Person
John Thaw
Acting · 1942–2002 · Gorton, Manchester, England
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Edward Thaw, CBE (3 January 1942 – 21 February 2002) was an English actor who appeared in a range of television, stage, and cinema roles. He starred in the television series Inspector Morse as title character Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse, Redcap as Sergeant John Mann, The Sweeney as Detective Inspector Jack Regan, Home to Roost as Henry Willows, and Kavanagh QC as title character James Kavanagh. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Thaw, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Screen Two
George Jones
Play for Today
1970
Sherlock Holmes
Jonathan Small
BBC Play of the Month
George J. Bundavin
ITV Playhouse
Williams
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Rolf
Inspector Morse
Chief Inspector Morse
The Sweeney
Det. Insp. Jack Regan
The Protectors
Mario Carpiano
The BAFTA Awards
Self
Filmography
- 2012Britain At War In ColourNarrateur
- 2001The GlassJim Proctor
- 2001Buried TreasureHarry Jenkins
- 2000Monsignor RenardMonsignor Augustine Renard
- 1999The Waiting TimeJoshua Mantle
- 1999The Second World War in ColourHimself - Narrator
- 1999Plastic ManJoe McConnell
- 1999Plastic ManJoe McConnell
- 1998Goodnight, Mister TomTom Oakley
- 1997Into the BlueHarry Barnett
- 1996Masculine MescalineThe Man
- 1995The Absence of WarGeorge Jones
- 1995Kavanagh Q.C.James Kavanagh Q.C.
- 1993The Mystery of MorseHimself
- 1993A Year in ProvencePeter Mayle
- 1992ChaplinFred Karno
- 1991Stanley and the WomenStanley Duke
- 1989Bomber HarrisSir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris
- 1987Cry FreedomKruger
- 1987The Sign of FourJonathan Small
- 1987Inspector MorseChief Inspector Morse
- 1987Business as UsualKieran Flynn
- 1985We'll Support You EvermoreGeoff Hollins
- 1985Home to RoostHenry Willows
- 1985Screen TwoGeorge Jones
- 1984The Life and Death of King JohnHubert de Burgh
- 1984MitchMitch
- 1984Sherlock HolmesJonathan Small
- 1984Killer WaitingPeter Hastings
- 1982Where Is Betty Buchus?Jack Buchus
- 1982Saturday Night ThrillerJack Buchus
- 1981The Grass Is SingingDick Turner
- 1981Six Fifty-Five SpecialSelf
- 1980Drake's VentureFrancis Drake
- 1978The BBC Television ShakespeareHubert de Burgh
- 1978Dinner at the Sporting ClubDinny Mathews
- 1978Sweeney 2Det. Insp. Jack Regan
- 1977Sweeney!Det. Insp. Jack Regan
- 1975The SweeneyDet. Insp. Jack Regan
- 1974The Capone InvestmentTom
- 1974The Capone InvestmentTom
- 1974ReganDet. Insp. Jack Regan
- 1974Thick as ThievesStan
- 1974Armchair CinemaDet. Insp. Jack Regan
- 1972The ProtectorsMario Carpiano
- 1972Whatever Became of Me?Peter
- 1972The FrightenersWood
- 1972Dr. Phibes Rises AgainShavers
- 1971SuspicionRichard Early
- 1971The Onedin LineMr, Carby
- 1971CompetitionTony
- 1971The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesLt. Holst
- 1971Catch Me a Spy(uncredited)
- 1971BudgieDenzil Davies
- 1970Play for Today
- 1970MenaceDon
- 1970MacbethBanquo
- 1970Big BrotherCordon
- 1970The Last GrenadeTerry Mitchell
- 1970Praise Marx and Pass the AmmunitionDom
- 1969Happy Ever AfterFrank Wilshaw
- 1969Strange ReportInspector Jenner
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreRolf
- 1968The Bofors GunGunner Featherstone
- 1967InheritanceWill Oldroyd
- 1967ITV PlayhouseWilliams
- 1966Bat Out of HellMark Paxton
- 1965Dead Man's ChestDavid Jones
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthGeorge J. Bundavin
- 1964RedcapSergeant John Mann
- 1963Five to OneAlan Roper
- 1962The Loneliness of the Long Distance RunnerBosworth (uncredited)
- 1961Serjeant Musgrave's DancePte. Hurst
- 1961The Younger GenerationMartin
- 1961Drama 61-67Harry Fox
- 1959Edgar Wallace Mysteries
- 1956Armchair TheatreTony
- 1949The BAFTA AwardsSelf
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