Person

John Westbrook

Acting · 1922–1989 · Teignmouth, England, UK

​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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Westbrook (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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  BBC Play of the Month

  Brigadier General Barrington

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  Playhouse

  Charon One (voice)

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  Blake's 7

  Muller

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  Justice

  Jonathan Osmond Q.C.

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  The Main Chance

  Charles Wainwright

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  The Lord of the Rings

  Treebeard (voice)

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  North Sea Hijack

  Dawnay

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  The Edwardians

  Allenby

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  Room at the Top

  Jack Wales

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  The Masque of the Red Death

  The Man in Red

• 1984The DressMatthew
• 1980North Sea HijackDawnay
• 1978B.Traven: A Mystery SolvedSelf - Reader
• 1978The Lord of the RingsTreebeard (voice)
• 1978Blake's 7Muller
• 1977Six Characters in Search of an AuthorLeading Man
• 1975The BreakthroughVoice of Charon One
• 1974Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall MysteryBradshaw
• 1974Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
• 1974PlayhouseCharon One (voice)
• 1972The EdwardiansAllenby
• 1971JusticeJonathan Osmond Q.C.
• 1970Let There Be LightInspector
• 1969The Main ChanceCharles Wainwright
• 1968Look at Life: Queue for GardensSelf - Commentator
• 1968Look at Life: It's Odds on the FishSelf - Commentator
• 1968Look at Life: Mini and ModSelf - Commentator
• 1967Look at Life: Change at the TowerSelf - Commentator
• 1966Look at Life: The Abbey BackstageSelf - Commentator
• 1965BBC Play of the MonthBrigadier General Barrington
• 1964The Tomb of LigeiaChristopher Gough
• 1964The Masque of the Red DeathThe Man in Red
• 1962A Prize of ArmsCapt. Stafford
• 1960Foxhole in CairoRoger
• 1958Room at the TopJack Wales
• 1958A Midsummer Night's DreamTheseus
• 1957Rupert of HentzauThe King / Rudolf Rassendyll
• 1957The Twilight ForestNarrator
• 1956Armchair TheatreMaurice Aubert
• 1951There Is Another SunDetective