Person
Jonathan Newth
Acting · Born 1939-03-06 · Edmonton, London, England, UK
Biography
Jonathan Newth is a British actor who has appeared extensively in British television drama for over 50 years. Newth trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Newth's theatre work includes appearances with the RSC, in the West End and on Broadway. Newth's television credits include Emergency Ward 10, The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Ace of Wands, The Troubleshooters, Z-Cars, Callan, Van der Valk, The Brothers, Softly, Softly, Poldark, Doctor Who (Underworld), Notorious Woman, Secret Army (Barsacq), The Professionals, The Nightmare Man, The Day of the Triffids, Tenko (Colonel Clifford Jefferson), Triangle, Angels, Juliet Bravo, After Henry, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ("The Bruce-Partington Plans"), Boon, Bugs, The Bill, Agatha Christie's Poirot (Dumb Witness), Peak Practice and Heartbeat.
Known for
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Dr Grainger
Doctor Who
Orfe
The Crown
Buckingham Palace Page
Casualty
Dr. Elliott
Play for Today
Andrew Pelham
Sherlock Holmes
Colonel Valentine Walter
Heartbeat
Derek Lester
Peak Practice
Sir Malcolm Harvey
ITV Playhouse
Bernard Webb
The Professionals
James Tibbs
Filmography
- 2016The CrownBuckingham Palace Page
- 2014The Lost Honour of Christopher JefferiesGeoffrey
- 2013Remembering Douglas Camfield
- 2010Into the Unknown
- 2001The Affair of the NecklaceMagistrate de Marce
- 1997IncognitoJudge
- 1995Crown ProsecutorHubert Brooks
- 1993Peak PracticeSir Malcolm Harvey
- 1992HeartbeatDerek Lester
- 1989Agatha Christie's PoirotDr Grainger
- 1988After HenryRussell Bryant
- 1987Rockliffe's BabiesDAC Tennant
- 1986The Fools on the HillMr Piggot-Smythe
- 1986CasualtyDr. Elliott
- 1986The Return of Sherlock HolmesColonel Valentine Walter
- 1986Ladies in ChargeQuentin
- 1984Tennis CourtHarry Dowd
- 1984Hammer House of Mystery and SuspenseHarry
- 1984Sherlock HolmesColonel Valentine Walter
- 1984Pope John Paul IIArchbishop Adam Sapieha
- 1984ChampionsMr Griffin Jones
- 1984A Voyage Round My FatherBoustead
- 1984The Case of Marcel DuchampDarriand
- 1984Missing from HomeTony Walters
- 1983AccountsJames
- 1983The Wire
- 1982Spider's WebHenry Hailsham-Brown
- 1981TenkoClifford Jefferson
- 1981The Day of the TriffidsDr Soames
- 1981The Nightmare ManColonel Howard
- 1981The Nightmare ManColonel Howard
- 1981The Walls of JerichoHenry Fawcett
- 1980The SquadInsp Williams
- 1980Juliet BravoAlan Cunningham
- 1980North Sea HijackKirk
- 1980No DefenceAndrew Pelham
- 1979Certainties and Doubts
- 1978An Englishman's CastleTheo
- 1978Doctor Who: UnderworldOrfe
- 1977The ProfessionalsJames Tibbs
- 1977Secret ArmyJean Barsacq
- 1975PoldarkCaptain Blamey
- 1974Notorious WomanHippolyte Chatiron
- 1974Napoleon and LoveTsar Alexander of Russia
- 1973Yellow DogTim
- 1972Van der ValkChemist
- 1972New Scotland YardBrett Ashley
- 1970Play for TodayAndrew Pelham
- 1970Ace of WandsDalbiac
- 1970The Suicide ClubLt. Brackenbury Rich
- 1970The Six Wives of Henry VIIIGeorge, Viscount Rochford
- 1969The Elusive PimpernelLord Hastings
- 1968The Man in the Iron MaskRaoul, Vicomte de Bragelonne
- 1967ITV PlayhouseBernard Webb
- 1967Callan
- 1966Mystery and ImaginationLieutenant Brackenbury Rich
- 1964Carry On SpyingGuard (uncredited)
- 1963Doctor WhoOrfe
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