Christopher Benjamin
Known for Acting · 118 credits
- Born
- 1934-12-27
- Died
- 2025-01-10
- Place of birth
- Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Christopher Benjamin was a British actor, born 27 December 1934 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. He died on January 15th 2025, aged 90.
He was well known for his roles in some of the UK's biggest cult television programmes. This included playing the same character in two Patrick McGoohan dramas, Danger Man and The Prisoner, fuelling speculation that they are possibly linked. He was also a regular in The Avengers and Doctor Who, playing in three episodes of each, mostly in comedy roles.
He also played recurring roles in several period dramas. He was Sir John Glutton, the regular adversary in the period family adventure series Dick Turpin, Channing in several episodes of the third series of When The Boat Comes In, and Prosper Profound in the acclaimed 1967 adaptation of The Forsyte Saga .
He reprised the role of Henry Gordon Jago, from the Doctor Who serial The Talons of Weng-Chiang in four series of Jago and Litefoot audio plays, after a well received episode of the Big Finish Productions audio C.D. series Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles entitled The Mahogany Murderers. He acted alongside Trevor Baxter who played Professor George Litefoot.
Known For
TV Shows (81)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Harvey Crane
Doctor Who
2005
as Colonel Hugh
Doctor Who
1963
as Jago / Sir Keith Gold
Casualty
1986
as Henry Lindall
The Avengers
1961
as Whittle / Swindin / J. J. Hooter
Play for Today
1970
as Mr Porter / Rabbi
Crown Court
1972
as Dr. Hayward / Charles Percival / Det. Supt. Brotherton
The Saint
1962
as Fish
Heartbeat
1992
as Oliver Ridley
Minder
1979
as Mr. Rushmer
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as A Cobbler / Ed Keller / Dr. Relling
Z-Cars
1962
Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Dr. Huxtable
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Dan Royston
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
Foyle's War
2002
as Brigadier Harcourt
Inspector Morse
1987
as Professor Furlong
Theatre 625
1964
as Mr Rushton
Pride and Prejudice
1995
as Sir William Lucas
Danger Man
1960
as Potter
Upstairs, Downstairs
1971
as Max Weinberg
The Prisoner
1967
as Potter / Labour Exchange Manager / Number Two's Assistant
Lovejoy
1986
as Walid
Thriller
1973
as Medical Officer
The Protectors
1972
as Banker
Angels
1975
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Dr. Warren Burrows
Van der Valk
1972
as Mulder
The Onedin Line
1971
as Said Ben Salim
Dempsey and Makepeace
1985
as Sam Powell
Judge John Deed
2001
as Steve Gaydon
Churchill's People
1974
as Peter
Softly Softly: Task Force
1969
as Chief Immigration Officer Ingrams / Civil Servant
Shoestring
1979
as Leacock
Campion
1989
as Coroner
Poldark
1975
as Sir Hugh Bodrugan
Jason King
1971
Shine on Harvey Moon
1982
as Mr. Hartley
Maigret
1992
as Guillaume Serre
Rosemary & Thyme
2003
as Trevor Squires
Budgie
1971
as Claude
Detective
1964
as Rodier / Ralph Demartino
Dick Turpin
1979
as Sir John Glutton
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992
as Duke Frederick / Corin (voice)
New Scotland Yard
1972
as Mr Foster
Yes, Prime Minister
1986
Paul Temple
1969
Target
1977
as Painter
Ace of Wands
1970
as Falk
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Porter
The Sandbaggers
1978
as David Follett
Father Brown
1974
as Jukes
Hadleigh
1969
as Oberman
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
1999
as Troll Manager
The Man in Room 17
1965
as Chief Supt. Craythorpe
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981
as Air Ministry Official
Brass
1983
as Sir Dudley Tilstock
Theatre Night
1985
as Anselme
Magic Grandad
1993
as Sir John Gage
Armchair Thriller
1978
as Det. Inspector Tarrant
Movies (37)
The Legend of Tarzan
2016
as Lord Knutsford
The Plague Dogs
1982
as Rowf (voice)
Treasure Island
1999
as Squire Trelawney
Angel
2007
as Lord Norley
Hard Times
1994
as Slackbridge
Hawk the Slayer
1980
as Fitzwalter
Sword of Honour
2001
as Doctor
Ring of Bright Water
1969
as Fishmonger
The Black Velvet Gown
1991
as Anthony Gallington
Baffled!
1973
as Verelli
Cyrano de Bergerac
1985
as Montfleury
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
1990
as McKinnon
Brief Encounter
1976
as Porter
Love's Labour's Lost
1965
as Don Adriano de Armado
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang
1977
as Henry Gordon Jago
The Tichborne Claimant
1999
as Gibbes
Seven Times Seven
1968
as Maitre D
The Executioner
1980
as Rabbi
Thatcher: The Final Days
1991
as George Younger
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1976
as Charmolue
Doctor Who: Inferno
1970
as Sir Keith Gold
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
1985
as Prince Kazbeki
Koroshi
1968
as Potter
Where There's a Will
1989
as Terence Hill
Junket 89
1970
Hanging Around
1978
as Harold
In the Steps of a Dead Man
1974
as Medical Officer
A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
1981
as Mr Porter
Døden i gatene
1970
The Brahmin Widow
1968
as Niaz Ali Beg
The Limbo Connection
1978
as Det. Chief Insp. Tarrant
The Merry Wives of Windsor
2011
as Sir John Falstaff
Donkeys' Years
1980
as Norman Tate
Mr. Garrick and Mrs. Woffington
1975
as Mr. Johnson
The Wild Duck
1971
as Doctor Relling
The Tycoon
1968
as Gerald
The Kiss of Blood
1968
as Algy Somerville
About Christopher Benjamin
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Christopher Benjamin was a British actor, born 27 December 1934 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. He died on January 15th 2025, aged 90. He was well known for his roles in some of the UK's biggest cult television programmes. This included playing the same character in two Patrick McGoohan dramas, Danger Man and The Prisoner, fuelling speculation that they are possibly linked. He was also a regular in The Avengers and Doctor Who, playing in three episodes of each, mostly in comedy roles. He also played re… With 118 credits spanning from 1951 to 2016, Christopher Benjamin has appeared in 37 films and 81 TV shows.
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- The Legend of Tarzan (2016) — as Lord Knutsford
- The Plague Dogs (1982) — as Rowf (voice)
- Treasure Island (1999) — as Squire Trelawney
- Angel (2007) — as Lord Norley
- Hard Times (1994) — as Slackbridge
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