John Bennett
Known for: Acting
John Bennett was educated at Bradfield College in Berkshire, then trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, followed by a wide repertory theatre experience including Bromley, Bristol Old Vic, Dundee, the Edinburgh Festival and Watford before going to London's West End. Often cast as a villain, Bennett had many roles on television including Market in Honey Lane, Porridge, Survivors, The Avengers, Strange Report, Bergerac, The Professionals and four episodes of The Saint. He also appeared in several films including The Fifth Element and The Pianist. He also had an extensive stage career. Away from acting, Bennet was an enthusiastic amateur flier and an accomplished glider pilot. He died in 2005, aged 76.
Filmography
Series
Hunter
Uniform Officer
1984
Series
Doctor Who
Li H'sen Chang
1963
Series
Doctor Who
General Finch
1963
Series
The Avengers
Sykes
1961
Series
The Avengers
Marson
1961
Series
Playhouse
Liftchick
1974
Series
The Saint
Muller
1962
Series
The Saint
Ardossi
1962
Series
The Saint
Raschid
1962
Series
The Saint
Count Alfredo
1962
Series
Heartbeat
Terence Young
1992
Series
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Film
The Fifth Element
Priest
1997
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Turkish General
1965
Series
Crown Court
1972
Series
Crown Court
Dr. Martin Stanislaus
1972
Series
The Professionals
Inspector Truitt
1977
Film
The Pianist
Dr. Ehrlich
2002
Series
Theatre 625
Inspector Voss
1964
Series
Tales of the Unexpected
Royden
1979
Series
Waking the Dead
Professor George Rosenthal
2001
Series
Rome
Elderly Priest
2005
Series
Bergerac
Aaron Rosenbaum
1981
Series
New Tricks
2004
Film
Minority Report
Adulation #4
2002
Series
Z-Cars
1962
Series
The Bill
1984
Film
Lawrence of Arabia
Arab Sheik (uncredited)
1962
Series
Blake's 7
Coser
1978
Series
No Hiding Place
1959
Series
BBC2 Play of the Week
Dr. Robbins
1977
Series
Jonathan Creek
Frank Geiger
1997
Series
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Albert
1965
Series
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Tadeusz
1965
Series
Cadfael
Lazarus the Leper
1994
Sunday-Night Play
Zagornetz
1960
Sunday-Night Play
Political Prisoner
1960
Sunday-Night Play
Steingel
1960
Series
The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells
Mr Jagger
2001
Series
I, Claudius
Xenophon
1976
Series
The Main Chance
Raul Ramira
1969
Series
Return of the Saint
Colonel Ramon Perrez
1978
Festival
Knight/Tempter
1963
Series
Dixon of Dock Green
Victor Lane
1955
Series
Dixon of Dock Green
Malcolm Roberts
1955
Series
Murder Most Horrid
DCI Graham Barlow
1991
Series
Richard the Lionheart
Lombrico
1962
Series
Richard the Lionheart
Kemal
1962
Series
Detective
1964
Series
The Cheaters
Blake
1960
Series
Sir Francis Drake
Tomas
1961
Series
Espionage
Sergeant
1963
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Series
Survivors
Jim
1975
Series
Fall of Eagles
Georges Clemenceau
1974
Crane
Smith
1963
Film
The Mirror Crack'd
Barnsby ("Murder at Midnight")
1980
Series
The Edwardians
Frank Harris
1972
Series
Porridge
Medical Officer
1974
Film
Split Second
Dr Schulman
1992
Film
Watership Down
Captain Holly (voice)
1978
Series
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Chaplain / Father
1988
Series
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
John Donovan
2003
Film
The Message
Salool
1976
Series
1990
1977
Series
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
Richard Erskine
1987
Film
Eye of the Needle
Kleinmann
1981
Series
Anna Karenina
1977
Film
Priest
Father Redstone
1995
Front Page Story
Ray Boscombe
1965
Film
Bridge of Dragons
The Registrar
1999
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Jules
1951
Series
Strange Report
Jack White
1969
Film
The House That Dripped Blood
Detective Inspector Holloway (segment "Framework Story")
1971
Film
Tai-Pan
Orlov
1986
Film
The Plague Dogs
Don (voice)
1982
Series
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
Lew Kohl
1969
Series
Mulberry
The Stranger
1992
Film
The Curse of the Werewolf
Policeman (uncredited)
1961
Film
Charlotte Gray
2001
Series
Saracen
Nugent
1989
Knock on Any Door
Dave Gadlow
1965
Knock on Any Door
Bright
1965
Series
Merlin of the Crystal Cave
Maugan
1991
Film
Kaleidoscope
Poker Player
1966
Film
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Pseudolus' mark
1966
Film
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Joseph Goebbels
1973
Film
The Tenth Man
Jules
1988
Film
The Pirates of Blood River
Penal Colony Guard (uncredited)
1962
Film
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Wriothesley
1972
Esther Waters
William Latch
1964
Brett
1971
Film
Give My Regards to Broad Street
Mr. Rath
1984
Film
Victim
Undercover Detective (uncredited)
1961
Film
Alien Nation: Millennium
Officer Laskau
1996
Series
Market in Honey Lane
Billy Bush
1967
Series
Artists and Models
Etex
1986
Film
Crooks Anonymous
Thomas
1962
Film
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
Sigmund Freud
1991
Film
Antonia and Jane
Uncle Irwin Carlinsky
1990
Film
The Greek Tycoon
Servant
1978
Film
The House on Garibaldi Street
Aaron Lazar
1979
Film
The Alphabet Murders
Waiter (uncredited)
1965
Series
Fathers and Sons
Pavel Kirsanov
1971
Film
The Ties That Bind Us
Chang Lee (archive footage)
2008
Series
The Strange World of Gurney Slade
Napoleon Bonaparte
1960
Film
The War That Never Ends
Corcyran Representative
1991
Film
Kangaroo Man
Doctor
1995
Lorna Doone
1963
Film
The House in Nightmare Park
Patel
1973
Anything Can Happen
Geoff Bridges
1973
Film
The Shadow-Line
1976
Film
Postman's Knock
Pete
1962
Film
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
Chaplain / Father
1988
Film
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang
Li H'sen Chang
1977
Film
Breathtaking
Mr. Henshaw
2000
Series
Armadillo
Father
2001
Film
Chaos and Cadavers
Mr Resurrection
2003
Film
The Challenge
Spider
1960
Film
The Face of Darkness
Inquisitor & Psychiatrist
1976
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2
Zagornetz
1961
Film
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
General Finch
1974
A Taste of Money
Waiter
1960
Film
The Barber of Stamford Hill
1963
Film
Needle
Chief Constable
1990
Film
The Syndicate
Dr. Singh
1968
A Call on Kuprin: Part 1
Zagornetz
1961
Film
Pews
Liftchick
1980
Film
Return Fare
Dr Robbins
1978
Film
The Dybbuk
Messenger
1980
Not 360
Actor
2002