John Westbrook
Known for Acting · 30 credits
- Born
- 1922-11-01
- Died
- 1989-06-16
- Place of birth
- Teignmouth, England, UK
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
John Westbrook (1 November 1922 - 16 June 1989) was an English actor.
Born in Teignmouth, Devon, John Westbrook worked mainly in theatre and in radio. He also made occasional film and television appearances. His most famous role was as Christopher Gough in Roger Corman's The Tomb of Ligeia. Noted for his deep, mellifluous voice, he also recorded radio plays and audio books, and provided the role of Treebeard in the 1978 animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. Westbrook also recorded the spoken vocal parts for the orchestral pieces An Oxford Elegy by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Morning Heroes by Arthur Bliss.
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Known For
TV Shows (8)
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Brigadier General Barrington
Playhouse
1974
as Charon One (voice)
Blake's 7
1978
as Muller
Justice
1971
as Jonathan Osmond Q.C.
The Main Chance
1969
as Charles Wainwright
The Edwardians
1972
as Allenby
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Maurice Aubert
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
1974
Movies (22)
The Lord of the Rings
1978
as Treebeard (voice)
North Sea Hijack
1980
as Dawnay
Room at the Top
1958
as Jack Wales
The Masque of the Red Death
1964
as The Man in Red
There Is Another Sun
1951
as Detective
The Tomb of Ligeia
1964
as Christopher Gough
Foxhole in Cairo
1960
as Roger
A Prize of Arms
1962
as Capt. Stafford
B.Traven: A Mystery Solved
1978
as Reader
The Breakthrough
1975
as Voice of Charon One
Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery
1974
as Bradshaw
Rupert of Hentzau
1957
as The King / Rudolf Rassendyll
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1958
as Theseus
The Dress
1984
as Matthew
Six Characters in Search of an Author
1977
as Leading Man
Let There Be Light
1970
as Inspector
Look at Life: Queue for Gardens
1968
as Self - Commentator
Look at Life: Change at the Tower
1967
as Self - Commentator
The Twilight Forest
1957
as Narrator
Look at Life: Mini and Mod
1968
as Self - Commentator
Look at Life: It's Odds on the Fish
1968
as Self - Commentator
Look at Life: The Abbey Backstage
1966
as Self - Commentator
About John Westbrook
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Westbrook (1 November 1922 - 16 June 1989) was an English actor. Born in Teignmouth, Devon, John Westbrook worked mainly in theatre and in radio. He also made occasional film and television appearances. His most famous role was as Christopher Gough in Roger Corman's The Tomb of Ligeia. Noted for his deep, mellifluous voice, he also recorded radio plays and audio books, and provided the role of Treebeard in the 1978 animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. Westbrook also recorded the spoken voca… With 30 credits spanning from 1951 to 1984, John Westbrook has appeared in 22 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Westbrook Movies
- The Lord of the Rings (1978) — as Treebeard (voice)
- North Sea Hijack (1980) — as Dawnay
- Room at the Top (1958) — as Jack Wales
- The Masque of the Red Death (1964) — as The Man in Red
- There Is Another Sun (1951) — as Detective
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