ACTOR
John Woodvine
Known for The Crown · Doctor Who · Burke & Hare
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.
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- Born
- Jul 21, 1929
- Died
- Oct 6, 2025
- Birthplace
- Tyne Dock, South Shields, County Durham, England, UK
- Known For
- Acting
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.
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
TP
The PoetCatullo Ossiano
1960
DarlingCustoms Officer (uncredited)
1965
HamletClaudius
1970M
MacbethMacDuff
1970
The Walking StickBertie Irons
1970
Man FailureNarrator (voice)
1971
The DevilsLouis Trincant
1971
The Baron: Mystery IslandJohn Garvey
1972
Young WinstonHoward
1972
Assault on AgathonMatt Fenrek
1975
Butterflies Don't CountPenitent
1978
Doctor Who: The Armageddon FactorMarshal
1979
Every Good Boy Deserves FavourColonel
1979
MacbethBanquo
1979
An American Werewolf in LondonDr. J.S. Hirsch
1981
Spaghetti HouseSenior Officer
1982
Pericles, Prince of TyreKing Antiochus
1984
Squaring the CircleGierek
1984
A Month in the CountrySchaaf
1985
DeceptionsChief Inspector
1985
Murder with MirrorsChristian Gilbranson
1985
The Browning VersionDr. Frobisher
1985
Death Is Part of the ProcessMr Norval
1986
The Marlowe InquestWilliam Danby
1986
Glory Enough For AllDr. John MacLeod
1988
The Black and Blue LampSupt. Hammond
1988
And a Nightingale SangGeorge
1989
Countdown to WarJoachim von Ribbentrop
1989
Danny the Champion of the WorldTallon
1989
Duke Bluebeard's CastleSpeaker of the Prologue (voice)
1989
The Dog It Was That DiedDr. Seddon
1989
The Fool of the World and the Flying ShipThe Chamberlain / Father (voice)
1990
Who Bombed Birmingham?Tom Clarke
1990II
Incident in Judaea
1991
Pirate PrinceKreutzen
1991LR
Little Richard Wrecked My Marriage
1992
Wuthering HeightsThomas Earnshaw
1992
Leon the Pig FarmerVitelli
1993
The TrialHerr Deimen
1993
A Pinch of SnuffGodfrey Blengdale
1994
DragonworldLester MacIntyre
1994
FatherlandLuther
1994RA
Romeo and JulietFriar Lawrence
1994
HilaryDad (voice)
1995
PersuasionAdmiral Croft
1995
Hornblower: The Duchess and the DevilSir Hugh Dalrymple
1999
The Falklands PlayAdm. of the Fleet Sir Terence Lewin
2002
The SecretFrank
2002
The Other Boleyn GirlUncle Howard
2003
Vanity FairLord Bareacres
2004
Miss PotterSir Nigel
2006
The Midnight DrivesGuesthouse Owner
2007
The Trial of Tony BlairJudge
2007
FlickDr Nickel
2008
Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'Self
2009
HamletPlayer King
2009
Burke & HareLord Provost
2010
Joe Maddison's WarFather Connolly
2010
On ExpensesLord
2010
A Song for JennyFather
2015TL
The Lady with the Long Brown HairThe Voice
2016
Enys MenThe Preacher
2023Television
ITV Play of the WeekOutsider · 1 eps
1955
Armchair TheatreFred Barrow · 1 eps
1956
Danger ManLuigi · 1 eps
1960
Ghost SquadKarl Eppler · 1 eps
1961
The AvengersSeagrave · 2 eps
1961
Man of the WorldGioti · 1 eps
1962
The SaintPilot · 1 eps
1962
Z-Cars4 eps
1962Z-CarsDI Alan Witty · 416 eps
1962Z-CarsDet. Insp. Witty · 2 eps
1962
Doctor WhoMarshal · 5 eps
1963
Sergeant CorkCarlyon · 1 eps
1963
The Wednesday PlayJackie · 1 eps
1964
Theatre 625Gordon Follister · 1 eps
1964
BBC Play of the MonthSebastian · 1 eps
1965BBC Play of the MonthMacDuff · 1 eps
1965
Thirty-Minute TheatreSchweiler · 1 eps
1965
Softly, Softly1 eps
1966
The Further Adventures of the MusketeersAramis · 16 eps
1967
Turn Out the LightsStefan · 1 eps
1967
The CaesarsVitellius · 2 eps
1968
The ChampionsLt. Kruger Haller · 1 eps
1968
HadleighDriberg · 1 eps
1969
Softly Softly: Task ForceDet. Chief Supt. Allan · 1 eps
1969
The DustbinmenBloody Delilah · 20 eps
1969W
Who-Dun-ItCol. Robert White · 1 eps
1969
Play for TodayPenitent · 2 eps
1970
Elizabeth RSir Francis Drake · 1 eps
1971
New Scotland YardCS John Kingdom · 39 eps
1972AU
An Unofficial Rose4 eps
1974
Churchill's PeopleColonel John Hewson · 1 eps
1974
PlayhouseColonel · 1 eps
1974AT
Against the CrowdSir Lionel Frobisher · 1 eps
1975
ShadowsFather · 1 eps
1975
Return of the SaintRay Dennis · 1 eps
1978
StrangersLazarov · 1 eps
1978
Juliet BravoJohn Lambert · 1 eps
1980
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby10 eps
1982SA
Swallows and Amazons Forever!P.C. Tedder · 8 eps
1984
The Prisoner of ZendaColonel Sapt · 6 eps
1984
The TripodsMeister West 468 · 12 eps
1984
DeceptionsChief Inspector · 2 eps
1985
Edge of DarknessRoss · 4 eps
1985
Screen TwoHerr Deimen · 1 eps
1985
CasualtyReg Macready · 1 eps
1986CasualtyJack Hetherington · 1 eps
1986
ScreenPlayWilliam Danby · 1 eps
1986
Knights of GodPrior Mordrin · 13 eps
1987
Rockliffe's BabiesDCS Gardner · 1 eps
1987
The New StatesmanSir Malachi Jellicoe · 1 eps
1987
Chelmsford 123Psychiatrist · 1 eps
1988
The Modern World: Ten Great WritersRuggio Ruggeri / Henry IV / Leone · 1 eps
1988
A Tale of Two CitiesAttorney General · 1 eps
1989
The ChiefTerence Oglivy · 1 eps
1990
An Actor's Life for MeFrank · 1 eps
1991
PerformanceEarl of Warwick · 1 eps
1991
SpenderBerry · 1 eps
1991
The Second Russian RevolutionSelf - Narrator (voice) · 8 eps
1991
CivviesJudge · 1 eps
1992
HeartbeatFrank Armstrong · 1 eps
1992RB
Runaway BayMr Snotts · 26 eps
1992H
HarryJack Crow · 1 eps
1993
Peak PracticeJackie Brown · 3 eps
1993
FaithBoss · 2 eps
1994
FinneyBobo Sr. · 6 eps
1994CP
Crown ProsecutorJudge Mellor · 1 eps
1995
Oliver's Travels
1995Oliver's TravelsMr Gunn · 1 eps
1995
Midsomer MurdersSir Harry Chatwyn · 1 eps
1997Midsomer MurdersCommodore · 1 eps
1997V
VerdictJudge Peregrine Horner · 1 eps
1998
Bob & RoseWilliam Gossage · 4 eps
2001
The SecretFrank · 2 eps
2002L
LondonHenry Moore · 3 eps
2004
ShamelessNeville · 1 eps
2004S
Sold1 eps
2007
Never Better1 eps
2008
VeraAlan Kenworthy · 1 eps
2011
HebburnArthur · 13 eps
2012
The MusketeersAbbot · 1 eps
2014
The CrownArchbishop of York · 4 eps
2016
Decline and FallMaster of the College · 1 eps
2017Photos
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