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John Bennett

Bio: 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

Born: Tue, May 08 1928

Birthplace: Beckenham, Kent, England, UK

Death: Mon, Apr 11 2005

John Bennett is 76 years old

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Chaos and Cadavers

John Bennett was

75 in Chaos and Cadavers

as 'Mr Resurrection'.

Thu, May 15 2003

The Pianist

John Bennett was

74 in The Pianist

as 'Dr. Ehrlich'.

Tue, Sep 17 2002

Minority Report

John Bennett was

74 in Minority Report

as 'Adulation #4'.

Thu, Jun 20 2002

Not 360

John Bennett was

73 in Not 360

as 'Actor'.

Tue, Jan 01 2002

Breathtaking

John Bennett was

72 in Breathtaking

as 'Mr. Henshaw'.

Sat, Dec 16 2000

Bridge of Dragons

John Bennett was

70 in Bridge of Dragons

as 'The Registrar'.

Fri, Jan 01 1999

The Fifth Element

John Bennett was

68 in The Fifth Element

as 'Priest'.

Fri, May 02 1997

Alien Nation: Millennium

John Bennett was

67 in Alien Nation: Millennium

as 'Officer Laskau'.

Tue, Jan 02 1996

Priest

John Bennett was

66 in Priest

as 'Father Redstone'.

Fri, Mar 24 1995

Kangaroo Man

John Bennett was

66 in Kangaroo Man

as 'Doctor'.

Sat, Jan 07 1995

Split Second

John Bennett was

63 in Split Second

as 'Dr Schulman'.

Fri, May 01 1992

Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady

John Bennett was

63 in Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady

as 'Sigmund Freud'.

Fri, Dec 06 1991

The War That Never Ends

John Bennett was

62 in The War That Never Ends

as 'Corcyran Representative'.

Thu, Mar 28 1991

Needle

John Bennett was

62 in Needle

as 'Chief Constable'.

Wed, Sep 12 1990

Antonia and Jane

John Bennett was

61 in Antonia and Jane

as 'Uncle Irwin Carlinsky'.

Mon, Jan 01 1990

The Tenth Man

John Bennett was

60 in The Tenth Man

as 'Jules'.

Sun, Dec 04 1988

Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'

John Bennett was

60 in Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'

as 'Chaplain / Father'.

Sat, Oct 01 1988

Tai-Pan

John Bennett was

58 in Tai-Pan

as 'Orlov'.

Fri, Nov 07 1986

Give My Regards to Broad Street

John Bennett was

56 in Give My Regards to Broad Street

as 'Mr. Rath'.

Wed, Nov 28 1984

The Plague Dogs

John Bennett was

54 in The Plague Dogs

as 'Don (voice)'.

Fri, Oct 01 1982

Eye of the Needle

John Bennett was

53 in Eye of the Needle

as 'Kleinmann'.

Fri, Jul 24 1981

The Mirror Crack'd

John Bennett was

52 in The Mirror Crack'd

as 'Barnsby ("Murder at Midnight")'.

Fri, Sep 19 1980

The Dybbuk

John Bennett was

51 in The Dybbuk

as 'Messenger'.

Sun, Feb 24 1980

Pews

John Bennett was

51 in Pews

as 'Liftchick'.

Sat, Jan 12 1980

The House on Garibaldi Street

John Bennett was

51 in The House on Garibaldi Street

as 'Aaron Lazar'.

Mon, May 28 1979

Watership Down

John Bennett was

50 in Watership Down

as 'Captain Holly (voice)'.

Sat, Oct 14 1978

Return Fare

John Bennett was

50 in Return Fare

as 'Dr Robbins'.

Fri, Sep 01 1978

The Greek Tycoon

John Bennett was

50 in The Greek Tycoon

as 'Servant'.

Fri, May 12 1978

Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang

John Bennett was

48 in Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang

as 'Li H'sen Chang'.

Sat, Apr 02 1977

The Face of Darkness

John Bennett was

48 in The Face of Darkness

as 'Inquisitor & Psychiatrist'.

Mon, Nov 01 1976

The Shadow-Line

John Bennett was

48 in The Shadow-Line

Mon, Sep 06 1976

The Message

John Bennett was

47 in The Message

as 'Salool'.

Tue, Mar 09 1976

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs

John Bennett was

45 in Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs

as 'General Finch'.

Sat, Feb 16 1974

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

John Bennett was

44 in Hitler: The Last Ten Days

as 'Joseph Goebbels'.

Thu, Apr 19 1973

The House in Nightmare Park

John Bennett was

44 in The House in Nightmare Park

as 'Patel'.

Fri, Mar 23 1973

Anything Can Happen

John Bennett was

44 in Anything Can Happen

as 'Geoff Bridges'.

Tue, Jan 02 1973

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

John Bennett was

44 in Henry VIII and His Six Wives

as 'Wriothesley'.

Thu, Jul 13 1972

The House That Dripped Blood

John Bennett was

42 in The House That Dripped Blood

as 'Detective Inspector Holloway (segment "Framework Story")'.

Mon, Feb 22 1971

The Syndicate

John Bennett was

40 in The Syndicate

as 'Dr. Singh'.

Mon, Sep 16 1968

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

John Bennett was

38 in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Sun, Oct 16 1966

Kaleidoscope

John Bennett was

38 in Kaleidoscope

as 'Poker Player'.

Fri, Jul 01 1966

The Barber of Stamford Hill

John Bennett was

34 in The Barber of Stamford Hill

Thu, Jan 10 1963

Lawrence of Arabia

John Bennett was

34 in Lawrence of Arabia

as 'Arab Sheik (uncredited)'.

Tue, Dec 11 1962

The Pirates of Blood River

John Bennett was

34 in The Pirates of Blood River

as 'Penal Colony Guard (uncredited)'.

Wed, May 09 1962

Crooks Anonymous

John Bennett was

33 in Crooks Anonymous

as 'Thomas'.

Sat, Mar 31 1962

Postman's Knock

John Bennett was

33 in Postman's Knock

as 'Pete'.

Thu, Feb 22 1962

Victim

John Bennett was

33 in Victim

as 'Undercover Detective (uncredited)'.

Tue, Aug 01 1961

The Challenge

John Bennett was

32 in The Challenge

as 'Spider'.

Tue, May 17 1960

A Taste of Money

John Bennett was

31 in A Taste of Money

Fri, Jan 01 1960

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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Rome

John Bennett would have been no older than

76 in Rome

as 'Elderly Priest'.

First Air Date
Sun, Aug 28 2005

New Tricks

John Bennett was

75+ in New Tricks

First Air Date
Thu, Jan 01 2004

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

John Bennett was

75+ in Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 04 2003

Armadillo

John Bennett was

73+ in Armadillo

as 'Father'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 16 2001

Waking the Dead

John Bennett was

73+ in Waking the Dead

as 'Professor George Rosenthal'.

First Air Date
Mon, Jun 18 2001

Jonathan Creek

John Bennett was

69+ in Jonathan Creek

as 'Frank Geiger'.

First Air Date
Fri, May 09 1997

Cadfael

John Bennett was

66+ in Cadfael

as 'Lazarus the Leper'.

First Air Date
Sun, May 29 1994

Heartbeat

John Bennett was

63+ in Heartbeat

as 'Terence Young'.

First Air Date
Fri, Apr 10 1992

Mulberry

John Bennett was

63+ in Mulberry

as 'The Stranger'.

First Air Date
Mon, Feb 24 1992

Murder Most Horrid

John Bennett was

63+ in Murder Most Horrid

as 'DCI Graham Barlow'.

First Air Date
Thu, Nov 14 1991

Saracen

John Bennett was

61+ in Saracen

as 'Nugent'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 02 1989

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

John Bennett was

59+ in The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

as 'Chaplain / Father'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jan 10 1988

Jake and the Fatman

John Bennett was

59+ in Jake and the Fatman

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 26 1987

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

John Bennett was

58+ in Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

as 'Richard Erskine'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jan 11 1987

Miss Marple

John Bennett was

56+ in Miss Marple

as 'Richard Erskine'.

First Air Date
Wed, Dec 26 1984

The Bill

John Bennett was

56+ in The Bill

First Air Date
Tue, Oct 16 1984

Hunter

John Bennett was

56+ in Hunter

as 'Uniform Officer'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 18 1984

The Cleopatras

John Bennett was

54+ in The Cleopatras

as 'Philocles'.

First Air Date
Wed, Jan 19 1983

Bergerac

John Bennett was

53+ in Bergerac

as 'Aaron Rosenbaum'.

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 18 1981

Tales of the Unexpected

John Bennett was

50+ in Tales of the Unexpected

as 'Royden'.

First Air Date
Sat, Mar 24 1979

Lillie

John Bennett was

50+ in Lillie

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 24 1978

Return of the Saint

John Bennett was

50+ in Return of the Saint

as 'Colonel Ramon Perrez'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 10 1978

Blake's 7

John Bennett was

49+ in Blake's 7

as 'Coser'.

First Air Date
Mon, Jan 02 1978

The Professionals

John Bennett was

49+ in The Professionals

as 'Inspector Truitt'.

First Air Date
Fri, Dec 30 1977

Anna Karenina

John Bennett was

49+ in Anna Karenina

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 25 1977

1990

John Bennett was

49+ in 1990

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 18 1977

I, Claudius

John Bennett was

48+ in I, Claudius

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 20 1976

Survivors

John Bennett was

46+ in Survivors

as 'Jim'.

First Air Date
Wed, Apr 16 1975

Porridge

John Bennett was

46+ in Porridge

as 'Medical Officer'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 05 1974

Fall of Eagles

John Bennett was

45+ in Fall of Eagles

as 'Georges Clemenceau'.

First Air Date
Fri, Mar 15 1974

The Edwardians

John Bennett was

44+ in The Edwardians

First Air Date
Tue, Nov 21 1972

Crown Court

John Bennett was

44+ in Crown Court

as ', Dr. Martin Stanislaus'.

First Air Date
Wed, Oct 11 1972

Fathers and Sons

John Bennett was

43+ in Fathers and Sons

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 17 1971

Brett

John Bennett was

42+ in Brett

First Air Date
Mon, Apr 26 1971

Strange Report

John Bennett was

41+ in Strange Report

as 'Jack White'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 21 1969

The Main Chance

John Bennett was

41+ in The Main Chance

as 'Raul Ramira'.

First Air Date
Wed, Jun 18 1969

The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder

John Bennett was

40+ in The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder

as 'Lew Kohl'.

First Air Date
Wed, Apr 23 1969

The Forsyte Saga

John Bennett was

38+ in The Forsyte Saga

as 'Philip Bosinney'.

First Air Date
Sat, Jan 07 1967

Softly, Softly

John Bennett was

37+ in Softly, Softly

First Air Date
Wed, Jan 05 1966

Detective

John Bennett was

35+ in Detective

First Air Date
Mon, Mar 30 1964

Doctor Who

John Bennett was

35+ in Doctor Who

as 'Li H'sen Chang, General Finch'.

First Air Date
Sat, Nov 23 1963

Lorna Doone

John Bennett was

35+ in Lorna Doone

First Air Date
Sun, Jun 16 1963

The Saint

John Bennett was

34+ in The Saint

as 'Muller, Ardossi, Raschid, Count Alfredo'.

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 04 1962

Z-Cars

John Bennett was

33+ in Z-Cars

First Air Date
Tue, Jan 02 1962

Sir Francis Drake

John Bennett was

33+ in Sir Francis Drake

as 'Tomas'.

First Air Date
Sun, Nov 12 1961

The Avengers

John Bennett was

32+ in The Avengers

as 'Sykes, Marson'.

First Air Date
Sat, Jan 07 1961

Sunday-Night Play

John Bennett was

32+ in Sunday-Night Play

as 'Zagornetz'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 25 1960

No Hiding Place

John Bennett was

31+ in No Hiding Place

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 16 1959

Dixon of Dock Green

John Bennett was

27+ in Dixon of Dock Green

as 'Victor Lane, Malcolm Roberts'.

First Air Date
Sat, Jul 09 1955

The Wonderful World of Disney

John Bennett was

26+ in The Wonderful World of Disney

First Air Date
Wed, Oct 27 1954

Hallmark Hall of Fame

John Bennett was

23+ in Hallmark Hall of Fame

as 'Jules'.

First Air Date
Mon, Dec 24 1951