John Bennett

Known for ActingBorn 1928-05-08Died 2005-04-11Beckenham, 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 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Needle

Front Page Story

The Barber of Stamford Hill

Crane

Espionage

Market in Honey Lane

Detective

Richard the Lionheart

The Pianist

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Rome

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The Forsyte Saga

Armadillo

Kangaroo Man

Porridge

The Strange World of Gurney Slade

The Main Chance

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang

The Face of Darkness

Survivors

Festival

Lawrence of Arabia

The Plague Dogs

A Taste of Money

The Cheaters

Jonathan Creek

I, Claudius

The Fifth Element

Doctor Who

The Wonderful World of Disney

Cadfael

The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells

The Avengers

Strange Report

Minority Report

The Professionals

New Tricks

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

Mulberry

Waking the Dead

Blake's 7

Victim

Heartbeat

The Saint

Watership Down

Hunter