Person
John Woodvine
Acting · 1929–2025 · 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Woodvine licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Midsomer Murders
Sir Harry Chatwyn
Play for Today
Penitent
Doctor Who
Marshal
The Avengers
Seagrave
Casualty
Reg Macready
The Crown
Archbishop of York
Vera
Alan Kenworthy
Screen Two
Herr Deimen
Peak Practice
Jackie Brown
Shameless
Neville
Filmography
- 2023Enys MenThe Preacher
- 2017Decline and FallMaster of the College
- 2016The CrownArchbishop of York
- 2015A Song for JennyFather
- 2014The MusketeersAbbot
- 2012HebburnArthur
- 2011VeraAlan Kenworthy
- 2010Burke & HareLord Provost
- 2010Joe Maddison's WarFather Connolly
- 2010On ExpensesLord
- 2009HamletPlayer King
- 2009Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'Self
- 2008FlickDr Nickel
- 2008Never Better
- 2007Sold
- 2007The Midnight DrivesGuesthouse Owner
- 2007The Trial of Tony BlairJudge
- 2006Miss PotterSir Nigel
- 2004Vanity FairLord Bareacres
- 2004LondonHenry Moore
- 2004ShamelessNeville
- 2003The Other Boleyn GirlUncle Howard
- 2002The SecretFrank
- 2002The SecretFrank
- 2002The Falklands PlayAdm. of the Fleet Sir Terence Lewin
- 2001Bob & RoseWilliam Gossage
- 1999Hornblower: The Duchess and the DevilSir Hugh Dalrymple
- 1997Midsomer MurdersSir Harry Chatwyn
- 1995Oliver's Travels
- 1995PersuasionAdmiral Croft
- 1995Crown ProsecutorJudge Mellor
- 1995HilaryDad (voice)
- 1994FatherlandLuther
- 1994FinneyBobo Sr.
- 1994FaithBoss
- 1994DragonworldLester MacIntyre
- 1994A Pinch of SnuffGodfrey Blengdale
- 1993HarryJack Crow
- 1993The TrialHerr Deimen
- 1993Peak PracticeJackie Brown
- 1993Leon the Pig FarmerVitelli
- 1992Wuthering HeightsThomas Earnshaw
- 1992CivviesJudge
- 1992Little Richard Wrecked My Marriage
- 1992HeartbeatFrank Armstrong
- 1992Runaway BayMr Snotts
- 1991Pirate PrinceKreutzen
- 1991An Actor's Life for MeFrank
- 1991PerformanceEarl of Warwick
- 1991The Second Russian RevolutionSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1991Incident in Judaea
- 1991SpenderBerry
- 1990The Fool of the World and the Flying ShipThe Chamberlain / Father (voice)
- 1990Who Bombed Birmingham?Tom Clarke
- 1990The ChiefTerence Oglivy
- 1989Danny the Champion of the WorldTallon
- 1989A Tale of Two CitiesAttorney General
- 1989And a Nightingale SangGeorge
- 1989Duke Bluebeard's CastleSpeaker of the Prologue (voice)
- 1989Countdown to WarJoachim von Ribbentrop
- 1989The Dog It Was That DiedDr. Seddon
- 1988The Black and Blue LampSupt. Hammond
- 1988Glory Enough For AllDr. John MacLeod
- 1988Chelmsford 123Psychiatrist
- 1988The Modern World: Ten Great WritersRuggio Ruggeri / Henry IV / Leone
- 1987The New StatesmanSir Malachi Jellicoe
- 1987Knights of GodPrior Mordrin
- 1987Rockliffe's BabiesDCS Gardner
- 1986CasualtyReg Macready
- 1986The Marlowe InquestWilliam Danby
- 1986ScreenPlayWilliam Danby
- 1986Death Is Part of the ProcessMr Norval
- 1985The Browning VersionDr. Frobisher
- 1985Edge of DarknessRoss
- 1985DeceptionsChief Inspector
- 1985DeceptionsChief Inspector
- 1985A Month in the CountrySchaaf
- 1985Murder with MirrorsChristian Gilbranson
- 1985Screen TwoHerr Deimen
- 1984Pericles, Prince of TyreKing Antiochus
- 1984The Prisoner of ZendaColonel Sapt
- 1984The TripodsMeister West 468
- 1984Squaring the CircleGierek
- 1984Swallows and Amazons Forever!P.C. Tedder
- 1982The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
- 1982Spaghetti HouseSenior Officer
- 1981An American Werewolf in LondonDr. J.S. Hirsch
- 1980Juliet BravoJohn Lambert
- 1979Every Good Boy Deserves FavourColonel
- 1979Doctor Who: The Armageddon FactorMarshal
- 1979MacbethBanquo
- 1978Butterflies Don't CountPenitent
- 1978Return of the SaintRay Dennis
- 1978StrangersLazarov
- 1975ShadowsFather
- 1975Assault on AgathonMatt Fenrek
- 1975Against the CrowdSir Lionel Frobisher
- 1974Churchill's PeopleColonel John Hewson
- 1974An Unofficial Rose
- 1974PlayhouseColonel
- 1972The Baron: Mystery IslandJohn Garvey
- 1972Young WinstonHoward
- 1972New Scotland YardCS John Kingdom
- 1971Man FailureNarrator (voice)
- 1971The DevilsLouis Trincant
- 1971Elizabeth RSir Francis Drake
- 1970HamletClaudius
- 1970Play for TodayPenitent
- 1970MacbethMacDuff
- 1970The Walking StickBertie Irons
- 1969Softly Softly: Task ForceDet. Chief Supt. Allan
- 1969The DustbinmenBloody Delilah
- 1969HadleighDriberg
- 1968The ChampionsLt. Kruger Haller
- 1968The CaesarsVitellius
- 1967The Further Adventures of the MusketeersAramis
- 1967Turn Out the LightsStefan
- 1966Softly, Softly
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthSebastian
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreSchweiler
- 1965DarlingCustoms Officer (uncredited)
- 1964The Wednesday PlayJackie
- 1964Theatre 625Gordon Follister
- 1963Doctor WhoMarshal
- 1963Sergeant CorkCarlyon
- 1962The SaintPilot
- 1962Man of the WorldGioti
- 1962Z-Cars
- 1961Ghost Squad
- 1961The AvengersSeagrave
- 1960The PoetCatullo Ossiano
- 1960Danger ManLuigi
- 1956Armchair TheatreFred Barrow
- 1955ITV Play of the WeekOutsider
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