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

Detective

Richard the Lionheart

The Pianist

Rome

Hallmark Hall of Fame

The Forsyte Saga

Armadillo

Kangaroo Man

The Main Chance

The Strange World of Gurney Slade

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang

Porridge

Miss Marple

The Face of Darkness

Survivors

The Plague Dogs

Festival

Lawrence of Arabia

I, Claudius

A Taste of Money

The Fifth Element

Doctor Who

Jonathan Creek

Cadfael

The Wonderful World of Disney

New Tricks

Minority Report

Strange Report

The Avengers

The Professionals

Waking the Dead

Mulberry

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

Heartbeat

The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells

Blake's 7

Victim

The Saint

Watership Down

The Message

Hunter

Merlin of the Crystal Cave