
John Woodvine
Known for Acting · 131 credits
- Born
- 1929-07-21
- Died
- 2025-10-06
- 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.
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Known For
TV Shows (72)

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Sir Harry Chatwyn / Commodore

The Crown
2016
as Archbishop of York

Doctor Who
1963
as Marshal

Vera
2011
as Alan Kenworthy

Casualty
1986
as Reg Macready / Jack Hetherington

Play for Today
1970
as Penitent

The Avengers
1961
as Seagrave

Heartbeat
1992
as Frank Armstrong

The Saint
1962
as Pilot

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Sebastian / MacDuff

Peak Practice
1993
as Jackie Brown

Z-Cars
1962
as DI Alan Witty / Det. Insp. Witty

Screen Two
1985
as Herr Deimen

Shameless
2004
as Neville

Theatre 625
1964
as Gordon Follister

The Wednesday Play
1964
as Jackie

Playhouse
1974
as Colonel

The Champions
1968
as Lt. Kruger Haller

Danger Man
1960
as Luigi

Performance
1991
as Earl of Warwick

The Musketeers
2014
as Abbot

Softly, Softly
1966

The Chief
1990
as Terence Oglivy

ScreenPlay
1986
as William Danby

Churchill's People
1974
as Colonel John Hewson

Softly Softly: Task Force
1969
as Det. Chief Supt. Allan

Return of the Saint
1978
as Ray Dennis

The New Statesman
1987
as Sir Malachi Jellicoe

New Scotland Yard
1972
as CS John Kingdom

Strangers
1978
as Lazarov

Juliet Bravo
1980
as John Lambert

Hadleigh
1969
as Driberg

Man of the World
1962
as Gioti

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
as Ruggio Ruggeri / Henry IV / Leone

Spender
1991
as Berry

Sergeant Cork
1963
as Carlyon
Harry
1993
as Jack Crow

Edge of Darkness
1985
as Ross

Elizabeth R
1971
as Sir Francis Drake

Rockliffe's Babies
1987
as DCS Gardner

Ghost Squad
1961

Chelmsford 123
1988
as Psychiatrist

Shadows
1975
as Father
Crown Prosecutor
1995
as Judge Mellor

The Tripods
1984
as Meister West 468

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1982

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Fred Barrow

The Prisoner of Zenda
1984
as Colonel Sapt

Hebburn
2012
as Arthur

By the Sword Divided
1983
Sold
2007

The Caesars
1968
as Vitellius

Decline and Fall
2017
as Master of the College
Runaway Bay
1992
as Mr Snotts

The Dustbinmen
1969
as Bloody Delilah

Bob & Rose
2001
as William Gossage

Oliver's Travels
1995
London
2004
as Henry Moore

Knights of God
1987
as Prior Mordrin

A Tale of Two Cities
1989
as Attorney General
Movies (59)

An American Werewolf in London
1981
as Dr. J.S. Hirsch

Wuthering Heights
1992
as Thomas Earnshaw

Persuasion
1995
as Admiral Croft

Vanity Fair
2004
as Lord Bareacres

The Devils
1971
as Louis Trincant

Miss Potter
2006
as Sir Nigel

Burke & Hare
2010
as Lord Provost

Fatherland
1994
as Luther

Darling
1965
as Customs Officer (uncredited)

On Expenses
2010
as Lord

The Other Boleyn Girl
2003
as Uncle Howard

Danny the Champion of the World
1989
as Tallon

Young Winston
1972
as Howard

The Trial
1993
as Herr Deimen

Flick
2008
as Dr Nickel

Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
1999
as Sir Hugh Dalrymple

Murder with Mirrors
1985
as Christian Gilbranson

A Song for Jenny
2015
as Father

The Walking Stick
1970
as Bertie Irons

Enys Men
2023
as The Preacher

Deceptions
1985
as Chief Inspector

Hamlet
2009
as Player King

Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
2009
as Self

Spaghetti House
1982
as Senior Officer

Leon the Pig Farmer
1993
as Vitelli

The Browning Version
1985
as Dr. Frobisher

Macbeth
1979
as Banquo

The Dog It Was That Died
1989
as Dr. Seddon

The Trial of Tony Blair
2007
as Judge

Countdown to War
1989
as Joachim von Ribbentrop

Who Bombed Birmingham?
1990
as Tom Clarke

Dragonworld
1994
as Lester MacIntyre

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
1990
as The Chamberlain / Father (voice)

The Falklands Play
2002
as Adm. of the Fleet Sir Terence Lewin

The Baron: Mystery Island
1972
as John Garvey

The Black and Blue Lamp
1988
as Supt. Hammond

The Secret
2002
as Frank

The Marlowe Inquest
1986
as William Danby

Pirate Prince
1991
as Kreutzen

Pericles, Prince of Tyre
1984
as King Antiochus

Joe Maddison's War
2010
as Father Connolly

Glory Enough For All
1988
as Dr. John MacLeod

Hamlet
1970
as Claudius
Macbeth
1970
as MacDuff

Squaring the Circle
1984
as Gierek

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
1979
as Colonel

And a Nightingale Sang
1989
as George

A Pinch of Snuff
1994
as Godfrey Blengdale

Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor
1979
as Marshal

Butterflies Don't Count
1978
as Penitent

The Midnight Drives
2007
as Guesthouse Owner
Incident in Judaea
1991

Duke Bluebeard's Castle
1989
as Speaker of the Prologue (voice)

Death Is Part of the Process
1986
as Mr Norval

Hilary
1995
as Dad (voice)
The Poet
1960
as Catullo Ossiano

Assault on Agathon
1975
as Matt Fenrek

Man Failure
1971
as Narrator (voice)
Little Richard Wrecked My Marriage
1992
About John Woodvine
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. With 131 credits spanning from 1956 to 2023, John Woodvine has appeared in 59 films and 72 TV shows.
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- An American Werewolf in London (1981) — as Dr. J.S. Hirsch
- Wuthering Heights (1992) — as Thomas Earnshaw
- Persuasion (1995) — as Admiral Croft
- Vanity Fair (2004) — as Lord Bareacres
- The Devils (1971) — as Louis Trincant
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