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John Woodvine

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John Woodvine

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jul 21, 1929 (97 years old)

Place of Birth

Tyne Dock, South Shields, County Durham, England, UK

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   John Woodvine (1929-2025) was an English stage and screen actor who appeared in more than 70 theatre productions, as well as a similar number of television and film roles. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Woodvine licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting
2023Enys MenThe Preacher
2017Decline and FallMaster of the College
2016The CrownArchbishop of York
2015A Song for JennyFather
2014The MusketeersAbbot
2012HebburnArthur
2011VeraAlan Kenworthy
2010Joe Maddison's WarFather Connolly
2010Burke & HareLord Provost
2010On ExpensesLord
2009Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'Self
2009HamletPlayer King
2008FlickDr Nickel
2008Never Better
2007The Trial of Tony BlairJudge
2007The Midnight DrivesGuesthouse Owner
2007Sold
2006Miss PotterSir Nigel
2004Vanity FairLord Bareacres
2004ShamelessNeville
2004LondonHenry Moore
2003The Other Boleyn GirlUncle Howard
2002The SecretFrank
2002The Falklands PlayAdm. of the Fleet Sir Terence Lewin
2001Bob & RoseWilliam Gossage
1999Hornblower: The Duchess and the DevilSir Hugh Dalrymple
1997Midsomer MurdersSir Harry Chatwyn
1997Midsomer MurdersCommodore
1995PersuasionAdmiral Croft
1995HilaryDad (voice)
1995Oliver's Travels
1995Crown ProsecutorJudge Mellor
1994FatherlandLuther
1994DragonworldLester MacIntyre
1994A Pinch of SnuffGodfrey Blengdale
1994FaithBoss
1994FinneyBobo Sr.
1993The TrialHerr Deimen
1993Leon the Pig FarmerVitelli
1993Peak PracticeJackie Brown
1993HarryJack Crow
1992Wuthering HeightsThomas Earnshaw
1992Little Richard Wrecked My Marriage
1992HeartbeatFrank Armstrong
1992Runaway BayMr Snotts
1991Pirate PrinceKreutzen
1991Incident in Judaea
1991SpenderBerry
1991Civvies
1991The Second Russian RevolutionSelf - Narrator (voice)
1991PerformanceEarl of Warwick
1991An Actor's Life for MeFrank
1990The Fool of the World and the Flying ShipThe Chamberlain / Father (voice)
1990Who Bombed Birmingham?Tom Clarke
1990The ChiefTerence Oglivy
1989Danny the Champion of the WorldTallon
1989The Dog It Was That DiedDr. Seddon
1989And a Nightingale SangGeorge
1989Duke Bluebeard's CastleSpeaker of the Prologue (voice)
1989Countdown to WarJoachim von Ribbentrop
1989A Tale of Two CitiesAttorney General
1988Glory Enough For AllDr. John MacLeod
1988The Black and Blue LampSupt. Hammond
1988The Modern World: Ten Great WritersRuggio Ruggeri / Henry IV / Leone
1988Chelmsford 123Psychiatrist
1987The New StatesmanSir Malachi Jellicoe
1987Rockliffe's BabiesDCS Gardner
1987Knights of GodPrior Mordrin
1986The Marlowe InquestWilliam Danby
1986Death Is Part of the ProcessMr Norval
1986CasualtyReg Macready
1986CasualtyJack Hetherington
1985Murder with MirrorsChristian Gilbranson
1985The Browning VersionDr. Frobisher
1985DeceptionsChief Inspector
1985DeceptionsChief Inspector
1985Screen TwoHerr Deimen
1985Edge of DarknessRoss
1984Squaring the CircleGierek
1984Pericles, Prince of TyreKing Antiochus
1984The TripodsMeister West 468
1984Swallows and Amazons Forever!P.C. Tedder
1984The Prisoner of ZendaColonel Sapt
1983By the Sword Divided
1982Spaghetti HouseSenior Officer
1982The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1981An American Werewolf in LondonDr. J.S. Hirsch
1980Juliet BravoJohn Lambert
1979MacbethBanquo
1979Every Good Boy Deserves FavourColonel
1979Doctor Who: The Armageddon FactorMarshal
1978Butterflies Don't CountPenitent
1978Return of the SaintRay Dennis
1978StrangersLazarov
1975Assault on AgathonMatt Fenrek
1975ShadowsFather
1974An Unofficial Rose
1974PlayhouseColonel
1974Churchill's PeopleColonel John Hewson
1972Young WinstonHoward
1972The Baron: Mystery IslandJohn Garvey
1972New Scotland Yard
1971The DevilsLouis Trincant
1971Man FailureNarrator (voice)
1971Elizabeth RSir Francis Drake
1970HamletClaudius
1970MacbethMacDuff
1970The Walking StickBertie Irons
1970Play for TodayPenitent
1969The DustbinmenBloody Delilah
1969HadleighDriberg
1969Softly Softly: Task ForceDet. Chief Supt. Allan
1968The ChampionsLt. Kruger Haller
1968The CaesarsVitellius
1967The Further Adventures of the MusketeersAramis
1967Turn Out the LightsStefan
1966Softly, Softly
1965DarlingCustoms Officer (uncredited)
1965BBC Play of the MonthSebastian
1965BBC Play of the MonthMacDuff
1964Theatre 625Gordon Follister
1963Doctor WhoMarshal
1963Sergeant CorkCarlyon
1962Z-Cars
1962The SaintPilot
1962Z-CarsDI Alan Witty
1962Man of the WorldGioti
1961The AvengersSeagrave
1961Ghost Squad
1960The PoetCatullo Ossiano
1956Armchair TheatreFred Barrow