Actor
· Acting
John Bennett
Born 1928-05-08
Died 2005-04-11
📍 Beckenham, Kent, England, UK
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 Pianist. He also had an extensive stage career.
Away from acting, Bennet was an enthusiastic amateur flier and an accomplished glider pilot. He died in 2005, aged 76.
Filmography 114
The Ties That Bind Us
as Chang Lee (archive footage)
2008
Rome
as Elderly Priest
2005
New Tricks
2004
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
as John Donovan
2003
Chaos and Cadavers
as Mr Resurrection
2003
The Pianist
as Dr. Ehrlich
2002
Minority Report
as Adulation #4
2002
Charlotte Gray
2001
Armadillo
as Father
2001
The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells
as Mr Jagger
2001
Waking the Dead
as Professor George Rosenthal
2001
Breathtaking
as Mr. Henshaw
2000
Bridge of Dragons
as The Registrar
1999
Jonathan Creek
as Frank Geiger
1997
The Fifth Element
as Priest
1997
Alien Nation: Millennium
as Officer Laskau
1996
Priest
as Father Redstone
1995
Kangaroo Man
as Doctor
1995
Cadfael
as Lazarus the Leper
1994
Split Second
as Dr Schulman
1992
Heartbeat
as Terence Young
1992
Mulberry
as The Stranger
1992
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
as Sigmund Freud
1991
Merlin of the Crystal Cave
as Maugan
1991
Murder Most Horrid
as DCI Graham Barlow
1991
The War That Never Ends
as Corcyran Representative
1991
Needle
as Chief Constable
1990
Antonia and Jane
as Uncle Irwin Carlinsky
1990
Saracen
as Nugent
1989
The Tenth Man
as Jules
1988
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
as Chaplain / Father
1988
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
as Chaplain / Father
1988
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
as Richard Erskine
1987
Tai-Pan
as Orlov
1986
Artists and Models
as Etex
1986
Miss Marple
as Richard Erskine
1984
Give My Regards to Broad Street
as Mr. Rath
1984
The Bill
1984
Hunter
as Uniform Officer
1984
The Plague Dogs
as Don (voice)
1982
Bergerac
as Aaron Rosenbaum
1981
Eye of the Needle
as Kleinmann
1981
The Dybbuk
as Messenger
1980
The Mirror Crack'd
as Barnsby ("Murder at Midnight")
1980
Pews
as Liftchick
1980
The House on Garibaldi Street
as Aaron Lazar
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
as Royden
1979
Watership Down
as Captain Holly (voice)
1978
Return of the Saint
as Colonel Ramon Perrez
1978
Return Fare
as Dr Robbins
1978
The Greek Tycoon
as Servant
1978
Blake's 7
as Coser
1978
The Professionals
as Inspector Truitt
1977
Anna Karenina
1977
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Dr. Robbins
1977
1990
1977
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang
as Li H'sen Chang
1977
The Face of Darkness
as Inquisitor & Psychiatrist
1976
I, Claudius
as Xenophon
1976
The Shadow-Line
1976
The Message
as Salool
1976
Survivors
as Jim
1975
Porridge
as Medical Officer
1974
Fall of Eagles
as Georges Clemenceau
1974
Playhouse
as Liftchick
1974
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
as General Finch
1974
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
as Joseph Goebbels
1973
The House in Nightmare Park
as Patel
1973
The Edwardians
as Frank Harris
1972
Crown Court
1972
Crown Court
as Dr. Martin Stanislaus
1972
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
as Wriothesley
1972
Fathers and Sons
1971
The House That Dripped Blood
as Detective Inspector Holloway (segment "Framework Story")
1971
Strange Report
as Jack White
1969
The Main Chance
as Raul Ramira
1969
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
as Lew Kohl
1969
The Syndicate
as Dr. Singh
1968
The Forsyte Saga
as Philip Bosinney
1967
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
as Pseudolus' mark
1966
Kaleidoscope
as Poker Player
1966
The Alphabet Murders
as Waiter (uncredited)
1965
BBC Play of the Month
as Turkish General
1965
Theatre 625
as Inspector Voss
1964
Detective
1964
Doctor Who
as Li H'sen Chang
1963
Doctor Who
as General Finch
1963
Espionage
as Sergeant
1963
The Barber of Stamford Hill
1963
Lawrence of Arabia
as Arab Sheik (uncredited)
1962
The Saint
as Muller
1962
The Saint
as Ardossi
1962
The Saint
as Raschid
1962
The Saint
as Count Alfredo
1962
Richard the Lionheart
as Lombrico
1962
Richard the Lionheart
as Kemal
1962
The Pirates of Blood River
as Penal Colony Guard (uncredited)
1962
Crooks Anonymous
as Thomas
1962
Postman's Knock
as Pete
1962
Z-Cars
1962
Sir Francis Drake
as Tomas
1961
Victim
as Undercover Detective (uncredited)
1961
The Curse of the Werewolf
as Policeman (uncredited)
1961
The Avengers
as Sykes
1961
The Avengers
as Marson
1961
The Cheaters
as Blake
1960
The Strange World of Gurney Slade
as Napoleon Bonaparte
1960
The Challenge
as Spider
1960
No Hiding Place
1959
Dixon of Dock Green
as Victor Lane
1955
Dixon of Dock Green
as Malcolm Roberts
1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Jules
1951