John Bennett
Acting
1928-05-08 · 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
The Ties That Bind Us
2008 · Movie
Rome
2005 · Series
New Tricks
2004 · Series
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
2003 · Series
Chaos and Cadavers
2003 · Movie
The Pianist
2002 · Movie
Minority Report
2002 · Movie
Not 360
2002 · Movie
Charlotte Gray
2001 · Movie
Armadillo
2001 · Series
The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells
2001 · Series
Waking the Dead
2001 · Series
Breathtaking
2000 · Movie
Bridge of Dragons
1999 · Movie
Steel
1997 · Movie
Jonathan Creek
1997 · Series
The Fifth Element
1997 · Movie
Alien Nation: Millennium
1996 · Movie
Priest
1995 · Movie
Kangaroo Man
1995 · Movie
Cadfael
1994 · Series
Split Second
1992 · Movie
Heartbeat
1992 · Series
Mulberry
1992 · Series
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
1991 · Movie
Merlin of the Crystal Cave
1991 · Series
Murder Most Horrid
1991 · Series
The War That Never Ends
1991 · Movie
Needle
1990 · Movie
Antonia and Jane
1990 · Movie
Saracen
1989 · Series
The Tenth Man
1988 · Movie
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
1988 · Movie
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988 · Series
Jake and the Fatman
1987 · Series
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
1987 · Series
Tai-Pan
1986 · Movie
Artists and Models
1986 · Series
Give My Regards to Broad Street
1984 · Movie
The Bill
1984 · Series
Hunter
1984 · Series
The Plague Dogs
1982 · Movie
Bergerac
1981 · Series
Eye of the Needle
1981 · Movie
The Dybbuk
1980 · Movie
The Mirror Crack'd
1980 · Movie
Pews
1980 · Movie
The House on Garibaldi Street
1979 · Movie
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · Series
Watership Down
1978 · Movie
Return of the Saint
1978 · Series
Return Fare
1978 · Movie
The Greek Tycoon
1978 · Movie
Blake's 7
1978 · Series
The Professionals
1977 · Series
Anna Karenina
1977 · Series
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977 · Series
1990
1977 · Series
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang
1977 · Movie
The Face of Darkness
1976 · Movie
I, Claudius
1976 · Series
The Shadow-Line
1976 · Movie
The Message
1976 · Movie
Survivors
1975 · Series
Porridge
1974 · Series
Fall of Eagles
1974 · Series
Playhouse
1974 · Series
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
1974 · Movie
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973 · Movie
The House in Nightmare Park
1973 · Movie
Anything Can Happen
1973 · Movie
The Edwardians
1972 · Series
Crown Court
1972 · Series
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1972 · Movie
Fathers and Sons
1971 · Series
Brett
1971 · Series
The House That Dripped Blood
1971 · Movie
Strange Report
1969 · Series
The Main Chance
1969 · Series
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
1969 · Series
The Syndicate
1968 · Movie
Market in Honey Lane
1967 · Series
The Forsyte Saga
1967 · Series
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966 · Movie
Kaleidoscope
1966 · Movie
The Alphabet Murders
1965 · Movie
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Series
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Series
Knock on Any Door
1965 · Series
Front Page Story
1965 · Series
Esther Waters
1964 · Series
Theatre 625
1964 · Series
Detective
1964 · Series
Doctor Who
1963 · Series
Festival
1963 · Series
Espionage
1963 · Series
Lorna Doone
1963 · Series
Crane
1963 · Series
The Barber of Stamford Hill
1963 · Movie
Lawrence of Arabia
1962 · Movie
The Saint
1962 · Series
Richard the Lionheart
1962 · Series
The Pirates of Blood River
1962 · Movie
Crooks Anonymous
1962 · Movie
Postman's Knock
1962 · Movie
Z-Cars
1962 · Series
Sir Francis Drake
1961 · Series
Victim
1961 · Movie
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2
1961 · Movie
A Call on Kuprin: Part 1
1961 · Movie
The Curse of the Werewolf
1961 · Movie
The Avengers
1961 · Series
The Cheaters
1960 · Series
The Strange World of Gurney Slade
1960 · Series
Sunday-Night Play
1960 · Series
The Challenge
1960 · Movie
A Taste of Money
1960 · Movie
No Hiding Place
1959 · Series
Dixon of Dock Green
1955 · Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Series