John Bennett
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.
116 acting credits
Acting · 116
Doctor Who
1963
The Avengers
1961
Hunter
1984
Heartbeat
1992
Crown Court
1972
The Saint
1962
Waking the Dead
2001
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
BBC Play of the Month
1965
The Professionals
1977
Bergerac
1981
New Tricks
2004
Rome
2005
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Playhouse
1974
The Bill
1984
Z-Cars
1962
Theatre 625
1964
The Fifth Element
1997
No Hiding Place
1959
The Pianist
2002
Blake's 7
1978
Jonathan Creek
1997
Return of the Saint
1978
Festival
1963
Murder Most Horrid
1991
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
Cadfael
1994
Lawrence of Arabia
1962
Minority Report
2002
Sunday-Night Play
1960
I, Claudius
1976
Survivors
1975
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
The Main Chance
1969
Fall of Eagles
1974
The Forsyte Saga
1967
Detective
1964
Espionage
1963
Porridge
1974
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Sir Francis Drake
1961
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
Richard the Lionheart
1962
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Crane
1963
1990
1977
Strange Report
1969
Split Second
1992
The Edwardians
1972
Anna Karenina
1977
Priest
1995
The Cheaters
1960
The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells
2001
Watership Down
1978
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
2003
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
1969
The Message
1976
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
1987
The Plague Dogs
1982
Saracen
1989
Mulberry
1992
Eye of the Needle
1981
Tai-Pan
1986
Brett
1971
The Mirror Crack'd
1980
Charlotte Gray
2001
Miss Marple
1984
Bridge of Dragons
1999
Victim
1961
Crooks Anonymous
1962
Armadillo
2001
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1972
Merlin of the Crystal Cave
1991
Front Page Story
1965
Lorna Doone
1963
The House That Dripped Blood
1971
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966
The Curse of the Werewolf
1961
The Alphabet Murders
1965
The Tenth Man
1988
Needle
1990
Kaleidoscope
1966
Artists and Models
1986
The Pirates of Blood River
1962
The Greek Tycoon
1978
The Strange World of Gurney Slade
1960
The Shadow-Line
1976
Give My Regards to Broad Street
1984
Alien Nation: Millennium
1996
The House on Garibaldi Street
1979
The War That Never Ends
1991
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
1991
Antonia and Jane
1990
The Challenge
1960
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
1974
The Ties That Bind Us
2008
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang
1977
Not 360
2002
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
1988
Chaos and Cadavers
2003
Postman's Knock
1962
The House in Nightmare Park
1973
Kangaroo Man
1995
The Dybbuk
1980
The Barber of Stamford Hill
1963
Breathtaking
2000
The Syndicate
1968
Pews
1980
A Call on Kuprin: Part 1
1961
The Face of Darkness
1976
A Taste of Money
1960
Return Fare
1978
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2
1961
Anything Can Happen
1973