Acting · Lewisham, London, England, UK · Born January 1, 1935
John Richard Rolfe (1935 – 12 August 2020) was a British actor. He was named after the colonist who married Pocahontas in Jamestown, Virginia. His stage work includes appearances at the Bristol Old Vic and with the RSC.His television credits include: Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, Adam Adamant Lives!, The First Lady, Softly, Softly, Doctor Who (in the serials The War Machines, The Moonbase and The Green Death), Paul Temple, The Troubleshooters, Out of the Unknown, The Regiment, Spy Trap, Warship, Oil Strike North, Survivors, Blake's 7, Minder, Secret Army, The Enigma Files, Yes Minister, One by One, Howards' Way and The House of Eliott. He did the first, moustached and spectacled postman in "Mr. Bean Rides Again" (he played the postman seen before Mr. Bean got locked in the letterbox after he stole a lady's stamp for his own letter). He also played Graham in the 1980 film McVicar, starring Roger Daltrey. In 1994 he guest starred in The Bill.
TVThe World of Lee Evans
1995
as Station Manager
TVJoking Apart
1993
as Alison's Father
TVThe House of Eliott
1991
as Doctor
TVMr. Bean
1990
as Postman
MovieBlake's 7: Duel
1986
as Terloc
TVHowards' Way
1985
as James Sinclair
TVMapp & Lucia
1985
as Milkman
TVEastEnders
1985
as Alec Carter
TVKessler
1981
as Inspector
TVBergerac
1981
as Bank Manager
MovieDays
1981
as Teacher
TVTo Serve Them All My Days
1980
as Raunce
MovieMcVicar
1980
as Graham
A Question of Guilt
1980
as Vicar
MovieMurder Rap
1980
as Doctor
TVMinder
1979
as Collin
TVTerry and June
1979
as Arthur
TVDanger UXB
1979
as Fire Officer
TVReturn of the Saint
1978
as Doland
TVEnemy at the Door
1978
as Unterwachtmeister Klaas
MovieMr and Mrs Bureaucrat
1978
as Other Man
TVBlake's 7
1978
as Terloc
TVBBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Other Man
TVSecret Army
1977
as Weikmann
TVDon't Forget to Write!
1977
as Vegetable Judge
TVPoldark
1975
as Magistrate
TVThe Sweeney
1975
as Det. Chief Supt. Brookford
MovieThe Gift of Friendship
1974
as Daniels
MovieDoctor Who: The Green Death
1973
as Fell
TVSykes
1972
as Newspaper Reporter
MovieThis Body Is Mine
1971
as Rawlinson
TVShadows of Fear
1970
as Man
Counterstrike
1969
as Dr Ferris
TVThe Expert
1968
as Tom Fanshaw
MovieDoctor Who: The Moonbase
1967
as Sam
MovieDoctor Who: The War Machines
1966
as Soldier
Cluff
1964
as Det. Con. Barker
TVDoctor Who
1963
as Fell
MovieAgib and Agab
1953
