John Thaw

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John Thaw

Acting January 3, 1942

Gorton, Manchester, England

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Edward Thaw, CBE (3 January 1942 – 21 February 2002) was an English actor who appeared in a range of television, stage, and cinema rol…

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Chaplin

Chaplin

7.4 1992 Movie
Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

8.2 1984 TV Show
Play for Today

Play for Today

6.6 1970 TV Show
BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

5.2 1965 TV Show
Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

7.9 1987 TV Show
Screen Two

Screen Two

7.1 1985 TV Show
The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare

6.0 1978 TV Show
Cry Freedom

Cry Freedom

7.0 1987 Movie
The Sweeney

The Sweeney

8.1 1975 TV Show
ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

7.0 1967 TV Show
ITV Saturday Night Theatre

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

7.0 1969 TV Show
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

7.2 1962 Movie

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Edward Thaw, CBE (3 January 1942 – 21 February 2002) was an English actor who appeared in a range of television, stage, and cinema roles. He starred in the television series Inspector Morse as title character Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse, Redcap as Sergeant John Mann, The Sweeney as Detective Inspector Jack Regan, Home to Roost as Henry Willows, and Kavanagh QC as title character James Kavanagh. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Thaw, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2012
    Britain At War In Colour

    TV show Narrateur

  2. 2001
    The Glass

    TV show Jim Proctor

  3. 2001
    Buried Treasure

    Movie Harry Jenkins

  4. 2000
    Monsignor Renard

    TV show Monsignor Augustine Renard

  5. 1999
    The Waiting Time

    Movie Joshua Mantle

  6. 1999
    The Second World War in Colour

    TV show Himself - Narrator

  7. 1999
    Plastic Man

    TV show Joe McConnell

  8. 1999
    Plastic Man

    Movie Joe McConnell

  9. 1998
    Goodnight, Mister Tom

    Movie Tom Oakley

  10. 1997
    Into the Blue

    Movie Harry Barnett

  11. 1996
    Masculine Mescaline

    Movie The Man

  12. 1995
    The Absence of War

    Movie George Jones

  13. 1995
    Kavanagh Q.C.

    TV show James Kavanagh Q.C.

  14. 1993
    The Mystery of Morse

    Movie Himself

  15. 1993
    A Year in Provence

    TV show Peter Mayle

  16. 1992
    Chaplin

    Movie Fred Karno

More credits
  1. 1991
    Stanley and the Women

    TV show Stanley Duke

  2. 1989
    Bomber Harris

    Movie Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris

  3. 1987
    Cry Freedom

    Movie Kruger

  4. 1987
    The Sign of Four

    Movie Jonathan Small

  5. 1987
    Inspector Morse

    TV show Chief Inspector Morse

  6. 1987
    Business as Usual

    Movie Kieran Flynn

  7. 1985
    We'll Support You Evermore

    Movie Geoff Hollins

  8. 1985
    Home to Roost

    TV show Henry Willows

  9. 1985
    Screen Two

    TV show George Jones

  10. 1984
    The Life and Death of King John

    Movie Hubert de Burgh

  11. 1984
    Mitch

    TV show Mitch

  12. 1984
    Sherlock Holmes

    TV show Jonathan Small

  13. 1984
    Killer Waiting

    Movie Peter Hastings

  14. 1982
    Where Is Betty Buchus?

    Movie Jack Buchus

  15. 1982
    Saturday Night Thriller

    TV show Jack Buchus

  16. 1981
    The Grass Is Singing

    Movie Dick Turner

  17. 1981
    Six Fifty-Five Special

    TV show Self

  18. 1980
    Drake's Venture

    Movie Francis Drake

  19. 1978
    The BBC Television Shakespeare

    TV show Hubert de Burgh

  20. 1978
    Dinner at the Sporting Club

    Movie Dinny Mathews

  21. 1978
    Sweeney 2

    Movie Det. Insp. Jack Regan

  22. 1977
    Sweeney!

    Movie Det. Insp. Jack Regan

  23. 1975
    The Sweeney

    TV show Det. Insp. Jack Regan

  24. 1974
    The Capone Investment

    TV show Tom