Acting · Beckenham, Kent, England, UK · Born May 8, 1928
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.
MovieThe Ties That Bind Us
2008
as Chang Lee (archive footage)
TVRome
2005
as Elderly Priest
TVNew Tricks
2004
TVSeven Wonders of the Industrial World
2003
as John Donovan
MovieChaos and Cadavers
2003
as Mr Resurrection
MovieThe Pianist
2002
as Dr. Ehrlich
MovieMinority Report
2002
as Adulation #4
Not 360
2002
as Actor
MovieCharlotte Gray
2001
TVArmadillo
2001
as Father
TVThe Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells
2001
as Mr Jagger
TVWaking the Dead
2001
as Professor George Rosenthal
MovieBreathtaking
2000
as Mr. Henshaw
MovieBridge of Dragons
1999
as The Registrar
TVJonathan Creek
1997
as Frank Geiger
MovieThe Fifth Element
1997
as Priest
MovieAlien Nation: Millennium
1996
as Officer Laskau
MoviePriest
1995
as Father Redstone
MovieKangaroo Man
1995
as Doctor
TVCadfael
1994
as Lazarus the Leper
MovieSplit Second
1992
as Dr Schulman
TVHeartbeat
1992
as Terence Young
TVMulberry
1992
as The Stranger
MovieSherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
1991
as Sigmund Freud
TVMerlin of the Crystal Cave
1991
as Maugan
TVMurder Most Horrid
1991
as DCI Graham Barlow
MovieThe War That Never Ends
1991
as Corcyran Representative
MovieNeedle
1990
as Chief Constable
MovieAntonia and Jane
1990
as Uncle Irwin Carlinsky
TVSaracen
1989
as Nugent
MovieThe Tenth Man
1988
as Jules
MovieFranz Kafka's 'The Trial'
1988
as Chaplain / Father
TVThe Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
as Chaplain / Father
TVJake and the Fatman
1987
TVMiss Marple: Sleeping Murder
1987
as Richard Erskine
MovieTai-Pan
1986
as Orlov
TVArtists and Models
1986
as Etex
MovieGive My Regards to Broad Street
1984
as Mr. Rath
TVThe Bill
1984
TVHunter
1984
as Uniform Officer
MovieThe Plague Dogs
1982
as Don (voice)
TVBergerac
1981
as Aaron Rosenbaum
MovieEye of the Needle
1981
as Kleinmann
MovieThe Dybbuk
1980
as Messenger
MovieThe Mirror Crack'd
1980
as Barnsby ("Murder at Midnight")
MoviePews
1980
as Liftchick
MovieThe House on Garibaldi Street
1979
as Aaron Lazar
TVTales of the Unexpected
1979
as Royden
MovieWatership Down
1978
as Captain Holly (voice)
TVReturn of the Saint
1978
as Colonel Ramon Perrez
MovieReturn Fare
1978
as Dr Robbins
MovieThe Greek Tycoon
1978
as Servant
TVBlake's 7
1978
as Coser
TVThe Professionals
1977
as Inspector Truitt
TVAnna Karenina
1977
TVBBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Dr. Robbins
TV1990
1977
MovieDoctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang
1977
as Li H'sen Chang
MovieThe Face of Darkness
1976
as Inquisitor & Psychiatrist
TVI, Claudius
1976
as Xenophon
MovieThe Shadow-Line
1976
MovieThe Message
1976
as Salool
TVSurvivors
1975
as Jim
TVPorridge
1974
as Medical Officer
TVFall of Eagles
1974
as Georges Clemenceau
TVPlayhouse
1974
as Liftchick
MovieDoctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
1974
as General Finch
MovieHitler: The Last Ten Days
1973
as Joseph Goebbels
MovieThe House in Nightmare Park
1973
as Patel
Anything Can Happen
1973
as Geoff Bridges
TVThe Edwardians
1972
as Frank Harris
TVCrown Court
1972
MovieHenry VIII and His Six Wives
1972
as Wriothesley
TVFathers and Sons
1971
as Pavel Kirsanov
Brett
1971
MovieThe House That Dripped Blood
1971
as Detective Inspector Holloway (segment "Framework Story")
TVStrange Report
1969
as Jack White
TVThe Main Chance
1969
as Raul Ramira
TVThe Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
1969
as Lew Kohl
MovieThe Syndicate
1968
as Dr. Singh
TVMarket in Honey Lane
1967
as Billy Bush
TVThe Forsyte Saga
1967
as Philip Bosinney
MovieA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966
as Pseudolus' mark
MovieKaleidoscope
1966
as Poker Player
MovieThe Alphabet Murders
1965
as Waiter (uncredited)
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as Turkish General
TVThirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Albert
Front Page Story
1965
as Ray Boscombe
Esther Waters
1964
as William Latch
TVTheatre 625
1964
as Inspector Voss
TVDetective
1964
TVDoctor Who
1963
as Li H'sen Chang
Festival
1963
as Knight/Tempter
TVEspionage
1963
as Sergeant
Lorna Doone
1963
Crane
1963
as Smith
MovieThe Barber of Stamford Hill
1963
MovieLawrence of Arabia
1962
as Arab Sheik (uncredited)
TVThe Saint
1962
as Muller
TVRichard the Lionheart
1962
as Lombrico
MovieThe Pirates of Blood River
1962
as Penal Colony Guard (uncredited)
MovieCrooks Anonymous
1962
as Thomas
MoviePostman's Knock
1962
as Pete
TVZ-Cars
1962
TVSir Francis Drake
1961
as Tomas
MovieVictim
1961
as Undercover Detective (uncredited)
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2
1961
as Zagornetz
A Call on Kuprin: Part 1
1961
as Zagornetz
MovieThe Curse of the Werewolf
1961
as Policeman (uncredited)
TVThe Avengers
1961
as Sykes
TVThe Cheaters
1960
as Blake
TVThe Strange World of Gurney Slade
1960
as Napoleon Bonaparte
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Zagornetz
MovieThe Challenge
1960
as Spider
A Taste of Money
1960
as Waiter
TVNo Hiding Place
1959
TVDixon of Dock Green
1955
as Victor Lane
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Jules
