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John Bennett

Cast & creator

John Bennett

1928-05-08 (died at 76) Beckenham, Kent, England, UKIMDb

Best known for Doctor Who, Doctor Who, The Avengers

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.

Also known as: John Bennet

Movies

56

film credits

Series

77

television credits

Career

132

1951–2008 · acting roles

Credit score

6.9

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Li H'sen Chang · 1963

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

General Finch · 1963

The Avengers

The Avengers

Sykes · 1961

The Avengers

The Avengers

Marson · 1961

Crown Court

Crown Court

Acting · 1972

Across film & television

Filmography (133)

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Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Li H'sen Chang

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

General Finch

The Avengers

The Avengers

Sykes

The Avengers

The Avengers

Marson

Crown Court

Crown Court

Crown Court

Crown Court

Dr. Martin Stanislaus

The Bill

The Bill

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Terence Young

The Saint

The Saint

Muller

The Saint

The Saint

Ardossi

The Saint

The Saint

Raschid

The Saint

The Saint

Count Alfredo

Jake and the Fatman

Jake and the Fatman

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

Royden

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Turkish General

Rome

Rome

Elderly Priest

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

Professor George Rosenthal

Z-Cars

Z-Cars

New Tricks

New Tricks

Playhouse

Playhouse

Liftchick

Hunter

Hunter

Uniform Officer

The Professionals

The Professionals

Inspector Truitt

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

Inspector Voss

Bergerac

Bergerac

Aaron Rosenbaum

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Albert

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Tadeusz

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element

Priest

The Pianist

The Pianist

Dr. Ehrlich

Jonathan Creek

Jonathan Creek

Frank Geiger

Sunday-Night Play

Zagornetz

Sunday-Night Play

Political Prisoner

Sunday-Night Play

Steingel

Blake's 7

Blake's 7

Coser

Minority Report

Minority Report

Adulation #4

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

Victor Lane

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

Malcolm Roberts

BBC2 Play of the Week

BBC2 Play of the Week

Dr. Robbins

Cadfael

Cadfael

Lazarus the Leper

Espionage

Espionage

Sergeant

Richard the Lionheart

Richard the Lionheart

Lombrico

Richard the Lionheart

Richard the Lionheart

Kemal

Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

Arab Sheik (uncredited)

I, Claudius

I, Claudius

Xenophon

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

Chaplain / Father

The Main Chance

The Main Chance

Raul Ramira

Murder Most Horrid

Murder Most Horrid

DCI Graham Barlow

Sir Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake

Tomas

Return of the Saint

Return of the Saint

Colonel Ramon Perrez

Festival

Knight/Tempter

Detective

Detective

Survivors

Survivors

Jim

Fall of Eagles

Fall of Eagles

Georges Clemenceau

The Forsyte Saga

The Forsyte Saga

Philip Bosinney

Porridge

Porridge

Medical Officer

The Edwardians

The Edwardians

Frank Harris

Crane

Smith

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Jules

Split Second

Split Second

Dr Schulman

Eye of the Needle

Eye of the Needle

Kleinmann

The Cheaters

The Cheaters

Blake

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

John Donovan

The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder

The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder

Lew Kohl

Strange Report

Strange Report

Jack White

Watership Down

Watership Down

Captain Holly (voice)

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

Richard Erskine

Knock on Any Door

Dave Gadlow

Knock on Any Door

Bright

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

1990

1990

The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells

The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells

Mr Jagger

The Message

The Message

Salool

Artists and Models

Artists and Models

Etex

Mulberry

Mulberry

The Stranger

The Mirror Crack'd

The Mirror Crack'd

Barnsby ("Murder at Midnight")

Steel

Steel

Stunts

The Plague Dogs

The Plague Dogs

Don (voice)

Merlin of the Crystal Cave

Merlin of the Crystal Cave

Maugan

A Taste of Money

Waiter

Front Page Story

Ray Boscombe

The Strange World of Gurney Slade

The Strange World of Gurney Slade

Napoleon Bonaparte

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Joseph Goebbels

Saracen

Saracen

Nugent

Brett

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Pseudolus' mark

Priest

Priest

Father Redstone

Esther Waters

William Latch

The Curse of the Werewolf

The Curse of the Werewolf

Policeman (uncredited)

The Greek Tycoon

The Greek Tycoon

Servant

The House That Dripped Blood

The House That Dripped Blood

Detective Inspector Holloway (segment "Framework Story")

Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady

Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady

Sigmund Freud

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Wriothesley

Lorna Doone

Charlotte Gray

Charlotte Gray

Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang

Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang

Li H'sen Chang

The Alphabet Murders

The Alphabet Murders

Waiter (uncredited)

Tai-Pan

Tai-Pan

Orlov

The Tenth Man

The Tenth Man

Jules

Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope

Poker Player

The Ties That Bind Us

The Ties That Bind Us

Chang Lee (archive footage)

The Pirates of Blood River

The Pirates of Blood River

Penal Colony Guard (uncredited)

Crooks Anonymous

Crooks Anonymous

Thomas

Give My Regards to Broad Street

Give My Regards to Broad Street

Mr. Rath

Market in Honey Lane

Market in Honey Lane

Billy Bush

Bridge of Dragons

Bridge of Dragons

The Registrar

Antonia and Jane

Antonia and Jane

Uncle Irwin Carlinsky

Fathers and Sons

Fathers and Sons

Pavel Kirsanov

Victim

Victim

Undercover Detective (uncredited)

Armadillo

Armadillo

Father

Kangaroo Man

Kangaroo Man

Doctor

Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'

Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'

Chaplain / Father

The House in Nightmare Park

The House in Nightmare Park

Patel

The War That Never Ends

The War That Never Ends

Corcyran Representative

Alien Nation: Millennium

Alien Nation: Millennium

Officer Laskau

Postman's Knock

Postman's Knock

Pete

The House on Garibaldi Street

The House on Garibaldi Street

Aaron Lazar

Breathtaking

Breathtaking

Mr. Henshaw

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs

General Finch

The Challenge

The Challenge

Spider

A Call on Kuprin: Part 1

Zagornetz

The Face of Darkness

The Face of Darkness

Inquisitor & Psychiatrist

The Barber of Stamford Hill

The Barber of Stamford Hill

Needle

Needle

Chief Constable

The Dybbuk

The Dybbuk

Messenger

A Call on Kuprin: Part 2

Zagornetz

Pews

Pews

Liftchick

Anything Can Happen

Geoff Bridges

The Shadow-Line

The Shadow-Line

Chaos and Cadavers

Chaos and Cadavers

Mr Resurrection

Not 360

Actor

The Syndicate

The Syndicate

Dr. Singh

Return Fare

Return Fare

Dr Robbins