John Woodvine
Known for: Acting
John Woodvine (July 21, 1929 – October 6, 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. In film, he is best known for his roles in The Devils (1971), An American Werewolf in London (1981), and Enys Man (2022).
Filmography
Series
Midsomer Murders
Sir Harry Chatwyn
1997
Series
Midsomer Murders
Commodore
1997
Series
Doctor Who
Marshal
1963
Series
The Crown
Archbishop of York
2016
Series
Casualty
Reg Macready
1986
Series
Casualty
Jack Hetherington
1986
Series
Vera
Alan Kenworthy
2011
Series
The Avengers
Seagrave
1961
Series
Play for Today
Penitent
1970
Series
The Saint
Pilot
1962
Series
Heartbeat
Frank Armstrong
1992
Series
Shameless
Neville
2004
Series
The Wednesday Play
Jackie
1964
Series
Peak Practice
Jackie Brown
1993
Series
Z-Cars
1962
Series
Z-Cars
DI Alan Witty
1962
Series
Z-Cars
Det. Insp. Witty
1962
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Sebastian
1965
Series
BBC Play of the Month
MacDuff
1965
Series
Screen Two
Herr Deimen
1985
Series
Playhouse
Colonel
1974
Series
Theatre 625
Gordon Follister
1964
Series
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Schweiler
1965
Series
Danger Man
Luigi
1960
Series
Performance
Earl of Warwick
1991
Series
The Champions
Lt. Kruger Haller
1968
Series
The Musketeers
Abbot
2014
Series
ScreenPlay
William Danby
1986
Series
New Scotland Yard
CS John Kingdom
1972
Film
The Devils
Louis Trincant
1971
Film
An American Werewolf in London
Dr. J.S. Hirsch
1981
Series
Softly, Softly
1966
Series
ITV Play of the Week
Outsider
1955
Series
Softly Softly: Task Force
Det. Chief Supt. Allan
1969
Series
The Chief
Terence Oglivy
1990
Series
Return of the Saint
Ray Dennis
1978
Series
Strangers
Lazarov
1978
Series
Churchill's People
Colonel John Hewson
1974
Series
Sergeant Cork
Carlyon
1963
Series
The New Statesman
Sir Malachi Jellicoe
1987
Series
Spender
Berry
1991
Series
Man of the World
Gioti
1962
Series
Juliet Bravo
John Lambert
1980
Film
Miss Potter
Sir Nigel
2006
Crown Prosecutor
Judge Mellor
1995
Series
Edge of Darkness
Ross
1985
Film
Wuthering Heights
Thomas Earnshaw
1992
Harry
Jack Crow
1993
Series
Elizabeth R
Sir Francis Drake
1971
Series
Hadleigh
Driberg
1969
Series
Rockliffe's Babies
DCS Gardner
1987
Series
Chelmsford 123
Psychiatrist
1988
Series
Hebburn
Arthur
2012
Series
Bob & Rose
William Gossage
2001
Series
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Ruggio Ruggeri / Henry IV / Leone
1988
Series
Ghost Squad
Karl Eppler
1961
Series
Shadows
Father
1975
Series
The Further Adventures of the Musketeers
Aramis
1967
Series
The Tripods
Meister West 468
1984
Film
Vanity Fair
Lord Bareacres
2004
Film
Fatherland
Luther
1994
Film
Persuasion
Admiral Croft
1995
Series
Civvies
Judge
1992
Film
Burke & Hare
Lord Provost
2010
Series
The Caesars
Vitellius
1968
Series
All in Good Faith
Oscar Randolph
1985
Series
The Secret
Frank
2002
Verdict
Judge Peregrine Horner
1998
Series
Armchair Theatre
Fred Barrow
1956
Film
Darling
Customs Officer (uncredited)
1965
Series
The Dustbinmen
Bloody Delilah
1969
Series
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1982
Runaway Bay
Mr Snotts
1992
Series
Decline and Fall
Master of the College
2017
Series
Deceptions
Chief Inspector
1985
Series
Knights of God
Prior Mordrin
1987
Series
A Tale of Two Cities
Attorney General
1989
Series
Oliver's Travels
1995
Series
Oliver's Travels
Mr Gunn
1995
Film
The Other Boleyn Girl
Uncle Howard
2003
Swallows and Amazons Forever!
P.C. Tedder
1984
Film
Murder with Mirrors
Christian Gilbranson
1985
Series
An Actor's Life for Me
Frank
1991
London
Henry Moore
2004
Series
The Prisoner of Zenda
Colonel Sapt
1984
Film
Danny the Champion of the World
Tallon
1989
Sold
2007
Series
Finney
Bobo Sr.
1994
Who-Dun-It
Col. Robert White
1969
Film
Macbeth
Banquo
1979
Against the Crowd
Sir Lionel Frobisher
1975
Film
Enys Men
The Preacher
2023
Film
Young Winston
Howard
1972
Film
Dragonworld
Lester MacIntyre
1994
Series
The Second Russian Revolution
Self - Narrator (voice)
1991
Film
The Trial of Tony Blair
Judge
2007
Film
The Dog It Was That Died
Dr. Seddon
1989
Film
Deceptions
Chief Inspector
1985
Incident in Judaea
1991
Series
Never Better
2008
Film
A Song for Jenny
Father
2015
Series
Faith
Boss
1994
Film
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
Sir Hugh Dalrymple
1999
Film
The Trial
Herr Deimen
1993
Film
The Baron: Mystery Island
John Garvey
1972
Film
And a Nightingale Sang
George
1989
Film
Hamlet
Player King
2009
Film
The Secret
Frank
2002
Film
The Walking Stick
Bertie Irons
1970
Film
Countdown to War
Joachim von Ribbentrop
1989
Series
Turn Out the Lights
Stefan
1967
Film
Spaghetti House
Senior Officer
1982
Film
Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
Self
2009
Film
The Midnight Drives
Guesthouse Owner
2007
Film
Leon the Pig Farmer
Vitelli
1993
Film
The Browning Version
Dr. Frobisher
1985
Film
Glory Enough For All
Dr. John MacLeod
1988
Film
Joe Maddison's War
Father Connolly
2010
Film
Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor
Marshal
1979
Romeo and Juliet
Friar Lawrence
1994
Film
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
King Antiochus
1984
An Unofficial Rose
1974
Film
Death Is Part of the Process
Mr Norval
1986
Film
A Month in the Country
Schaaf
1985
Film
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
Colonel
1979
Film
Assault on Agathon
Matt Fenrek
1975
Film
Who Bombed Birmingham?
Tom Clarke
1990
Film
A Pinch of Snuff
Godfrey Blengdale
1994
Film
Butterflies Don't Count
Penitent
1978
Film
The Black and Blue Lamp
Supt. Hammond
1988
Film
Duke Bluebeard's Castle
Speaker of the Prologue (voice)
1989
Film
Squaring the Circle
Gierek
1984
Film
The Falklands Play
Adm. of the Fleet Sir Terence Lewin
2002
Film
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
The Chamberlain / Father (voice)
1990
Film
Flick
Dr Nickel
2008
Film
Hilary
Dad (voice)
1995
Film
Pirate Prince
Kreutzen
1991
The Lady with the Long Brown Hair
The Voice
2016
Film
The Tale of Beatrix Potter
Mr Potter
1983
Film
Hamlet
Claudius
1970
Little Richard Wrecked My Marriage
1992
Film
The Marlowe Inquest
William Danby
1986
Film
On Expenses
Lord
2010
The Poet
Catullo Ossiano
1960
Macbeth
MacDuff
1970
Film
Man Failure
Narrator (voice)
1971