John Woodvine
Known for Acting · 130 credits
- Born
- 1929-07-21
- Died
- 2025-10-06
- Place of birth
- Tyne Dock, South Shields, County Durham, England, UK
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
John Woodvine (1929-2025) was an English stage and screen actor who appeared in more than 70 theatre productions, as well as a similar number of television and film roles.
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Known For
TV Shows (71)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Sir Harry Chatwyn / Commodore
The Crown
2016
as Archbishop of York
Doctor Who
1963
as Marshal
Vera
2011
as Alan Kenworthy
Casualty
1986
as Reg Macready / Jack Hetherington
The Avengers
1961
as Seagrave
Play for Today
1970
as Penitent
Heartbeat
1992
as Frank Armstrong
The Saint
1962
as Pilot
Peak Practice
1993
as Jackie Brown
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Sebastian / MacDuff
Z-Cars
1962
as DI Alan Witty / Det. Insp. Witty
Shameless
2004
as Neville
Screen Two
1985
as Herr Deimen
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Jackie
Playhouse
1974
as Colonel
Theatre 625
1964
as Gordon Follister
The Champions
1968
as Lt. Kruger Haller
Danger Man
1960
as Luigi
ScreenPlay
1986
as William Danby
The Musketeers
2014
as Abbot
Performance
1991
as Earl of Warwick
Softly, Softly
1966
The Chief
1990
as Terence Oglivy
Return of the Saint
1978
as Ray Dennis
Churchill's People
1974
as Colonel John Hewson
The New Statesman
1987
as Sir Malachi Jellicoe
Softly Softly: Task Force
1969
as Det. Chief Supt. Allan
Ghost Squad
1961
Strangers
1978
as Lazarov
New Scotland Yard
1972
as CS John Kingdom
Juliet Bravo
1980
as John Lambert
Harry
1993
as Jack Crow
Man of the World
1962
as Gioti
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
as Ruggio Ruggeri / Henry IV / Leone
Sergeant Cork
1963
as Carlyon
Hadleigh
1969
as Driberg
Spender
1991
as Berry
Rockliffe's Babies
1987
as DCS Gardner
Edge of Darkness
1985
as Ross
Elizabeth R
1971
as Sir Francis Drake
Chelmsford 123
1988
as Psychiatrist
Shadows
1975
as Father
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1982
The Tripods
1984
as Meister West 468
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Fred Barrow
The Caesars
1968
as Vitellius
Crown Prosecutor
1995
as Judge Mellor
The Dustbinmen
1969
as Bloody Delilah
By the Sword Divided
1983
Decline and Fall
2017
as Master of the College
Hebburn
2012
as Arthur
Sold
2007
London
2004
as Henry Moore
The Prisoner of Zenda
1984
as Colonel Sapt
Oliver's Travels
1995
Runaway Bay
1992
as Mr Snotts
Bob & Rose
2001
as William Gossage
Knights of God
1987
as Prior Mordrin
Deceptions
1985
as Chief Inspector
Movies (59)
An American Werewolf in London
1981
as Dr. J.S. Hirsch
Wuthering Heights
1992
as Thomas Earnshaw
The Devils
1971
as Louis Trincant
Persuasion
1995
as Admiral Croft
Miss Potter
2006
as Sir Nigel
Vanity Fair
2004
as Lord Bareacres
Burke & Hare
2010
as Lord Provost
On Expenses
2010
as Lord
Fatherland
1994
as Luther
Darling
1965
as Customs Officer (uncredited)
Danny the Champion of the World
1989
as Tallon
The Other Boleyn Girl
2003
as Uncle Howard
Young Winston
1972
as Howard
The Walking Stick
1970
as Bertie Irons
The Trial
1993
as Herr Deimen
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
1999
as Sir Hugh Dalrymple
Murder with Mirrors
1985
as Christian Gilbranson
Deceptions
1985
as Chief Inspector
Hamlet
2009
as Player King
Who Bombed Birmingham?
1990
as Tom Clarke
Leon the Pig Farmer
1993
as Vitelli
Enys Men
2023
as The Preacher
Spaghetti House
1982
as Senior Officer
The Falklands Play
2002
as Adm. of the Fleet Sir Terence Lewin
A Song for Jenny
2015
as Father
Flick
2008
as Dr Nickel
Macbeth
1979
as Banquo
Countdown to War
1989
as Joachim von Ribbentrop
The Trial of Tony Blair
2007
as Judge
The Dog It Was That Died
1989
as Dr. Seddon
The Browning Version
1985
as Dr. Frobisher
Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
2009
as Self
Dragonworld
1994
as Lester MacIntyre
The Baron: Mystery Island
1972
as John Garvey
The Marlowe Inquest
1986
as William Danby
Squaring the Circle
1984
as Gierek
The Secret
2002
as Frank
Glory Enough For All
1988
as Dr. John MacLeod
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
1990
as The Chamberlain / Father (voice)
Macbeth
1970
as MacDuff
And a Nightingale Sang
1989
as George
Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor
1979
as Marshal
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
1979
as Colonel
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
1984
as King Antiochus
Pirate Prince
1991
as Kreutzen
A Pinch of Snuff
1994
as Godfrey Blengdale
Hamlet
1970
as Claudius
Joe Maddison's War
2010
as Father Connolly
The Midnight Drives
2007
as Guesthouse Owner
The Black and Blue Lamp
1988
as Supt. Hammond
Butterflies Don't Count
1978
as Penitent
The Poet
1960
as Catullo Ossiano
Man Failure
1971
as Narrator (voice)
Assault on Agathon
1975
as Matt Fenrek
Duke Bluebeard's Castle
1989
as Speaker of the Prologue (voice)
Death Is Part of the Process
1986
as Mr Norval
Hilary
1995
as Dad (voice)
Incident in Judaea
1991
Little Richard Wrecked My Marriage
1992
About John Woodvine
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Woodvine (1929-2025) was an English stage and screen actor who appeared in more than 70 theatre productions, as well as a similar number of television and film roles. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Woodvine licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. With 130 credits spanning from 1956 to 2023, John Woodvine has appeared in 59 films and 71 TV shows.
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- An American Werewolf in London (1981) — as Dr. J.S. Hirsch
- Wuthering Heights (1992) — as Thomas Earnshaw
- The Devils (1971) — as Louis Trincant
- Persuasion (1995) — as Admiral Croft
- Miss Potter (2006) — as Sir Nigel
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