales of the Unexpected
Royden
The Bill
Waking the Dead
Professor George Rosenthal
Jake and the Fatman
Rome
Elderly Priest
Z-Cars
No Hiding Place
BBC2 Play of the Week
Dr. Robbins
Cadfael
Lazarus the Leper
Sunday-Night Play
Zagornetz
Blake's 7
Coser
The Fifth Element
Priest
The Pianist
Dr. Ehrlich
Jonathan Creek
Frank Geiger
The Main Chance
Raul Ramira
Richard the Lionheart
Lombrico
Dixon of Dock Green
Victor Lane
Festival
Knight/Tempter
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Chaplain / Father
I, Claudius
Xenophon
Murder Most Horrid
DCI Graham Barlow
Return of the Saint
Colonel Ramon Perrez
Fall of Eagles
Georges Clemenceau
Survivors
Jim
Detective
Minority Report
Adulation #4
Sir Francis Drake
Tomas
The Forsyte Saga
Philip Bosinney
The Wonderful World of Disney
Crane
Smith
1990
The Edwardians
Frank Harris
Porridge
Medical Officer
Lawrence of Arabia
Arab Sheik (uncredited)
Strange Report
Jack White
The Cheaters
Blake
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Jules
Anna Karenina
Brett
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
Lew Kohl
Priest
Father Redstone
Eye of the Needle
Kleinmann
The Message
Salool
The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells
Mr Jagger
Mulberry
The Stranger
Steel
Crew
Split Second
Dr Schulman
Front Page Story
Ray Boscombe
Tai-Pan
Orlov
Charlotte Gray
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Pseudolus' mark
The Mirror Crack'd
Barnsby ("Murder at Midnight")
Watership Down
Captain Holly (voice)
Saracen
Nugent
The Challenge
Spider
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Joseph Goebbels
The House on Garibaldi Street
Aaron Lazar
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
Richard Erskine
The Plague Dogs
Don (voice)
Merlin of the Crystal Cave
Maugan
The Greek Tycoon
Servant
The Alphabet Murders
Waiter (uncredited)
Antonia and Jane
Uncle Irwin Carlinsky
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
Sigmund Freud
The Tenth Man
Jules
Kaleidoscope
Poker Player
The Curse of the Werewolf
Policeman (uncredited)
Bridge of Dragons
The Registrar
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Wriothesley
Needle
Chief Constable
Crooks Anonymous
Thomas
The Pirates of Blood River
Penal Colony Guard (uncredited)
The War That Never Ends
Corcyran Representative
Lorna Doone
Give My Regards to Broad Street
Mr. Rath
Armadillo
Father
Victim
Undercover Detective (uncredited)
The House in Nightmare Park
Patel
Breathtaking
Mr. Henshaw
Artists and Models
Etex
The House That Dripped Blood
Detective Inspector Holloway (segment "Framework Story")
Fathers and Sons
Chaos and Cadavers
Mr Resurrection
The Shadow-Line
Alien Nation: Millennium
Officer Laskau
Postman's Knock
Pete
The Dybbuk
Messenger
Pews
Liftchick
Not 360
Actor
The Ties That Bind Us
Chang Lee (archive footage)
The Syndicate
Dr. Singh
Kangaroo Man
Doctor
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang
Li H'sen Chang
A Call on Kuprin: Part 1
Zagornetz
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
General Finch
The Barber of Stamford Hill
The Face of Darkness
Inquisitor & Psychiatrist
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
Chaplain / Father
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2
Zagornetz
Return Fare
Dr Robbins
Anything Can Happen
Geoff Bridges
A Taste of Money
Waiter