John Woodvine
Acting
Born: July 21, 1929 · Tyne Dock, South Shields, County Durham, England, UK
Died: October 6, 2025 (aged 96)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
An American Werewolf in London
1981
The Crown
2016
Doctor Who
1963
Miss Potter
2006
Burke & Hare
2010
The Devils
1971
Midsomer Murders
1997
Vanity Fair
2004
Wuthering Heights
1992
The Musketeers
2014
Vera
2011
Shameless
2004
Photos (1)
Movies (55)
An American Werewolf in London
Dr. J.S. Hirsch
Wuthering Heights
Thomas Earnshaw
The Devils
Louis Trincant
Miss Potter
Sir Nigel
Burke & Hare
Lord Provost
Persuasion
Admiral Croft
Vanity Fair
Lord Bareacres
Fatherland
Luther
Danny the Champion of the World
Tallon
Darling
Customs Officer (uncredited)
Leon the Pig Farmer
Vitelli
The Trial
Herr Deimen
The Other Boleyn Girl
Uncle Howard
Young Winston
Howard
Deceptions
Chief Inspector
Enys Men
The Preacher
Murder with Mirrors
Christian Gilbranson
Hamlet
Player King
The Walking Stick
Bertie Irons
Joe Maddison's War
Father Connolly
The Browning Version
Dr. Frobisher
The Midnight Drives
Guesthouse Owner
Macbeth
Banquo
The Dog It Was That Died
Dr. Seddon
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
Sir Hugh Dalrymple
Who Bombed Birmingham?
Tom Clarke
Glory Enough For All
Dr. John MacLeod
The Trial of Tony Blair
Judge
A Song for Jenny
Father
Dragonworld
Lester MacIntyre
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
King Antiochus
The Falklands Play
Adm. of the Fleet Sir Terence Lewin
Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor
Marshal
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
Colonel
The Baron: Mystery Island
John Garvey
Countdown to War
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Pirate Prince
Kreutzen
On Expenses
Lord
A Pinch of Snuff
Godfrey Blengdale
The Secret
Frank
The Black and Blue Lamp
Supt. Hammond
And a Nightingale Sang
George
A Month in the Country
Schaaf
Squaring the Circle
Gierek
Spaghetti House
Senior Officer
Flick
Dr Nickel
The Marlowe Inquest
William Danby
Hamlet
Claudius
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
The Chamberlain / Father (voice)
Hilary
Dad (voice)
Man Failure
Narrator (voice)
Assault on Agathon
Matt Fenrek
Death Is Part of the Process
Mr Norval
Butterflies Don't Count
Penitent
Duke Bluebeard's Castle
Speaker of the Prologue (voice)
TV Shows (70)
Midsomer Murders
Sir Harry Chatwyn · 1 eps
Midsomer Murders
Commodore · 1 eps
Play for Today
Penitent · 2 eps
The Crown
Archbishop of York · 4 eps
The Avengers
Seagrave · 2 eps
Casualty
Reg Macready · 1 eps
Casualty
Jack Hetherington · 1 eps
Doctor Who
Marshal · 5 eps
Vera
Alan Kenworthy · 1 eps
Shameless
Neville · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Sebastian · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
MacDuff · 1 eps
Peak Practice
Jackie Brown · 3 eps
The Wednesday Play
Jackie · 1 eps
The Saint
Pilot · 1 eps
Screen Two
Herr Deimen · 1 eps
Heartbeat
Frank Armstrong · 1 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Schweiler · 1 eps
Danger Man
Luigi · 1 eps
Z-Cars
4 eps
Z-Cars
DI Alan Witty · 416 eps
Z-Cars
Det. Insp. Witty · 2 eps
Performance
Earl of Warwick · 1 eps
Playhouse
Colonel · 1 eps
The Musketeers
Abbot · 1 eps
Theatre 625
Gordon Follister · 1 eps
Churchill's People
Colonel John Hewson · 1 eps
ITV Play of the Week
Outsider · 1 eps
ScreenPlay
William Danby · 1 eps
The Champions
Lt. Kruger Haller · 1 eps
Softly, Softly
1 eps
Return of the Saint
Ray Dennis · 1 eps
New Scotland Yard
CS John Kingdom · 39 eps
The Chief
Terence Oglivy · 1 eps
Softly Softly: Task Force
Det. Chief Supt. Allan · 1 eps
The New Statesman
Sir Malachi Jellicoe · 1 eps
Sergeant Cork
Carlyon · 1 eps
Strangers
Lazarov · 1 eps
Edge of Darkness
Ross · 4 eps
Spender
Berry · 1 eps
Elizabeth R
Sir Francis Drake · 1 eps
Juliet Bravo
John Lambert · 1 eps
Man of the World
Gioti · 1 eps
Bob & Rose
William Gossage · 4 eps
Hadleigh
Driberg · 1 eps
Shadows
Father · 1 eps
Chelmsford 123
Psychiatrist · 1 eps
Decline and Fall
Master of the College · 1 eps
Hebburn
Arthur · 13 eps
The Tripods
Meister West 468 · 12 eps
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Ruggio Ruggeri / Henry IV / Leone · 1 eps
The Further Adventures of the Musketeers
Aramis · 16 eps
Ghost Squad
Karl Eppler · 1 eps
Rockliffe's Babies
DCS Gardner · 1 eps
Turn Out the Lights
Stefan · 1 eps
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
10 eps
Oliver's Travels
1 eps
The Secret
Frank · 2 eps
The Caesars
Vitellius · 2 eps
Civvies
Judge · 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
Fred Barrow · 1 eps
Deceptions
Chief Inspector · 2 eps
Finney
Bobo Sr. · 6 eps
The Dustbinmen
Bloody Delilah · 20 eps
The Prisoner of Zenda
Colonel Sapt · 6 eps
A Tale of Two Cities
Attorney General · 1 eps
Faith
Boss · 2 eps
Knights of God
Prior Mordrin · 13 eps
Never Better
1 eps
An Actor's Life for Me
Frank · 1 eps
