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.
Filmography (119 titles)
MovieThe Ties That Bind Us
Chang Lee (archive footage) · 2008
8.2ShowRome
Elderly Priest · 2005
7.3ShowNew Tricks
2004
6.7ShowSeven Wonders of the Industrial World
John Donovan · 2003
6.8MovieChaos and Cadavers
Mr Resurrection · 2003
8.4MovieThe Pianist
Dr. Ehrlich · 2002
7.4MovieMinority Report
Adulation #4 · 2002
Not 360
Actor · 2002
6.1MovieCharlotte Gray
2001
8.0ShowArmadillo
Father · 2001
7.2ShowThe Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells
Mr Jagger · 2001
7.2ShowWaking the Dead
Professor George Rosenthal · 2001
3.6MovieBreathtaking
Mr. Henshaw · 2000
5.6MovieBridge of Dragons
The Registrar · 1999
7.6ShowJonathan Creek
Frank Geiger · 1997
7.6MovieThe Fifth Element
Priest · 1997
5.0MovieAlien Nation: Millennium
Officer Laskau · 1996
6.3MoviePriest
Father Redstone · 1995
8.0MovieKangaroo Man
Doctor · 1995
7.6ShowCadfael
Lazarus the Leper · 1994
5.9MovieSplit Second
Dr Schulman · 1992
7.2ShowHeartbeat
Terence Young · 1992
7.3ShowMulberry
The Stranger · 1992
5.4MovieSherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
Sigmund Freud · 1991
7.0ShowMerlin of the Crystal Cave
Maugan · 1991
6.9ShowMurder Most Horrid
DCI Graham Barlow · 1991
5.0MovieThe War That Never Ends
Corcyran Representative · 1991
10.0MovieNeedle
Chief Constable · 1990
5.4MovieAntonia and Jane
Uncle Irwin Carlinsky · 1990
5.0ShowSaracen
Nugent · 1989