John Thaw
Acting
Born: January 3, 1942 · Gorton, Manchester, England
Died: February 21, 2002 (aged 60)
Highest Rated
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Edward Thaw, CBE (3 January 1942 – 21 February 2002) was an English actor who appeared in a range of television, stage, and cinema roles. He starred in the television series Inspector Morse as title character Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse, Redcap as Sergeant John Mann, The Sweeney as Detective Inspector Jack Regan, Home to Roost as Henry Willows, and Kavanagh QC as title character James Kavanagh. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Thaw, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Chaplin
1992
Sherlock Holmes
1984
Cry Freedom
1987
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
1972
Inspector Morse
1987
The Sign of Four
1987
Goodnight, Mister Tom
1998
Sweeney!
1977
The Sweeney
1975
Photos (3)
Movies (30)
Chaplin
Fred Karno
Cry Freedom
Kruger
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
Shavers
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Bosworth (uncredited)
The Sign of Four
Jonathan Small
Drake's Venture
Francis Drake
Goodnight, Mister Tom
Tom Oakley
Into the Blue
Harry Barnett
Sweeney 2
Det. Insp. Jack Regan
Bomber Harris
Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris
Sweeney!
Det. Insp. Jack Regan
Catch Me a Spy
(uncredited)
The Last Grenade
Terry Mitchell
The Absence of War
George Jones
Dinner at the Sporting Club
Dinny Mathews
We'll Support You Evermore
Geoff Hollins
Buried Treasure
Harry Jenkins
The Grass Is Singing
Dick Turner
Serjeant Musgrave's Dance
Pte. Hurst
Five to One
Alan Roper
Regan
Det. Insp. Jack Regan
The Bofors Gun
Gunner Featherstone
The Life and Death of King John
Hubert de Burgh
The Waiting Time
Joshua Mantle
Masculine Mescaline
The Man
Business as Usual
Kieran Flynn
Competition
Tony
Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition
Dom
Dead Man's Chest
David Jones
The Capone Investment
Tom
TV Shows (38)
Play for Today
1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
George J. Bundavin · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Banquo · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
1 eps
Sherlock Holmes
Jonathan Small · 1 eps
Screen Two
George Jones · 1 eps
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Rolf · 1 eps
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Larry Gains · 1 eps
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1 eps
ITV Playhouse
Williams · 1 eps
Inspector Morse
Chief Inspector Morse · 28 eps
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Hubert de Burgh · 1 eps
The Sweeney
Det. Insp. Jack Regan · 53 eps
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Lt. Holst · 1 eps
The Protectors
Mario Carpiano · 1 eps
The Onedin Line
Mr, Carby · 1 eps
Kavanagh Q.C.
James Kavanagh Q.C. · 26 eps
Budgie
Denzil Davies · 1 eps
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
1959
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
Alan Roper · 1 eps
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
David Jones · 1 eps
Redcap
Sergeant John Mann · 26 eps
Strange Report
Inspector Jenner · 1 eps
The Frighteners
Wood · 1 eps
Home to Roost
Henry Willows · 28 eps
A Year in Provence
Peter Mayle · 12 eps
The Glass
Jim Proctor · 6 eps
Mitch
Mitch · 10 eps
Bat Out of Hell
Mark Paxton · 5 eps
Stanley and the Women
Stanley Duke · 4 eps
Armchair Theatre
Tony · 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
Peter · 1 eps
Plastic Man
Joe McConnell · 2 eps
Armchair Cinema
Det. Insp. Jack Regan · 1 eps
Monsignor Renard
Monsignor Augustine Renard · 4 eps
Thick as Thieves
Stan · 8 eps
The Capone Investment
Tom · 6 eps
Britain At War In Colour
Narrateur · 4 eps
