John Bennett

Person

John Bennett

Born 8 May 1928 Died 11 April 2005, aged 76 Beckenham, Kent, England, UK TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
23age in their first credit on record (1951)
57years on screen and counting
11credits in 1962, their busiest year
129dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
The Ties That Bind Us poster Age: 79

The Ties That Bind Us

2008
as Chang Lee (archive footage)
Chaos and Cadavers poster Age: 75

Chaos and Cadavers

2003
as Mr Resurrection
The Pianist poster Age: 74

The Pianist

2002
as Dr. Ehrlich
Minority Report poster Age: 74

Minority Report

2002
as Adulation #4
No poster
Age: 73

Not 360

2002
as Actor
Charlotte Gray poster Age: 73

Charlotte Gray

2001
Breathtaking poster Age: 72

Breathtaking

2000
as Mr. Henshaw
Bridge of Dragons poster Age: 71

Bridge of Dragons

1999
as The Registrar
The Fifth Element poster Age: 68

The Fifth Element

1997
as Priest
Alien Nation: Millennium poster Age: 67

Alien Nation: Millennium

1996
as Officer Laskau
Priest poster Age: 66

Priest

1995
as Father Redstone
Kangaroo Man poster Age: 66

Kangaroo Man

1995
as Doctor
Split Second poster Age: 63

Split Second

1992
as Dr Schulman
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady poster Age: 63

Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady

1991
as Sigmund Freud
The War That Never Ends poster Age: 62

The War That Never Ends

1991
as Corcyran Representative
Needle poster Age: 62

Needle

1990
as Chief Constable
Antonia and Jane poster Age: 62

Antonia and Jane

1990
as Uncle Irwin Carlinsky
The Tenth Man poster Age: 60

The Tenth Man

1988
as Jules
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial' poster Age: 60

Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'

1988
as Chaplain / Father
Tai-Pan poster Age: 58

Tai-Pan

1986
as Orlov
Give My Regards to Broad Street poster Age: 56

Give My Regards to Broad Street

1984
as Mr. Rath
The Plague Dogs poster Age: 54

The Plague Dogs

1982
as Don (voice)
Eye of the Needle poster Age: 53

Eye of the Needle

1981
as Kleinmann
The Dybbuk poster Age: 51

The Dybbuk

1980
as Messenger
The Mirror Crack'd poster Age: 51

The Mirror Crack'd

1980
as Barnsby ("Murder at Midnight")
Pews poster Age: 51

Pews

1980
as Liftchick
The House on Garibaldi Street poster Age: 51

The House on Garibaldi Street

1979
as Aaron Lazar
Watership Down poster Age: 50

Watership Down

1978
as Captain Holly (voice)
Return Fare poster Age: 50

Return Fare

1978
as Dr Robbins
The Greek Tycoon poster Age: 50

The Greek Tycoon

1978
as Servant
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang poster Age: 48

Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang

1977
as Li H'sen Chang
The Face of Darkness poster Age: 48

The Face of Darkness

1976
as Inquisitor & Psychiatrist
The Shadow-Line poster Age: 48

The Shadow-Line

1976
The Message poster Age: 47

The Message

1976
as Salool
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs poster Age: 45

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs

1974
as General Finch
Hitler: The Last Ten Days poster Age: 44

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

1973
as Joseph Goebbels
The House in Nightmare Park poster Age: 44

The House in Nightmare Park

1973
as Patel
No poster
Age: 44

Anything Can Happen

1973
as Geoff Bridges
Henry VIII and His Six Wives poster Age: 44

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

1972
as Wriothesley
The House That Dripped Blood poster Age: 42

The House That Dripped Blood

1971
as Detective Inspector Holloway (segment "Framework Story")
The Syndicate poster Age: 40

The Syndicate

1968
as Dr. Singh
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum poster Age: 38

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

1966
as Pseudolus' mark
Kaleidoscope poster Age: 38

Kaleidoscope

1966
as Poker Player
The Alphabet Murders poster Age: 37

The Alphabet Murders

1965
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Barber of Stamford Hill poster Age: 34

The Barber of Stamford Hill

1963
Lawrence of Arabia poster Age: 34

Lawrence of Arabia

1962
as Arab Sheik (uncredited)
The Pirates of Blood River poster Age: 34

The Pirates of Blood River

1962
as Penal Colony Guard (uncredited)
Crooks Anonymous poster Age: 33

Crooks Anonymous

1962
as Thomas
Postman's Knock poster Age: 33

Postman's Knock

1962
as Pete
Victim poster Age: 33

Victim

1961
as Undercover Detective (uncredited)
No poster
Age: 33

A Call on Kuprin: Part 2

1961
as Zagornetz
No poster
Age: 33

A Call on Kuprin: Part 1

1961
as Zagornetz
The Curse of the Werewolf poster Age: 32

The Curse of the Werewolf

1961
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Challenge poster Age: 32

The Challenge

1960
as Spider
No poster
Age: 31

A Taste of Money

1960
as Waiter
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TV credits

Newest first
Rome poster Age: 77

Rome

2005
as Elderly Priest
New Tricks poster Age: 75

New Tricks

2004
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World poster Age: 75

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

2003
as John Donovan
Armadillo poster Age: 73

Armadillo

2001
as Father
The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells poster Age: 73

The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells

2001
as Mr Jagger
Waking the Dead poster Age: 73

Waking the Dead

2001
as Professor George Rosenthal
Jonathan Creek poster Age: 69

Jonathan Creek

1997
as Frank Geiger
Cadfael poster Age: 66

Cadfael

1994
as Lazarus the Leper
Heartbeat poster Age: 63

Heartbeat

1992
as Terence Young
Mulberry poster Age: 63

Mulberry

1992
as The Stranger
Merlin of the Crystal Cave poster Age: 63

Merlin of the Crystal Cave

1991
as Maugan
Murder Most Horrid poster Age: 63

Murder Most Horrid

1991
as DCI Graham Barlow
Saracen poster Age: 61

Saracen

1989
as Nugent
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers poster Age: 59

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

1988
as Chaplain / Father
Jake and the Fatman poster Age: 59

Jake and the Fatman

1987
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder poster Age: 58

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

1987
as Richard Erskine
Artists and Models poster Age: 57

Artists and Models

1986
as Etex
The Bill poster Age: 56

The Bill

1984
Hunter poster Age: 56

Hunter

1984
as Uniform Officer
Bergerac poster Age: 53

Bergerac

1981
as Aaron Rosenbaum
Tales of the Unexpected poster Age: 50

Tales of the Unexpected

1979
as Royden
Return of the Saint poster Age: 50

Return of the Saint

1978
as Colonel Ramon Perrez
Blake's 7 poster Age: 49

Blake's 7

1978
as Coser
The Professionals poster Age: 49

The Professionals

1977
as Inspector Truitt
Anna Karenina poster Age: 49

Anna Karenina

1977
BBC2 Play of the Week poster Age: 49

BBC2 Play of the Week

1977
as Dr. Robbins
1990 poster Age: 49

1990

1977
I, Claudius poster Age: 48

I, Claudius

1976
as Xenophon
Survivors poster Age: 46

Survivors

1975
as Jim
Porridge poster Age: 46

Porridge

1974
as Medical Officer
Fall of Eagles poster Age: 45

Fall of Eagles

1974
as Georges Clemenceau
Playhouse poster Age: 45

Playhouse

1974
as Liftchick
The Edwardians poster Age: 44

The Edwardians

1972
as Frank Harris
Crown Court poster Age: 44

Crown Court

1972
Crown Court poster Age: 44

Crown Court

1972
as Dr. Martin Stanislaus
Fathers and Sons poster Age: 43

Fathers and Sons

1971
as Pavel Kirsanov
No poster
Age: 42

Brett

1971
Strange Report poster Age: 41

Strange Report

1969
as Jack White
The Main Chance poster Age: 41

The Main Chance

1969
as Raul Ramira
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder poster Age: 40

The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder

1969
as Lew Kohl
The Forsyte Saga poster Age: 38

The Forsyte Saga

1967
as Philip Bosinney
BBC Play of the Month poster Age: 37

BBC Play of the Month

1965
as Turkish General
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster Age: 37

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965
as Albert
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster Age: 37

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965
as Tadeusz
No poster
Age: 36

Front Page Story

1965
as Ray Boscombe
No poster
Age: 36

Esther Waters

1964
as William Latch
Theatre 625 poster Age: 35

Theatre 625

1964
as Inspector Voss
Detective poster Age: 35

Detective

1964
Doctor Who poster Age: 35

Doctor Who

1963
as Li H'sen Chang
Doctor Who poster Age: 35

Doctor Who

1963
as General Finch
No poster
Age: 35

Festival

1963
as Knight/Tempter
Espionage poster Age: 35

Espionage

1963
as Sergeant
No poster
Age: 35

Lorna Doone

1963
No poster
Age: 34

Crane

1963
as Smith
The Saint poster Age: 34

The Saint

1962
as Muller
The Saint poster Age: 34

The Saint

1962
as Ardossi
The Saint poster Age: 34

The Saint

1962
as Raschid
The Saint poster Age: 34

The Saint

1962
as Count Alfredo
Richard the Lionheart poster Age: 34

Richard the Lionheart

1962
as Lombrico
Richard the Lionheart poster Age: 34

Richard the Lionheart

1962
as Kemal
Z-Cars poster Age: 33

Z-Cars

1962
Sir Francis Drake poster Age: 33

Sir Francis Drake

1961
as Tomas
The Avengers poster Age: 32

The Avengers

1961
as Sykes
The Avengers poster Age: 32

The Avengers

1961
as Marson
The Cheaters poster Age: 32

The Cheaters

1960
as Blake
The Strange World of Gurney Slade poster Age: 32

The Strange World of Gurney Slade

1960
as Napoleon Bonaparte
No poster
Age: 32

Sunday-Night Play

1960
as Zagornetz
No poster
Age: 32

Sunday-Night Play

1960
as Political Prisoner
No poster
Age: 32

Sunday-Night Play

1960
as Steingel
No Hiding Place poster Age: 31

No Hiding Place

1959
Dixon of Dock Green poster Age: 27

Dixon of Dock Green

1955
as Victor Lane
Dixon of Dock Green poster Age: 27

Dixon of Dock Green

1955
as Malcolm Roberts
The Wonderful World of Disney poster Age: 26

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster Age: 23

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
as Jules
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