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John Thaw

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John Thaw

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jan 3, 1942 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Gorton, Manchester, England

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Edward Thaw, CBE (3 January 1942 – 21 February 2002) was an English actor who appeared in a range of television, stage, and cinema roles. He starred in the television series Inspector Morse as title character Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse, Redcap as Sergeant John Mann, The Sweeney as Detective Inspector Jack Regan, Home to Roost as Henry Willows, and Kavanagh QC as title character James Kavanagh. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Thaw, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Known For

Acting
2012Britain At War In ColourNarrateur
2001Buried TreasureHarry Jenkins
2001The GlassJim Proctor
2000Monsignor RenardMonsignor Augustine Renard
1999The Waiting TimeJoshua Mantle
1999Plastic ManJoe McConnell
1999The Second World War in ColourHimself - Narrator
1999Plastic ManJoe McConnell
1998Goodnight, Mister TomTom Oakley
1997Into the BlueHarry Barnett
1996Masculine MescalineThe Man
1995The Absence of WarGeorge Jones
1995Kavanagh Q.C.James Kavanagh Q.C.
1993The Mystery of MorseHimself
1993A Year in ProvencePeter Mayle
1992ChaplinFred Karno
1991Stanley and the WomenStanley Duke
1989Bomber HarrisSir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris
1987The Sign of FourJonathan Small
1987Business as UsualKieran Flynn
1987Cry FreedomKruger
1987Inspector MorseChief Inspector Morse
1985We'll Support You EvermoreGeoff Hollins
1985Home to RoostHenry Willows
1985Screen TwoGeorge Jones
1984The Life and Death of King JohnHubert de Burgh
1984Killer WaitingPeter Hastings
1984MitchMitch
1984Sherlock HolmesJonathan Small
1982Where Is Betty Buchus?Jack Buchus
1981The Grass Is SingingDick Turner
1981Six Fifty-Five SpecialSelf
1980Drake's VentureFrancis Drake
1978Sweeney 2Det. Insp. Jack Regan
1978Dinner at the Sporting ClubDinny Mathews
1977Sweeney!Det. Insp. Jack Regan
1975The SweeneyDet. Insp. Jack Regan
1974The Capone InvestmentTom
1974ReganDet. Insp. Jack Regan
1974Armchair CinemaDet. Insp. Jack Regan
1974Thick as ThievesStan
1974The Capone InvestmentTom
1972Dr. Phibes Rises AgainShavers
1972Whatever Became of Me?Peter
1972The ProtectorsMario Carpiano
1972The FrightenersWood
1971CompetitionTony
1971Catch Me a Spy(uncredited)
1971BudgieDenzil Davies
1971The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesLt. Holst
1971The Onedin LineMr, Carby
1970The Last GrenadeTerry Mitchell
1970MacbethBanquo
1970Praise Marx and Pass the AmmunitionDom
1970Play for Today
1969Strange ReportInspector Jenner
1968The Bofors GunGunner Featherstone
1967InheritanceWill Oldroyd
1966Bat Out of HellMark Paxton
1965Dead Man's ChestDavid Jones
1965BBC Play of the MonthGeorge J. Bundavin
1965BBC Play of the MonthBanquo
1965BBC Play of the Month
1964RedcapSergeant John Mann
1963Five to OneAlan Roper
1962The Loneliness of the Long Distance RunnerBosworth (uncredited)
1961Serjeant Musgrave's DancePte. Hurst
1961The Younger GenerationMartin
1961The Younger GenerationDenny
1961The Younger GenerationPeter
1961The Younger GenerationCharlie
1961The Younger GenerationEdward
1961The Younger GenerationMax
1961The Younger GenerationCustomer
1961Drama 61-67Harry Fox
1959Edgar Wallace Mysteries
1959Edgar Wallace MysteriesAlan Roper
1959Edgar Wallace MysteriesDavid Jones
1956Armchair TheatreTony
1956Armchair TheatrePeter
1949The BAFTA AwardsSelf
Production
1987Inspector MorseExecutive Producer