Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 01, 1935
Died
Aug 12, 2020
Place of Birth
Lewisham, London, England, UK
Credits
40 titles
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
Filmography
The World of Lee Evans
Station Manager
Joking Apart
Alison's Father
The House of Eliott
Doctor
Mr. Bean
Postman
Blake's 7: Duel
Terloc
Howards' Way
James Sinclair
Mapp & Lucia
Milkman
EastEnders
Alec Carter
Kessler
Inspector
Bergerac
Bank Manager
Days
Teacher
To Serve Them All My Days
Raunce
McVicar
Graham
A Question of Guilt
Vicar
Murder Rap
Doctor
Minder
Collin
Terry and June
Arthur
Danger UXB
Fire Officer
Return of the Saint
Doland
Enemy at the Door
Unterwachtmeister Klaas
Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat
Other Man
Blake's 7
Terloc
BBC2 Play of the Week
Other Man
Secret Army
Weikmann
Don't Forget to Write!
Vegetable Judge
Poldark
Magistrate
The Sweeney
Det. Chief Supt. Brookford
The Gift of Friendship
Daniels
Doctor Who: The Green Death
Fell
Sykes
Newspaper Reporter
This Body Is Mine
Rawlinson
Shadows of Fear
Man
Counterstrike
Dr Ferris
The Expert
Tom Fanshaw
Doctor Who: The Moonbase
Sam
Doctor Who: The War Machines
Soldier
Cluff
Det. Con. Barker
Doctor Who
Fell
Agib and Agab
Head in Shadow
Producer