Acting credits
102
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
John Bennett
Acting
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Movies: 51Series: 52Crew 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: 6.77
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with John Bennett.
The Ties That Bind Us
as Chang Lee (archive footage)
2008 Movie
5.8
Chaos and Cadavers
as Mr Resurrection
2003 Movie
8.4
The Pianist
as Dr. Ehrlich
2002 Movie
7.4
Minority Report
as Adulation #4
2002 Movie
6.1
Charlotte Gray
2001 Movie
2.7
Breathtaking
as Mr. Henshaw
2000 Movie
5.5
Bridge of Dragons
as The Registrar
1999 Movie
4.3
Steel
Stunts
1997 Movie
7.6
The Fifth Element
as Priest
1997 Movie
4.8
Alien Nation: Millennium
as Officer Laskau
1996 Movie
6.2
Priest
as Father Redstone
1995 Movie
Kangaroo Man
as Doctor
1995 Movie
5.9
Split Second
as Dr Schulman
1992 Movie
5.1
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
as Sigmund Freud
1991 Movie
1.0
The War That Never Ends
as Corcyran Representative
1991 Movie
10.0
Needle
as Chief Constable
1990 Movie
5.0
Antonia and Jane
as Uncle Irwin Carlinsky
1990 Movie
6.6
The Tenth Man
as Jules
1988 Movie
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
as Chaplain / Father
1988 Movie
5.1
Tai-Pan
as Orlov
1986 Movie
5.0
Give My Regards to Broad Street
as Mr. Rath
1984 Movie
7.9
The Plague Dogs
as Don (voice)
1982 Movie
6.6
Eye of the Needle
as Kleinmann
1981 Movie
The Dybbuk
as Messenger
1980 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John Bennett.
8.2
Rome
as Elderly Priest • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.3
New Tricks
1 eps
2004 Series
6.7
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
1 eps
2003 Series
Armadillo
as Father • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.0
The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells
as Mr Jagger • 6 eps
2001 Series
7.2
Waking the Dead
as Professor George Rosenthal • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.5
Jonathan Creek
as Frank Geiger • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.5
Cadfael
as Lazarus the Leper • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.1
Heartbeat
as Terence Young • 1 eps
1992 Series
7.2
Mulberry
as The Stranger • 11 eps
1992 Series
6.8
Murder Most Horrid
as DCI Graham Barlow • 1 eps
1991 Series
5.0
Saracen
as Nugent • 14 eps
1989 Series
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
as Chaplain / Father • 1 eps
1988 Series
6.2
Jake and the Fatman
1 eps
1987 Series
7.2
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
as Richard Erskine • 2 eps
1987 Series
Artists and Models
as Etex • 1 eps
1986 Series
6.7
The Bill
2 eps
1984 Series
7.1
Hunter
as Uniform Officer • 1 eps
1984 Series
6.7
Bergerac
as Aaron Rosenbaum • 1 eps
1981 Series
6.7
Tales of the Unexpected
as Royden • 1 eps
1979 Series
7.0
Return of the Saint
as Colonel Ramon Perrez • 1 eps
1978 Series
7.3
Blake's 7
as Coser • 1 eps
1978 Series
7.5
The Professionals
as Inspector Truitt • 1 eps
1977 Series
6.7
Anna Karenina
2 eps
1977 Series