John Bennett
Acting
Born: May 8, 1928 · Beckenham, Kent, England, UK
Died: April 11, 2005 (aged 76)
Highest Rated
Biography
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.
Known for
The Fifth Element
1997
The Pianist
2002
Minority Report
2002
Lawrence of Arabia
1962
Rome
2005
Watership Down
1978
Doctor Who
1963
The Message
1976
Split Second
1992
The Plague Dogs
1982
Steel
1997
Eye of the Needle
1981
Photos (1)
Movies (50)
The Pianist
Dr. Ehrlich
The Fifth Element
Priest
Minority Report
Adulation #4
Lawrence of Arabia
Arab Sheik (uncredited)
Watership Down
Captain Holly (voice)
Split Second
Dr Schulman
The Mirror Crack'd
Barnsby ("Murder at Midnight")
Priest
Father Redstone
The Message
Salool
Eye of the Needle
Kleinmann
The House That Dripped Blood
Detective Inspector Holloway (segment "Framework Story")
The Plague Dogs
Don (voice)
The Curse of the Werewolf
Policeman (uncredited)
The Tenth Man
Jules
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Joseph Goebbels
Charlotte Gray
2001
Bridge of Dragons
The Registrar
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Pseudolus' mark
The Alphabet Murders
Waiter (uncredited)
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Wriothesley
The Greek Tycoon
Servant
Tai-Pan
Orlov
Crooks Anonymous
Thomas
Kaleidoscope
Poker Player
Victim
Undercover Detective (uncredited)
The Pirates of Blood River
Penal Colony Guard (uncredited)
Alien Nation: Millennium
Officer Laskau
Give My Regards to Broad Street
Mr. Rath
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
Sigmund Freud
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
General Finch
The War That Never Ends
Corcyran Representative
Postman's Knock
Pete
The Ties That Bind Us
Chang Lee (archive footage)
Antonia and Jane
Uncle Irwin Carlinsky
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang
Li H'sen Chang
The House in Nightmare Park
Patel
The Challenge
Spider
The House on Garibaldi Street
Aaron Lazar
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
Chaplain / Father
Breathtaking
Mr. Henshaw
Kangaroo Man
Doctor
The Shadow-Line
1976
Chaos and Cadavers
Mr Resurrection
The Face of Darkness
Inquisitor & Psychiatrist
The Barber of Stamford Hill
1963
The Syndicate
Dr. Singh
Needle
Chief Constable
Return Fare
Dr Robbins
The Dybbuk
Messenger
Pews
Liftchick
TV Shows (65)
The Avengers
Sykes · 2 eps
The Avengers
Marson · 1 eps
Doctor Who
Li H'sen Chang · 5 eps
Doctor Who
General Finch · 6 eps
New Tricks
1 eps
Jake and the Fatman
1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Turkish General · 1 eps
Hunter
Uniform Officer · 1 eps
The Saint
Muller · 1 eps
The Saint
Ardossi · 1 eps
The Saint
Raschid · 1 eps
The Saint
Count Alfredo · 1 eps
Crown Court
1 eps
Crown Court
Dr. Martin Stanislaus · 3 eps
Heartbeat
Terence Young · 1 eps
The Professionals
Inspector Truitt · 1 eps
Waking the Dead
Professor George Rosenthal · 1 eps
Tales of the Unexpected
Royden · 1 eps
Rome
Elderly Priest · 1 eps
The Bill
2 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Albert · 1 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Tadeusz · 1 eps
Z-Cars
3 eps
Bergerac
Aaron Rosenbaum · 1 eps
Playhouse
Liftchick · 1 eps
Jonathan Creek
Frank Geiger · 1 eps
Blake's 7
Coser · 1 eps
Theatre 625
Inspector Voss · 1 eps
No Hiding Place
2 eps
The Forsyte Saga
Philip Bosinney · 4 eps
Cadfael
Lazarus the Leper · 1 eps
BBC2 Play of the Week
Dr. Robbins · 1 eps
Dixon of Dock Green
Victor Lane · 1 eps
Dixon of Dock Green
Malcolm Roberts · 1 eps
Return of the Saint
Colonel Ramon Perrez · 1 eps
Detective
1 eps
I, Claudius
Xenophon · 1 eps
Richard the Lionheart
Lombrico · 1 eps
Richard the Lionheart
Kemal · 1 eps
The Cheaters
Blake · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
DCI Graham Barlow · 1 eps
Espionage
Sergeant · 1 eps
Survivors
Jim · 1 eps
Fall of Eagles
Georges Clemenceau · 1 eps
Porridge
Medical Officer · 1 eps
Sir Francis Drake
Tomas · 1 eps
The Main Chance
Raul Ramira · 1 eps
Strange Report
Jack White · 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
2 eps
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
Richard Erskine · 2 eps
1990
1 eps
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Chaplain / Father · 1 eps
The Edwardians
Frank Harris · 1 eps
Anna Karenina
2 eps
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
John Donovan · 1 eps
The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells
Mr Jagger · 6 eps
Mulberry
The Stranger · 11 eps
Market in Honey Lane
Billy Bush · 34 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Jules · 1 eps
Artists and Models
Etex · 1 eps
Saracen
Nugent · 14 eps
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
Lew Kohl · 1 eps
The Strange World of Gurney Slade
Napoleon Bonaparte · 1 eps
Merlin of the Crystal Cave
Maugan · 2 eps
Armadillo
Father · 1 eps