John Henshaw
Born in Manchester, England, UK — Aug 01 1950
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Biography
John Henshaw is a British actor famed for his roles as Ken the landlord in Early Doors, Wilf Bradshaw in Born and Bred and PC Roy Bramwell in The Cops. Henshaw was born one of 12 children. He grew up in Ancoats, Manchester's "Little Italy" community. He was a refuse collector for ten years before deciding to become an actor at the age of 40. His first big break in acting was as a minder to Robert Lindsay's character Michael Murray in the acclaimed Channel 4 series, G.B.H. Other TV credits include The Royle Family, The Visit, Life on Mars, whilst film…
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John Henshaw's Credits
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Midsomer Murders
Arthur Potts
Casualty
Lenny Adams
Father Brown
Barny Butterfield
Heartbeat
Guard
The Bill
Cracker
Quarry Foreman
Documentary Now!
Talamasca: The Secret Order
Detective Hough
Life on Mars
Ted Bannister
The Royle Family
Roger Kavanagh
Born and Bred
Wilf Bradshaw
The Afternoon Play
Sir Terry Bucklethwaite
Cutting It
Bruce Gutteridge
The Grand
Taxi Driver
The Long Shadow
Mike Dugdale
By Any Means
Stan Bond
Red Riding
Bill Hadley
Ridley
Frank Stanford
G.B.H.
Murray's Minder
The Full Monty
Bus Driver
Boat Story
Nigel
Early Doors
Ken Dixon
Cradle to Grave
Mr Glover
The Cops
Roy
A Street Cat Named Bob
Tube Station Guard
Johnny and the Bomb
Councillor Seeley
Cilla
John White
Stan & Ollie
Nobby Cook
6 Days
Metropolitan Police Spokesman
The Visit
Dad
The Man Who Invented Christmas
Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig
Going Postal
Mr Pony
The Second Coming
Clive Saxon
South Riding
Alfred Huggins
Starter for 10
Des
The Keeper
Jack Friar
The Angels' Share
Harry
Cheeky
Kenny
Happy Now
Pete Copsey
Pin Cushion
Percy
The Parole Officer
Cochran
Swallows and Amazons
Harbour Master
When Saturday Comes
M.C
In Our Name
Frank
Grow Your Own
Charlie
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
Ken Burley
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
Bill Hadley
Olly's Prison
Prisoner (uncredited)
Looking for Eric
Meatballs
Wolf Manor
Thaddeus Saxon (the landlord)
Closer to the Moon
Judge
Silky Hotel
Jim Knightshade
Candy Cabs
Mervyn Monkford
This Is Not a Love Song
Arthur
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Self
I'm Not in Love
Tony
Dancin' Thru the Dark
Doorman
Sunny
Pavlo
Someone Else
Paul
A Bit of Tom Jones?
Bar Owner
Confessions of a Diary Secretary
John Prescott
Early Doors - Live
Ken
Open Wide
Brian Tonkin
The Ringer
Danny
The Last British Execution
Marcus Peabody
The Fishmonger
Davis
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
Glen
The Rochdale Pioneers
John Holt
The Night Runner
Dennis
See No Evil: The Moors Murders
DCS Arthur Benfield
Fishbrain
Jeb
Put Your Coat On
Dad