John Bennett
ActingAlso Known As
John Bennet
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. 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.
Movies
(55 total)
The Fifth Element
as Priest
The Pianist
as Dr. Ehrlich
Minority Report
as Adulation #4
Lawrence of Arabia
as Arab Sheik (uncredited)
Watership Down
as Captain Holly (voice)
The Message
as Salool
Split Second
as Dr Schulman
The Plague Dogs
as Don (voice)
Eye of the Needle
as Kleinmann
The Mirror Crack'd
as Barnsby ("Murder at Midnight")
The House That Dripped Blood
as Detective Inspector Holloway (segment "Framework Story")
The Curse of the Werewolf
as Policeman (uncredited)
Victim
as Undercover Detective (uncredited)
Priest
as Father Redstone
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
as Pseudolus' mark
Bridge of Dragons
as The Registrar
The Alphabet Murders
as Waiter (uncredited)
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
as Joseph Goebbels
Tai-Pan
as Orlov
TV Shows
(67 total)
Rome
as Elderly Priest
Doctor Who
as Li H'sen Chang
Doctor Who
as General Finch
The Avengers
as Sykes
The Avengers
as Marson
I, Claudius
as Xenophon
The Saint
as Muller
The Saint
as Ardossi
The Saint
as Raschid
The Saint
as Count Alfredo
Hunter
as Uniform Officer
Jonathan Creek
as Frank Geiger
Porridge
as Medical Officer
Tales of the Unexpected
as Royden
Blake's 7
as Coser
The Professionals
as Inspector Truitt
Waking the Dead
as Professor George Rosenthal