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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

25

Gender

Male

Birthday

1916-02-07

Day of Death

2000-03-29 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Purley, Surrey, England, UK

Also Known As

John Baskcomb

Biography

John Baskcomb (7 February 1916 – 29 March 2000) was an English character actor who made numerous television and film appearances over a 35-year period. He was the son of the founder of the Bank of England Operatic and Dramatic Society and was educated at Croydon High School for Boys. He then appeared on stage in repertory theatre in Croydon and Henley-on-Thames and in clubs, pantomimes and concert parties. He made appearances in numerous British television plays and series including; Doctor Who (Terror of the Autons), The Saint, Softly, Softly and Poldark and he played the role of Cardinal Wolsey in The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970). His film roles included Oliver! (uncredited), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (uncredited), Battle of Britain, Dad's Army and Omen III: The Final Conflict. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Terence Alexander,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

1968

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

as

Castle Chef (uncredited)

Dad's Army

1971

Dad's Army

as

Mayor

Memento Mori

1992

Memento Mori

as

Fat Old Man

The Final Conflict

1981

The Final Conflict

as

Diplomat

The Darwin Adventure

1972

The Darwin Adventure

as

Prof. Draper

The Portland Millions

1976

The Portland Millions

as

Bargrave Dean

Battle of Britain

1969

Battle of Britain

as

Farmer

Quiller

Quiller

as

Hastings

Victorian Scandals

Victorian Scandals

as

Bargrave Dean

Poldark

Poldark

as

Nat Pearce

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

Rossini

The Forsyte Saga

The Forsyte Saga

as

Timothy Forsyte

The Saint

The Saint

as

Lewis Enstone

Production

Crew

Directing