John Westbrook

John Westbrook

11/1/1922 – 6/16/1989Teignmouth, England, UK

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

Filmography (30 titles)

The Dress

The Dress

Matthew · 1984

North Sea Hijack

North Sea Hijack

Dawnay · 1980

B.Traven: A Mystery Solved

B.Traven: A Mystery Solved

Self - Reader · 1978

The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings

Treebeard (voice) · 1978

Blake's 7

Blake's 7

Muller · 1978

Six Characters in Search of an Author

Six Characters in Search of an Author

Leading Man · 1977

The Breakthrough

The Breakthrough

Voice of Charon One · 1975

Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery

Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery

Bradshaw · 1974

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

1974

Playhouse

Playhouse

Charon One (voice) · 1974

The Edwardians

The Edwardians

Allenby · 1972

Justice

Justice

Jonathan Osmond Q.C. · 1971

Let There Be Light

Let There Be Light

Inspector · 1970

The Main Chance

The Main Chance

Charles Wainwright · 1969

Look at Life: Queue for Gardens

Self - Commentator · 1968

Look at Life: It's Odds on the Fish

Self - Commentator · 1968

Look at Life: Mini and Mod

Self - Commentator · 1968

Look at Life: Change at the Tower

Look at Life: Change at the Tower

Self - Commentator · 1967

Look at Life: The Abbey Backstage

Self - Commentator · 1966

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Brigadier General Barrington · 1965

The Tomb of Ligeia

The Tomb of Ligeia

Christopher Gough · 1964

The Masque of the Red Death

The Masque of the Red Death

The Man in Red · 1964

A Prize of Arms

A Prize of Arms

Capt. Stafford · 1962

Foxhole in Cairo

Foxhole in Cairo

Roger · 1960

Room at the Top

Room at the Top

Jack Wales · 1958

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Theseus · 1958

Rupert of Hentzau

The King / Rudolf Rassendyll · 1957

The Twilight Forest

Narrator · 1957

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Maurice Aubert · 1956

There Is Another Sun

There Is Another Sun

Detective · 1951