John Bennett

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John Bennett

Acting May 8, 1928

Beckenham, Kent, England, UK

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 Brom…

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The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element

7.6 1997 Movie
The Pianist

The Pianist

8.4 2002 Movie
Minority Report

Minority Report

7.4 2002 Movie
Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

8.0 1962 Movie
Rome

Rome

8.2 2005 TV Show
Doctor Who

Doctor Who

7.9 1963 TV Show
Watership Down

Watership Down

7.2 1978 Movie
The Saint

The Saint

7.4 1962 TV Show
The Avengers

The Avengers

7.8 1961 TV Show
The Bill

The Bill

6.8 1984 TV Show
Hunter

Hunter

7.1 1984 TV Show
The Message

The Message

7.1 1976 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2008
    The Ties That Bind Us

    Movie Chang Lee (archive footage)

  2. 2005
    Rome

    TV show Elderly Priest

  3. 2004
    New Tricks

    TV show

  4. 2003
    Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

    TV show John Donovan

  5. 2003
    Chaos and Cadavers

    Movie Mr Resurrection

  6. 2002
    The Pianist

    Movie Dr. Ehrlich

  7. 2002
    Minority Report

    Movie Adulation #4

  8. 2002
    Not 360

    Movie Actor

  9. 2001
    Charlotte Gray

    Movie

  10. 2001
    Armadillo

    TV show Father

  11. 2001
    The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells

    TV show Mr Jagger

  12. 2001
    Waking the Dead

    TV show Professor George Rosenthal

  13. 2000
    Breathtaking

    Movie Mr. Henshaw

  14. 1999
    Bridge of Dragons

    Movie The Registrar

  15. 1997
    Steel

    Movie Stunts

  16. 1997
    Jonathan Creek

    TV show Frank Geiger

More credits
  1. 1997
    The Fifth Element

    Movie Priest

  2. 1996
    Alien Nation: Millennium

    Movie Officer Laskau

  3. 1995
    Priest

    Movie Father Redstone

  4. 1995
    Kangaroo Man

    Movie Doctor

  5. 1994
    Cadfael

    TV show Lazarus the Leper

  6. 1992
    Split Second

    Movie Dr Schulman

  7. 1992
    Heartbeat

    TV show Terence Young

  8. 1992
    Mulberry

    TV show The Stranger

  9. 1991
    Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady

    Movie Sigmund Freud

  10. 1991
    Merlin of the Crystal Cave

    TV show Maugan

  11. 1991
    Murder Most Horrid

    TV show DCI Graham Barlow

  12. 1991
    The War That Never Ends

    Movie Corcyran Representative

  13. 1990
    Needle

    Movie Chief Constable

  14. 1990
    Antonia and Jane

    Movie Uncle Irwin Carlinsky

  15. 1989
    Saracen

    TV show Nugent

  16. 1988
    The Tenth Man

    Movie Jules

  17. 1988
    Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'

    Movie Chaplain / Father

  18. 1988
    The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

    TV show Chaplain / Father

  19. 1987
    Jake and the Fatman

    TV show

  20. 1987
    Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

    TV show Richard Erskine

  21. 1986
    Tai-Pan

    Movie Orlov

  22. 1986
    Artists and Models

    TV show Etex

  23. 1984
    Give My Regards to Broad Street

    Movie Mr. Rath

  24. 1984
    The Bill

    TV show