John Bennett
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
All Movies (55)
- The Ties That Bind Us2008 · as Chang Lee (archive footage)
- Chaos and Cadavers2003 · as Mr Resurrection
- The Pianist2002 · as Dr. Ehrlich
- Minority Report2002 · as Adulation #4
- Not 3602002 · as Actor
- Charlotte Gray2001
- Breathtaking2000 · as Mr. Henshaw
- Bridge of Dragons1999 · as The Registrar
- The Fifth Element1997 · as Priest
- Alien Nation: Millennium1996 · as Officer Laskau
- Priest1995 · as Father Redstone
- Kangaroo Man1995 · as Doctor
- Split Second1992 · as Dr Schulman
- Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady1991 · as Sigmund Freud
- The War That Never Ends1991 · as Corcyran Representative
- Needle1990 · as Chief Constable
- Antonia and Jane1990 · as Uncle Irwin Carlinsky
- The Tenth Man1988 · as Jules
- Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'1988 · as Chaplain / Father
- Tai-Pan1986 · as Orlov
- Give My Regards to Broad Street1984 · as Mr. Rath
- The Plague Dogs1982 · as Don (voice)
- Eye of the Needle1981 · as Kleinmann
- The Dybbuk1980 · as Messenger
- The Mirror Crack'd1980 · as Barnsby ("Murder at Midnight")
- Pews1980 · as Liftchick
- The House on Garibaldi Street1979 · as Aaron Lazar
- Watership Down1978 · as Captain Holly (voice)
- Return Fare1978 · as Dr Robbins
- The Greek Tycoon1978 · as Servant
- Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang1977 · as Li H'sen Chang
- The Face of Darkness1976 · as Inquisitor & Psychiatrist
- The Shadow-Line1976
- The Message1976 · as Salool
- Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs1974 · as General Finch
- Hitler: The Last Ten Days1973 · as Joseph Goebbels
- The House in Nightmare Park1973 · as Patel
- Anything Can Happen1973 · as Geoff Bridges
- Henry VIII and His Six Wives1972 · as Wriothesley
- The House That Dripped Blood1971 · as Detective Inspector Holloway (segment "Framework Story")
- The Syndicate1968 · as Dr. Singh
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum1966 · as Pseudolus' mark
- Kaleidoscope1966 · as Poker Player
- The Alphabet Murders1965 · as Waiter (uncredited)
- The Barber of Stamford Hill1963
- Lawrence of Arabia1962 · as Arab Sheik (uncredited)
- The Pirates of Blood River1962 · as Penal Colony Guard (uncredited)
- Crooks Anonymous1962 · as Thomas
- Postman's Knock1962 · as Pete
- Victim1961 · as Undercover Detective (uncredited)
- A Call on Kuprin: Part 21961 · as Zagornetz
- A Call on Kuprin: Part 11961 · as Zagornetz
- The Curse of the Werewolf1961 · as Policeman (uncredited)
- The Challenge1960 · as Spider
- A Taste of Money1960 · as Waiter
All TV Shows (73)
- Rome2005 · as Elderly Priest
- New Tricks2004
- Seven Wonders of the Industrial World2003 · as John Donovan
- Armadillo2001 · as Father
- The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells2001 · as Mr Jagger
- Waking the Dead2001 · as Professor George Rosenthal
- Jonathan Creek1997 · as Frank Geiger
- Cadfael1994 · as Lazarus the Leper
- Heartbeat1992 · as Terence Young
- Mulberry1992 · as The Stranger
- Merlin of the Crystal Cave1991 · as Maugan
- Murder Most Horrid1991 · as DCI Graham Barlow
- Saracen1989 · as Nugent
- The Modern World: Ten Great Writers1988 · as Chaplain / Father
- Jake and the Fatman1987
- Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder1987 · as Richard Erskine
- Artists and Models1986 · as Etex
- The Bill1984
- Hunter1984 · as Uniform Officer
- Bergerac1981 · as Aaron Rosenbaum
- Tales of the Unexpected1979 · as Royden
- Return of the Saint1978 · as Colonel Ramon Perrez
- Blake's 71978 · as Coser
- The Professionals1977 · as Inspector Truitt
- Anna Karenina1977
- BBC2 Play of the Week1977 · as Dr. Robbins
- 19901977
- I, Claudius1976 · as Xenophon
- Survivors1975 · as Jim
- Porridge1974 · as Medical Officer
- Fall of Eagles1974 · as Georges Clemenceau
- Playhouse1974 · as Liftchick
- The Edwardians1972 · as Frank Harris
- Crown Court1972
- Crown Court1972 · as Dr. Martin Stanislaus
- Fathers and Sons1971 · as Pavel Kirsanov
- Brett1971
- Strange Report1969 · as Jack White
- The Main Chance1969 · as Raul Ramira
- The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder1969 · as Lew Kohl
- The Forsyte Saga1967 · as Philip Bosinney
- BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Turkish General
- Thirty-Minute Theatre1965 · as Albert
- Thirty-Minute Theatre1965 · as Tadeusz
- Front Page Story1965 · as Ray Boscombe
- Theatre 6251964 · as Inspector Voss
- Detective1964
- Doctor Who1963 · as Li H'sen Chang
- Doctor Who1963 · as General Finch
- Festival1963 · as Knight/Tempter
- Espionage1963 · as Sergeant
- Lorna Doone1963
- Crane1963 · as Smith
- The Saint1962 · as Muller
- The Saint1962 · as Ardossi
- The Saint1962 · as Raschid
- The Saint1962 · as Count Alfredo
- Richard the Lionheart1962 · as Lombrico
- Richard the Lionheart1962 · as Kemal
- Z-Cars1962
- Sir Francis Drake1961 · as Tomas
- The Avengers1961 · as Sykes
- The Avengers1961 · as Marson
- The Cheaters1960 · as Blake
- The Strange World of Gurney Slade1960 · as Napoleon Bonaparte
- Sunday-Night Play1960 · as Zagornetz
- Sunday-Night Play1960 · as Political Prisoner
- Sunday-Night Play1960 · as Steingel
- No Hiding Place1959
- Dixon of Dock Green1955 · as Victor Lane
- Dixon of Dock Green1955 · as Malcolm Roberts
- The Wonderful World of Disney1954
- Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Jules