John Rolfe
Biography
John Richard Rolfe (1935 – 12 August 2020) was a British actor. He was named after the colonist who married Pocahontas in Jamestown, Virginia. His stage work includes appearances at the Bristol Old Vic and with the RSC.His television credits include: Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, Adam Adamant Lives!, The First Lady, Softly, Softly, Doctor Who (in the serials The War Machines, The Moonbase and The Green Death), Paul Temple, The Troubleshooters, Out of the Unknown, The Regiment, Spy Trap, Warship, Oil Strike North, Survivors, Blake's 7, Minder, Secret Army, The Enigma Files, Yes Minister, One by One, Howards' Way and The House of Eliott. He did the first, moustached and spectacled postman in "Mr. Bean Rides Again" (he played the postman seen before Mr. Bean got locked in the letterbox after he stole a lady's stamp for his own letter). He also played Graham in the 1980 film McVicar, starring Roger Daltrey. In 1994 he guest starred in The Bill.
Known For
All Movies (11)
- Blake's 7: Duel1986 · as Terloc
- Days1981 · as Teacher
- McVicar1980 · as Graham
- Murder Rap1980 · as Doctor
- Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat1978 · as Other Man
- The Gift of Friendship1974 · as Daniels
- Doctor Who: The Green Death1973 · as Fell
- This Body Is Mine1971 · as Rawlinson
- Doctor Who: The Moonbase1967 · as Sam
- Doctor Who: The War Machines1966 · as Soldier
- Agib and Agab1953
All TV Shows (26)
- The World of Lee Evans1995 · as Station Manager
- Joking Apart1993 · as Alison's Father
- The House of Eliott1991 · as Doctor
- Mr. Bean1990 · as Postman
- Howards' Way1985 · as James Sinclair
- Mapp & Lucia1985 · as Milkman
- EastEnders1985 · as Alec Carter
- Kessler1981 · as Inspector
- Bergerac1981 · as Bank Manager
- To Serve Them All My Days1980 · as Raunce
- A Question of Guilt1980 · as Vicar
- Minder1979 · as Collin
- Terry and June1979 · as Arthur
- Danger UXB1979 · as Fire Officer
- Return of the Saint1978 · as Doland
- Enemy at the Door1978 · as Unterwachtmeister Klaas
- Blake's 71978 · as Terloc
- BBC2 Play of the Week1977 · as Other Man
- Secret Army1977 · as Weikmann
- Poldark1975 · as Magistrate
- The Sweeney1975 · as Det. Chief Supt. Brookford
- Sykes1972 · as Newspaper Reporter
- Shadows of Fear1970 · as Man
- The Expert1968 · as Tom Fanshaw
- Cluff1964 · as Det. Con. Barker
- Doctor Who1963 · as Fell