Known For
Acting
Born
May 08, 1928
Died
Apr 11, 2005
Place of Birth
Beckenham, Kent, England, UK
Credits
121 titles
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
Filmography
The Ties That Bind Us
Chang Lee (archive footage)
Rome
Elderly Priest
New Tricks
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
John Donovan
Chaos and Cadavers
Mr Resurrection
The Pianist
Dr. Ehrlich
Minority Report
Adulation #4
Not 360
Actor
Charlotte Gray
Armadillo
Father
The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells
Mr Jagger
Waking the Dead
Professor George Rosenthal
Breathtaking
Mr. Henshaw
Bridge of Dragons
The Registrar
Steel
Stunts
Jonathan Creek
Frank Geiger
The Fifth Element
Priest
Alien Nation: Millennium
Officer Laskau
Priest
Father Redstone
Kangaroo Man
Doctor
Cadfael
Lazarus the Leper
Split Second
Dr Schulman
Heartbeat
Terence Young
Mulberry
The Stranger
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
Sigmund Freud
Merlin of the Crystal Cave
Maugan
Murder Most Horrid
DCI Graham Barlow
The War That Never Ends
Corcyran Representative
Needle
Chief Constable
Antonia and Jane
Uncle Irwin Carlinsky
Saracen
Nugent
The Tenth Man
Jules
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
Chaplain / Father
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Chaplain / Father
Jake and the Fatman
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
Richard Erskine
Tai-Pan
Orlov
Artists and Models
Etex
Give My Regards to Broad Street
Mr. Rath
The Bill
Hunter
Uniform Officer
The Plague Dogs
Don (voice)
Bergerac
Aaron Rosenbaum
Eye of the Needle
Kleinmann
The Dybbuk
Messenger
The Mirror Crack'd
Barnsby ("Murder at Midnight")
Pews
Liftchick
The House on Garibaldi Street
Aaron Lazar
Tales of the Unexpected
Royden
Watership Down
Captain Holly (voice)