John Westbrook

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

29

Gender

Male

Birthday

1922-11-01

Day of death

1989-06-16 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Teignmouth, England, UK

John Westbrook

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Westbrook  (1 November 1922 - 16 June 1989) was an English actor. Born in Teignmouth, Devon, John Westbrook worked mainly in theatre and in radio. He also made occasional film and television appearances. His most famous role was as Christopher Gough in Roger Corman's The Tomb of Ligeia. Noted for his deep, mellifluous voice, he also recorded radio plays and audio books, and provided the role of Treebeard in the 1978 animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. Westbrook also recorded the spoken vocal parts for the orchestral pieces An Oxford Elegy by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Morning Heroes by Arthur Bliss. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Westbrook (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Room at the Top

    Room at the Top

  • Blake's 7

    Blake's 7

  • The Lord of the Rings

    The Lord of the Rings

  • Justice

    Justice

  • The Main Chance

    The Main Chance

  • North Sea Hijack

    North Sea Hijack

  • Rupert of Hentzau

    Rupert of Hentzau

  • The Edwardians

    The Edwardians

  • The Twilight Forest

    The Twilight Forest

  • B.Traven: A Mystery Solved

    B.Traven: A Mystery Solved

  • Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

    Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

  • The Masque of the Red Death

    The Masque of the Red Death

  • Let There Be Light

    Let There Be Light

  • The Tomb of Ligeia

    The Tomb of Ligeia

  • Foxhole in Cairo

    Foxhole in Cairo

  • There Is Another Sun

    There Is Another Sun

  • The Breakthrough

    The Breakthrough

  • A Prize of Arms

    A Prize of Arms

  • Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery

    Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

  • Look at Life: Mini and Mod

    Look at Life: Mini and Mod

  • The Dress

    The Dress

  • Six Characters in Search of an Author

    Six Characters in Search of an Author

  • Look at Life: Change at the Tower

    Look at Life: Change at the Tower

  • Look at Life: It's Odds on the Fish

    Look at Life: It's Odds on the Fish

  • Look at Life: The Abbey Backstage

    Look at Life: The Abbey Backstage

  • Look at Life: Queue for Gardens

    Look at Life: Queue for Gardens