John Bennett

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

121

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-05-08

Day of death

2005-04-11 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Beckenham, Kent, England, UK

John Bennett

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Terence Alexander,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • The Avengers

    The Avengers

  • The Avengers

    The Avengers

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • New Tricks

    New Tricks

  • Rome

    Rome

  • The Professionals

    The Professionals

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • Waking the Dead

    Waking the Dead

  • Crown Court

    Crown Court

  • Crown Court

    Crown Court

  • Bergerac

    Bergerac

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Jake and the Fatman

    Jake and the Fatman

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • The Fifth Element

    The Fifth Element

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • The Pianist

    The Pianist

  • Lawrence of Arabia

    Lawrence of Arabia

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • The Forsyte Saga

    The Forsyte Saga

  • Jonathan Creek

    Jonathan Creek

  • No Hiding Place

    No Hiding Place

  • Minority Report

    Minority Report

  • I, Claudius

    I, Claudius

  • Z-Cars

    Z-Cars

  • Blake's 7

    Blake's 7

  • The Ties That Bind Us

    The Ties That Bind Us

  • Cadfael

    Cadfael

  • Theatre 625

    Theatre 625

  • Dixon of Dock Green

    Dixon of Dock Green

  • Dixon of Dock Green

    Dixon of Dock Green

  • Softly, Softly

    Softly, Softly

  • Return Fare

    Return Fare

  • Watership Down

    Watership Down

  • The Message

    The Message

  • Sunday-Night Play

    Sunday-Night Play

  • Return of the Saint

    Return of the Saint

  • The Main Chance

    The Main Chance

  • BBC2 Play of the Week

    BBC2 Play of the Week

  • Priest

    Priest

  • Survivors

    Survivors

  • Victim

    Victim

  • Richard the Lionheart

    Richard the Lionheart

  • Richard the Lionheart

    Richard the Lionheart

  • The Dybbuk

    The Dybbuk

  • Needle

    Needle

  • Festival

    Festival

  • Tai-Pan

    Tai-Pan

  • Charlotte Gray

    Charlotte Gray

  • Murder Most Horrid

    Murder Most Horrid

  • The Shadow-Line

    The Shadow-Line

  • Alien Nation: Millennium

    Alien Nation: Millennium

  • Porridge

    Porridge

  • Sir Francis Drake

    Sir Francis Drake

  • Crooks Anonymous

    Crooks Anonymous

  • Not 360

    Not 360

  • Detective

    Detective

  • Give My Regards to Broad Street

    Give My Regards to Broad Street

  • The Mirror Crack'd

    The Mirror Crack'd

  • Breathtaking

    Breathtaking

  • Fall of Eagles

    Fall of Eagles

  • Eye of the Needle

    Eye of the Needle

  • The Edwardians

    The Edwardians

  • Lillie

    Lillie

  • The Pirates of Blood River

    The Pirates of Blood River

  • The House in Nightmare Park

    The House in Nightmare Park

  • Kaleidoscope

    Kaleidoscope

  • Bridge of Dragons

    Bridge of Dragons

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • The Curse of the Werewolf

    The Curse of the Werewolf

  • The Tenth Man

    The Tenth Man

  • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

  • Pews

    Pews

  • The House That Dripped Blood

    The House That Dripped Blood

  • The Greek Tycoon

    The Greek Tycoon

  • Strange Report

    Strange Report

  • The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

    The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

  • Mulberry

    Mulberry

  • Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

    Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

  • 1990

    1990

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hitler: The Last Ten Days

    Hitler: The Last Ten Days

  • The War That Never Ends

    The War That Never Ends

  • Crane

    Crane

  • The Cheaters

    The Cheaters

  • Anna Karenina

    Anna Karenina

  • The Plague Dogs

    The Plague Dogs

  • Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs

    Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs

  • Split Second

    Split Second

  • Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang

    Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang

  • The Challenge

    The Challenge

  • The Alphabet Murders

    The Alphabet Murders

  • Saracen

    Saracen

  • A Call on Kuprin: Part 2

    A Call on Kuprin: Part 2

  • Kangaroo Man

    Kangaroo Man

  • Henry VIII and His Six Wives

    Henry VIII and His Six Wives

  • Anything Can Happen

    Anything Can Happen

  • The House on Garibaldi Street

    The House on Garibaldi Street

  • Brett

    Brett

  • Chaos and Cadavers

    Chaos and Cadavers

  • The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder

    The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder

  • Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

    Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

  • Armadillo

    Armadillo

  • Front Page Story

    Front Page Story

  • Postman's Knock

    Postman's Knock

  • Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'

    Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'

  • Lorna Doone

    Lorna Doone

  • The Face of Darkness

    The Face of Darkness

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady

    Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady

  • Fathers and Sons

    Fathers and Sons

  • Antonia and Jane

    Antonia and Jane

  • The Syndicate

    The Syndicate

  • A Call on Kuprin: Part 1

    A Call on Kuprin: Part 1

  • A Taste of Money

    A Taste of Money

  • The Barber of Stamford Hill

    The Barber of Stamford Hill