Acting credits
107
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
John Bennett
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 51Series: 57Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 47547
IMDb ID: nm0071838
Known for: Acting
Born: May 8, 1928
Died: April 11, 2005
Age: 76
Place of birth: Beckenham, Kent, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 2008
Years active: 58
Average TMDB rating: 6.82
Wikidata: Q3181038
Also known as
John Bennet
Other jobs
Stunts (1)
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with John Bennett.
as Chang Lee (archive footage)
The Ties That Bind Us
2008 • Movie
as Mr Resurrection
Chaos and Cadavers
2003 • Movie
as Dr. Ehrlich
The Pianist
2002 • Movie
as Adulation #4
Minority Report
2002 • Movie
Charlotte Gray
2001 • Movie
as Mr. Henshaw
Breathtaking
2000 • Movie
as The Registrar
Bridge of Dragons
1999 • Movie
Stunts
Steel
1997 • Movie
as Priest
The Fifth Element
1997 • Movie
as Officer Laskau
Alien Nation: Millennium
1996 • Movie
as Father Redstone
Priest
1995 • Movie
as Doctor
Kangaroo Man
1995 • Movie
as Dr Schulman
Split Second
1992 • Movie
as Sigmund Freud
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
1991 • Movie
as Corcyran Representative
The War That Never Ends
1991 • Movie
as Chief Constable
Needle
1990 • Movie
as Uncle Irwin Carlinsky
Antonia and Jane
1990 • Movie
as Jules
The Tenth Man
1988 • Movie
as Chaplain / Father
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
1988 • Movie
as Orlov
Tai-Pan
1986 • Movie
as Mr. Rath
Give My Regards to Broad Street
1984 • Movie
as Don (voice)
The Plague Dogs
1982 • Movie
as Kleinmann
Eye of the Needle
1981 • Movie
as Messenger
The Dybbuk
1980 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John Bennett.
as Elderly Priest • 1 eps
Rome
2005 • Series
1 eps
New Tricks
2004 • Series
as John Donovan • 1 eps
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
2003 • Series
as Father • 1 eps
Armadillo
2001 • Series
as Mr Jagger • 6 eps
The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells
2001 • Series
as Professor George Rosenthal • 1 eps
Waking the Dead
2001 • Series
as Frank Geiger • 1 eps
Jonathan Creek
1997 • Series
as Lazarus the Leper • 1 eps
Cadfael
1994 • Series
as Terence Young • 1 eps
Heartbeat
1992 • Series
as The Stranger • 11 eps
Mulberry
1992 • Series
as Maugan • 2 eps
Merlin of the Crystal Cave
1991 • Series
as DCI Graham Barlow • 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
1991 • Series
as Nugent • 14 eps
Saracen
1989 • Series
as Chaplain / Father • 1 eps
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988 • Series
1 eps
Jake and the Fatman
1987 • Series
as Richard Erskine • 2 eps
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
1987 • Series
as Etex • 1 eps
Artists and Models
1986 • Series
2 eps
The Bill
1984 • Series
as Uniform Officer • 1 eps
Hunter
1984 • Series
as Aaron Rosenbaum • 1 eps
Bergerac
1981 • Series
as Royden • 1 eps
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 • Series
as Colonel Ramon Perrez • 1 eps
Return of the Saint
1978 • Series
as Coser • 1 eps
Blake's 7
1978 • Series
as Inspector Truitt • 1 eps
The Professionals
1977 • Series