John Woodvine
Known for Acting · 134 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 (74)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Sir Harry Chatwyn / Commodore
The Crown
2016
as Archbishop of York
Play for Today
1970
as Penitent
Casualty
1986
as Reg Macready / Jack Hetherington
Doctor Who
1963
as Marshal
Vera
2011
as Alan Kenworthy
The Avengers
1961
as Seagrave
Heartbeat
1992
as Frank Armstrong
Z-Cars
1962
as DI Alan Witty / Det. Insp. Witty
Shameless
2004
as Neville
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Sebastian / MacDuff
Peak Practice
1993
as Jackie Brown
Screen Two
1985
as Herr Deimen
The Saint
1962
as Pilot
Playhouse
1974
as Colonel
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Jackie
Theatre 625
1964
as Gordon Follister
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Schweiler
The Musketeers
2014
as Abbot
Strangers
1978
as Lazarov
The Champions
1968
as Lt. Kruger Haller
Danger Man
1960
as Luigi
Performance
1991
as Earl of Warwick
The Chief
1990
as Terence Oglivy
ITV Play of the Week
1955
as Outsider
Return of the Saint
1978
as Ray Dennis
Churchill's People
1974
as Colonel John Hewson
ScreenPlay
1986
as William Danby
Softly Softly: Task Force
1969
as Det. Chief Supt. Allan
Softly, Softly
1966
Juliet Bravo
1980
as John Lambert
The New Statesman
1987
as Sir Malachi Jellicoe
Sergeant Cork
1963
as Carlyon
Man of the World
1962
as Gioti
New Scotland Yard
1972
as CS John Kingdom
Harry
1993
as Jack Crow
The Further Adventures of the Musketeers
1967
as Aramis
Ghost Squad
1961
Elizabeth R
1971
as Sir Francis Drake
Hadleigh
1969
as Driberg
Spender
1991
as Berry
Crown Prosecutor
1995
as Judge Mellor
Shadows
1975
as Father
Edge of Darkness
1985
as Ross
Chelmsford 123
1988
as Psychiatrist
Hebburn
2012
as Arthur
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
as Ruggio Ruggeri / Henry IV / Leone
Rockliffe's Babies
1987
as DCS Gardner
The Tripods
1984
as Meister West 468
Bob & Rose
2001
as William Gossage
Runaway Bay
1992
as Mr Snotts
Decline and Fall
2017
as Master of the College
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Fred Barrow
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1982
The Caesars
1968
as Vitellius
Never Better
2008
Civvies
1992
as Judge
Finney
1994
as Bobo Sr.
London
2004
as Henry Moore
Deceptions
1985
as Chief Inspector
Movies (60)
An American Werewolf in London
1981
as Dr. J.S. Hirsch
Wuthering Heights
1992
as Thomas Earnshaw
Miss Potter
2006
as Sir Nigel
The Devils
1971
as Louis Trincant
Persuasion
1995
as Admiral Croft
Fatherland
1994
as Luther
The Other Boleyn Girl
2003
as Uncle Howard
The Browning Version
1985
as Dr. Frobisher
Incident in Judaea
1991
Danny the Champion of the World
1989
as Tallon
The Dog It Was That Died
1989
as Dr. Seddon
Burke & Hare
2010
as Lord Provost
Vanity Fair
2004
as Lord Bareacres
Young Winston
1972
as Howard
Enys Men
2023
as The Preacher
Glory Enough For All
1988
as Dr. John MacLeod
Darling
1965
as Customs Officer (uncredited)
The Trial of Tony Blair
2007
as Judge
The Trial
1993
as Herr Deimen
The Walking Stick
1970
as Bertie Irons
Murder with Mirrors
1985
as Christian Gilbranson
The Baron: Mystery Island
1972
as John Garvey
On Expenses
2010
as Lord
Leon the Pig Farmer
1993
as Vitelli
Who Bombed Birmingham?
1990
as Tom Clarke
And a Nightingale Sang
1989
as George
A Month in the Country
1985
as Schaaf
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
1984
as King Antiochus
The Midnight Drives
2007
as Guesthouse Owner
Hamlet
2009
as Player King
Countdown to War
1989
as Joachim von Ribbentrop
Macbeth
1979
as Banquo
The Marlowe Inquest
1986
as William Danby
Deceptions
1985
as Chief Inspector
Squaring the Circle
1984
as Gierek
Joe Maddison's War
2010
as Father Connolly
Dragonworld
1994
as Lester MacIntyre
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
1979
as Colonel
Pirate Prince
1991
as Kreutzen
A Song for Jenny
2015
as Father
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
1999
as Sir Hugh Dalrymple
Flick
2008
as Dr Nickel
The Secret
2002
as Frank
Spaghetti House
1982
as Senior Officer
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
1990
as The Chamberlain / Father (voice)
Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor
1979
as Marshal
The Black and Blue Lamp
1988
as Supt. Hammond
Assault on Agathon
1975
as Matt Fenrek
The Falklands Play
2002
as Adm. of the Fleet Sir Terence Lewin
A Pinch of Snuff
1994
as Godfrey Blengdale
Death Is Part of the Process
1986
as Mr Norval
Macbeth
1970
as MacDuff
Butterflies Don't Count
1978
as Penitent
Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
2009
as Self
The Poet
1960
as Catullo Ossiano
Hilary
1995
as Dad (voice)
Hamlet
1970
as Claudius
Man Failure
1971
as Narrator (voice)
Duke Bluebeard's Castle
1989
as Speaker of the Prologue (voice)
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 134 credits spanning from 1955 to 2023, John Woodvine has appeared in 60 films and 74 TV shows.
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- An American Werewolf in London (1981) — as Dr. J.S. Hirsch
- Wuthering Heights (1992) — as Thomas Earnshaw
- Miss Potter (2006) — as Sir Nigel
- The Devils (1971) — as Louis Trincant
- Persuasion (1995) — as Admiral Croft
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