Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

122

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-05-08

Day of Death

2005-04-11 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Beckenham, Kent, England, UK

Also Known As

John Bennet

John Bennett

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Terence Alexander, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Victim

Victim

Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

The Pianist

The Pianist

The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element

Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang

Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang

The Message

The Message

Minority Report

Minority Report

Needle

Needle

Acting

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

1973

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

as

Joseph Goebbels

The Tenth Man

1988

The Tenth Man

as

Jules

Watership Down

1978

Watership Down

as

Captain Holly (voice)

The Dybbuk

1980

The Dybbuk

as

Messenger

The House That Dripped Blood

1971

The House That Dripped Blood

as

Detective Inspector Holloway (segment "Framework Story")

The Greek Tycoon

1978

The Greek Tycoon

as

Servant

Give My Regards to Broad Street

1984

Give My Regards to Broad Street

as

Mr. Rath

Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady

1991

Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady

as

Sigmund Freud

The Pirates of Blood River

1962

The Pirates of Blood River

as

Penal Colony Guard (uncredited)

The House in Nightmare Park

1973

The House in Nightmare Park

as

Patel

Postman's Knock

1962

Postman's Knock

as

Pete

Split Second

1992

Split Second

as

Dr Schulman

Victim

1961

Victim

as

Undercover Detective (uncredited)

Not 360

2002

Not 360

as

Actor

Chaos and Cadavers

2003

Chaos and Cadavers

as

Mr Resurrection

The Syndicate

1968

The Syndicate

as

Dr. Singh

Anything Can Happen

1973

Anything Can Happen

as

Geoff Bridges

The War That Never Ends

1991

The War That Never Ends

as

Corcyran Representative

Lawrence of Arabia

1962

Lawrence of Arabia

as

Arab Sheik (uncredited)

Priest

1995

Priest

as

Father Redstone

A Taste of Money

1960

A Taste of Money

as

Waiter

The Pianist

2002

The Pianist

as

Dr. Ehrlich

The Face of Darkness

1976

The Face of Darkness

as

Inquisitor & Psychiatrist

The Shadow-Line

1976

The Shadow-Line

as

The House on Garibaldi Street

1979

The House on Garibaldi Street

as

Aaron Lazar

The Fifth Element

1997

The Fifth Element

as

Priest

Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'

1988

Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'

as

Chaplain / Father

Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang

1977

Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang

as

Li H'sen Chang

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

1972

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

as

Wriothesley

The Plague Dogs

1982

The Plague Dogs

as

Don (voice)

Tai-Pan

1986

Tai-Pan

as

Orlov

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

1966

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

as

Pseudolus' mark

The Challenge

1960

The Challenge

as

Spider

Alien Nation: Millennium

1996

Alien Nation: Millennium

as

Officer Laskau

Antonia and Jane

1990

Antonia and Jane

as

Uncle Irwin Carlinsky

Kangaroo Man

1995

Kangaroo Man

as

Doctor

The Message

1976

The Message

as

Salool

Minority Report

2002

Minority Report

as

Adulation #4

The Mirror Crack'd

1980

The Mirror Crack'd

as

Barnsby ("Murder at Midnight")

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs

1974

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs

as

General Finch

Bridge of Dragons

1999

Bridge of Dragons

as

The Registrar

Crooks Anonymous

1962

Crooks Anonymous

as

Thomas

Breathtaking

2000

Breathtaking

as

Mr. Henshaw

The Barber of Stamford Hill

1963

The Barber of Stamford Hill

as

Kaleidoscope

1966

Kaleidoscope

as

Poker Player

Eye of the Needle

1981

Eye of the Needle

as

Kleinmann

Needle

1990

Needle

as

Chief Constable

Pews

1980

Pews

as

Liftchick

Return Fare

1978

Return Fare

as

Dr Robbins

The Alphabet Murders

1965

The Alphabet Murders

as

Waiter (uncredited)

The Ties That Bind Us

2008

The Ties That Bind Us

as

Chang Lee (archive footage)

A Call on Kuprin: Part 1

1961

A Call on Kuprin: Part 1

as

Zagornetz

A Call on Kuprin: Part 2

1961

A Call on Kuprin: Part 2

as

Zagornetz

Charlotte Gray

2001

Charlotte Gray

as

The Curse of the Werewolf

1961

The Curse of the Werewolf

as

Policeman (uncredited)

Murder Most Horrid

Murder Most Horrid

as

DCI Graham Barlow

Rome

Rome

as

Elderly Priest

The Bill

The Bill

as

Jonathan Creek

Jonathan Creek

as

Frank Geiger

Blake's 7

Blake's 7

as

Coser

Z-Cars

Z-Cars

as

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

as

Royden

The Avengers

The Avengers

as

Sykes

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

as

Terence Young

Crown Court

Crown Court

as

The Saint

The Saint

as

Muller

Survivors

Survivors

as

Jim

Jake and the Fatman

Jake and the Fatman

as

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

as

Victor Lane

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

as

Professor George Rosenthal

Hunter

Hunter

as

Uniform Officer

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

as

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Jules

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

as

New Tricks

New Tricks

as

1990

1990

as

Fall of Eagles

Fall of Eagles

as

Georges Clemenceau

Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

as

Zagornetz

Sir Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake

as

Tomas

Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone

as

Porridge

Porridge

as

Medical Officer

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

as

Detective

Detective

as

The Main Chance

The Main Chance

as

Raul Ramira

Brett

Brett

as

Fathers and Sons

Fathers and Sons

as

The Saint

The Saint

as

Ardossi

Cadfael

Cadfael

as

Lazarus the Leper

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

Li H'sen Chang

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

General Finch

Crown Court

Crown Court

as

Dr. Martin Stanislaus

The Avengers

The Avengers

as

Marson

Saracen

Saracen

as

Nugent

The Forsyte Saga

The Forsyte Saga

as

Philip Bosinney

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

as

Malcolm Roberts

Return of the Saint

Return of the Saint

as

Colonel Ramon Perrez

Bergerac

Bergerac

as

Aaron Rosenbaum

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

as

Richard Erskine

Armadillo

Armadillo

as

Father

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as

The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder

The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder

as

Lew Kohl

The Saint

The Saint

as

Raschid

The Saint

The Saint

as

Count Alfredo

Mulberry

Mulberry

as

The Stranger

Strange Report

Strange Report

as

Jack White

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

as

Chaplain / Father

The Professionals

The Professionals

as

Inspector Truitt

The Cheaters

The Cheaters

as

Blake

Playhouse

Playhouse

as

Liftchick

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Turkish General

Front Page Story

Front Page Story

as

Ray Boscombe

BBC2 Play of the Week

BBC2 Play of the Week

as

Dr. Robbins

Richard the Lionheart

Richard the Lionheart

as

Lombrico

Richard the Lionheart

Richard the Lionheart

as

Kemal

Crane

Crane

as

Smith

Festival

Festival

as

Knight/Tempter

The Edwardians

The Edwardians

as

Frank Harris

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

as

Inspector Voss

I, Claudius

I, Claudius

as

Xenophon

Merlin of the Crystal Cave

Merlin of the Crystal Cave

as

Maugan

The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells

The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells

as

Mr Jagger

Production

Crew

Steel

1997

Steel

as

Directing