Acting credits
36
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
John Rolfe
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 12Series: 25Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 1230540
IMDb ID: nm0738214
Known for: Acting
Born: January 1, 1935
Died: August 12, 2020
Age: 85
Place of birth: Lewisham, London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1952 - 1995
Years active: 44
Average TMDB rating: 7
Wikidata: Q6255481
Other jobs
Producer (1)
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with John Rolfe.
as Terloc
Blake's 7: Duel
1986 • Movie
as Teacher
Days
1981 • Movie
as Graham
McVicar
1980 • Movie
as Doctor
Murder Rap
1980 • Movie
as Other Man
Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat
1978 • Movie
as Daniels
The Gift of Friendship
1974 • Movie
as Fell
Doctor Who: The Green Death
1973 • Movie
as Rawlinson
This Body Is Mine
1971 • Movie
as Sam
Doctor Who: The Moonbase
1967 • Movie
as Soldier
Doctor Who: The War Machines
1966 • Movie
Agib and Agab
1953 • Movie
Producer
Head in Shadow
1952 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John Rolfe.
as Station Manager • 1 eps
The World of Lee Evans
1995 • Series
as Alison's Father • 1 eps
Joking Apart
1993 • Series
as Doctor • 2 eps
The House of Eliott
1991 • Series
as Postman • 1 eps
Mr. Bean
1990 • Series
as James Sinclair • 8 eps
Howards' Way
1985 • Series
as Milkman • 1 eps
Mapp & Lucia
1985 • Series
as Alec Carter • 1 eps
EastEnders
1985 • Series
as Inspector • 1 eps
Kessler
1981 • Series
as Bank Manager • 1 eps
Bergerac
1981 • Series
as Raunce • 1 eps
To Serve Them All My Days
1980 • Series
as Collin • 1 eps
Minder
1979 • Series
as Arthur • 1 eps
Terry and June
1979 • Series
as Fire Officer • 1 eps
Danger UXB
1979 • Series
as Doland • 1 eps
Return of the Saint
1978 • Series
as Unterwachtmeister Klaas • 1 eps
Enemy at the Door
1978 • Series
as Terloc • 1 eps
Blake's 7
1978 • Series
as Other Man • 1 eps
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977 • Series
as Weikmann • 1 eps
Secret Army
1977 • Series
as Vegetable Judge • 1 eps
Don't Forget to Write!
1977 • Series
as Magistrate • 1 eps
Poldark
1975 • Series
as Det. Chief Supt. Brookford • 1 eps
The Sweeney
1975 • Series
as Newspaper Reporter • 1 eps
Sykes
1972 • Series
as Man • 1 eps
Shadows of Fear
1970 • Series
as Tom Fanshaw • 1 eps
The Expert
1968 • Series