

John Woodvine
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
21 Jul 1929
Age
97 Years
Born In
Tyne Dock, South Shields, County Durham, England, UK
Total Projects
132
Years Active
67 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.8 ★
Overview
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Woodvine (1929-2025) was an English stage and screen actor who appeared in more than 70 theatre productions, as well as a similar number of television and film roles. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Woodvine licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography

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Enys Men
Enys Men
as The Preacher

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Decline and Fall
Decline and Fall
as Master of the College

tv
The Crown
The Crown
as Archbishop of York

movie
A Song for Jenny
A Song for Jenny
as Father

tv
The Musketeers
The Musketeers
as Abbot

tv
Hebburn
Hebburn
as Arthur

tv
Vera
Vera
as Alan Kenworthy

movie
Burke & Hare
Burke & Hare
as Lord Provost

movie
Joe Maddison's War
Joe Maddison's War
as Father Connolly

movie
On Expenses
On Expenses
as Lord

movie
Hamlet
Hamlet
as Player King

movie
Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
as Self

movie
Flick
Flick
as Dr Nickel

tv
Never Better
Never Better

tv
Sold
Sold

movie
The Midnight Drives
The Midnight Drives
as Guesthouse Owner

movie
The Trial of Tony Blair
The Trial of Tony Blair
as Judge

movie
Miss Potter
Miss Potter
as Sir Nigel

movie
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair
as Lord Bareacres

tv
London
London
as Henry Moore

tv
Shameless
Shameless
as Neville

movie
The Other Boleyn Girl
The Other Boleyn Girl
as Uncle Howard

movie
The Secret
The Secret
as Frank

movie
The Falklands Play
The Falklands Play
as Adm. of the Fleet Sir Terence Lewin

tv
Bob & Rose
Bob & Rose
as William Gossage

movie
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
as Sir Hugh Dalrymple

tv
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
as Sir Harry Chatwyn

tv
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
as Commodore

tv
Oliver's Travels
Oliver's Travels

movie
Persuasion
Persuasion
as Admiral Croft

tv
Crown Prosecutor
Crown Prosecutor
as Judge Mellor

movie
Hilary
Hilary
as Dad (voice)

movie
Fatherland
Fatherland
as Luther

tv
Finney
Finney
as Bobo Sr.

tv
Faith
Faith
as Boss

movie
Dragonworld
Dragonworld
as Lester MacIntyre

movie
A Pinch of Snuff
A Pinch of Snuff
as Godfrey Blengdale

tv
Harry
Harry
as Jack Crow

movie
The Trial
The Trial
as Herr Deimen

tv
Peak Practice
Peak Practice
as Jackie Brown

movie
Leon the Pig Farmer
Leon the Pig Farmer
as Vitelli

movie
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
as Thomas Earnshaw

movie
Little Richard Wrecked My Marriage
Little Richard Wrecked My Marriage

tv
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
as Frank Armstrong

tv
Runaway Bay
Runaway Bay
as Mr Snotts

movie
Pirate Prince
Pirate Prince
as Kreutzen

tv
An Actor's Life for Me
An Actor's Life for Me
as Frank

tv
Performance
Performance
as Earl of Warwick

tv
The Second Russian Revolution
The Second Russian Revolution
as Self - Narrator (voice)

movie
Incident in Judaea
Incident in Judaea

tv
Civvies
Civvies

tv
Spender
Spender
as Berry

movie
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
as The Chamberlain / Father (voice)

movie
Who Bombed Birmingham?
Who Bombed Birmingham?
as Tom Clarke

tv
The Chief
The Chief
as Terence Oglivy

movie
Danny the Champion of the World
Danny the Champion of the World
as Tallon

tv
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
as Attorney General

movie
And a Nightingale Sang
And a Nightingale Sang
as George

movie
Duke Bluebeard's Castle
Duke Bluebeard's Castle
as Speaker of the Prologue (voice)

movie
Countdown to War
Countdown to War
as Joachim von Ribbentrop

movie
The Dog It Was That Died
The Dog It Was That Died
as Dr. Seddon

movie
The Black and Blue Lamp
The Black and Blue Lamp
as Supt. Hammond

movie
Glory Enough For All
Glory Enough For All
as Dr. John MacLeod

tv
Chelmsford 123
Chelmsford 123
as Psychiatrist

tv
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
as Ruggio Ruggeri / Henry IV / Leone

tv
The New Statesman
The New Statesman
as Sir Malachi Jellicoe

tv
Knights of God
Knights of God
as Prior Mordrin

tv
Rockliffe's Babies
Rockliffe's Babies
as DCS Gardner

tv
Casualty
Casualty
as Reg Macready

tv
Casualty
Casualty
as Jack Hetherington

movie
The Marlowe Inquest
The Marlowe Inquest
as William Danby

movie
Death Is Part of the Process
Death Is Part of the Process
as Mr Norval

movie
The Browning Version
The Browning Version
as Dr. Frobisher

tv
Edge of Darkness
Edge of Darkness
as Ross

movie
Deceptions
Deceptions
as Chief Inspector

tv
Deceptions
Deceptions
as Chief Inspector

movie
Murder with Mirrors
Murder with Mirrors
as Christian Gilbranson

tv
Screen Two
Screen Two
as Herr Deimen

movie
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
as King Antiochus

tv
The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda
as Colonel Sapt

tv
The Tripods
The Tripods
as Meister West 468

movie
Squaring the Circle
Squaring the Circle
as Gierek

tv
Swallows and Amazons Forever!
Swallows and Amazons Forever!
as P.C. Tedder

tv
By the Sword Divided
By the Sword Divided

tv
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

movie
Spaghetti House
Spaghetti House
as Senior Officer

movie
An American Werewolf in London
An American Werewolf in London
as Dr. J.S. Hirsch

tv
Juliet Bravo
Juliet Bravo
as John Lambert

movie
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
as Colonel

movie
Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor
Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor
as Marshal

movie
Macbeth
Macbeth
as Banquo

movie
Butterflies Don't Count
Butterflies Don't Count
as Penitent

tv
Return of the Saint
Return of the Saint
as Ray Dennis

tv
Strangers
Strangers
as Lazarov

tv
Shadows
Shadows
as Father

movie
Assault on Agathon
Assault on Agathon
as Matt Fenrek

tv
Churchill's People
Churchill's People
as Colonel John Hewson

tv
An Unofficial Rose
An Unofficial Rose

tv
Playhouse
Playhouse
as Colonel

movie
The Baron: Mystery Island
The Baron: Mystery Island
as John Garvey

movie
Young Winston
Young Winston
as Howard

tv
New Scotland Yard
New Scotland Yard

movie
Man Failure
Man Failure
as Narrator (voice)

movie
The Devils
The Devils
as Louis Trincant

tv
Elizabeth R
Elizabeth R
as Sir Francis Drake

movie
Hamlet
Hamlet
as Claudius

tv
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Penitent

movie
Macbeth
Macbeth
as MacDuff

movie
The Walking Stick
The Walking Stick
as Bertie Irons

tv
Softly Softly: Task Force
Softly Softly: Task Force
as Det. Chief Supt. Allan

tv
The Dustbinmen
The Dustbinmen
as Bloody Delilah

tv
Hadleigh
Hadleigh
as Driberg

tv
The Champions
The Champions
as Lt. Kruger Haller

tv
The Caesars
The Caesars
as Vitellius

tv
The Further Adventures of the Musketeers
The Further Adventures of the Musketeers
as Aramis

tv
Turn Out the Lights
Turn Out the Lights
as Stefan

tv
Softly, Softly
Softly, Softly

tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Sebastian

tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as MacDuff

movie
Darling
Darling
as Customs Officer (uncredited)

tv
Theatre 625
Theatre 625
as Gordon Follister

tv
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as Marshal

tv
Sergeant Cork
Sergeant Cork
as Carlyon

tv
The Saint
The Saint
as Pilot

tv
Man of the World
Man of the World
as Gioti

tv
Z-Cars
Z-Cars

tv
Z-Cars
Z-Cars
as DI Alan Witty

tv
Z-Cars
Z-Cars
as Det. Insp. Witty

tv
Ghost Squad
Ghost Squad

tv
The Avengers
The Avengers
as Seagrave

movie
The Poet
The Poet
as Catullo Ossiano

tv
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
as Fred Barrow