Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

64

Gender

Male

Birthday

1951-09-11

Day of Death

2020-06-16 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Wanstead, London, United Kingdom

Also Known As

John Benfield

Biography

Known For

Sharpe's Revenge

Sharpe's Revenge

Henry VI Part 1

Henry VI Part 1

The Best Offer

The Best Offer

In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father

The Winter's Tale

The Winter's Tale

Beautiful Thing

Beautiful Thing

Titus Andronicus

Titus Andronicus

The Secret Agent

The Secret Agent

Acting

Cassandra's Dream

2007

Cassandra's Dream

as

Father

You're Dead...

1999

You're Dead...

as

Insp. Badger

24 Hours in London

2000

24 Hours in London

as

Chief Inspector Duggan

Evilenko

2004

Evilenko

as

Endgame

2001

Endgame

as

Dunston

Flood

2007

Flood

as

Frank

Lover's Prayer

2001

Lover's Prayer

as

Nirmansky

Gifted

2003

Gifted

as

Harry Boothroyd

The Marchioness Disaster

2008

The Marchioness Disaster

as

Peter Butcher

Sharpe's Revenge

1997

Sharpe's Revenge

as

Calvet

Henry VI Part 1

1983

Henry VI Part 1

as

Basset / French Sergeant

Owd Bob

1998

Owd Bob

as

The Beggar's Opera

1983

The Beggar's Opera

as

Jailer

No Further Cause For Concern

1988

No Further Cause For Concern

as

Alec

The Best Offer

2013

The Best Offer

as

Barman

The Sign of Four

1983

The Sign of Four

as

McMurdo

Charlotte Gray

2001

Charlotte Gray

as

Loque

Number One

1985

Number One

as

Contestant

Carrying Dad

1995

Carrying Dad

as

Len

In the Name of the Father

1993

In the Name of the Father

as

Chief PO Barker

'Itch

1991

'Itch

as

Gordon Turnbull

The Third Wave

2003

The Third Wave

as

Stevens

Hidden Agenda

1990

Hidden Agenda

as

Maxwell

Whoops Apocalypse

1986

Whoops Apocalypse

as

Secret Service Agent

Cold Skin

2017

Cold Skin

as

Captain Axel

The Winter's Tale

1981

The Winter's Tale

as

Gaoler

The Many Lives of Albert Walker

2002

The Many Lives of Albert Walker

as

DCI Dawlish

Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

1985

Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

as

Griesch

Treasure Island

1990

Treasure Island

as

Black Dog

Henry VI Part 2

1983

Henry VI Part 2

as

First Murderer / Ship's Master

Henry VI Part 3

1983

Henry VI Part 3

as

Earl of Northumberland / Huntsman

The Garden of Redemption

1997

The Garden of Redemption

as

Mayor of Vaiano

Beautiful Thing

1996

Beautiful Thing

as

Rodney Barr

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

2018

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

as

Wolf Elder (voice)

Cousin Bette

1998

Cousin Bette

as

Dr. Bianchon

Speed Racer

2008

Speed Racer

as

Cruncher Block

The Coldest Game

2019

The Coldest Game

as

Born Kicking

1992

Born Kicking

as

Mr Reddy

Titus Andronicus

1985

Titus Andronicus

as

Messenger / 1st Goth / Caius

101 Dalmatians

1996

101 Dalmatians

as

Doorman

Buster

1988

Buster

as

Jimmy

The Union

1981

The Union

as

2nd Man

The Secret Agent

1992

The Secret Agent

as

Michaelis

Breakout

1984

Breakout

as

Minder

Prime Suspect

Prime Suspect

as

Michael Kernan

Hippies

Hippies

as

Minder

Minder

as

Painter

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

as

Inspector Minty

Eurocops

Eurocops

as

George Jackson

New Tricks

New Tricks

as

Doug Palmer

Maisie Raine

Maisie Raine

as

Gordon Daker

The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare

as

Earl of Northumberland/Huntsman/Warwick's Messenger (uncredited)

Murder Most Horrid

Murder Most Horrid

as

Barry Todd

Sunburn

Sunburn

as

Reg Storey

The Monocled Mutineer

The Monocled Mutineer

as

Bonkers

Bonkers

as

Floodtide

Floodtide

as

Detective Inspector Brook

Casualty

Casualty

as

Albert Rossiter

Casualty

Casualty

as

George Weaver

Calling the Shots

Calling the Shots

as

Charlie

The Paradise Club

The Paradise Club

as

Det. Supt. Chivers

The Day of the Triffids

The Day of the Triffids

as

Ted

The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare

as

Basset/French Sergeant/French Soldier (uncredited)/Scout (uncredited)

The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare

as

First Murderer/Ship's Master/Beadle of St. Albans (uncredited)/King's Messenger (uncredited)/1st Neighbour (uncredited)

Production

Crew

Directing