John Bennett
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Fifth Element (1997)
as Priest
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The Pianist (2002)
as Dr. Ehrlich
Minority Report (2002)
as Adulation #4
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
as Arab Sheik (uncredited)
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
as Barnsby ("Murder at Midnight")
Split Second (1992)
as Dr Schulman
Priest (1995)
as Father Redstone
Watership Down (1978)
as Captain Holly (voice)
The Message (1976)
as Salool
Eye of the Needle (1981)
as Kleinmann
The Plague Dogs (1982)
as Don (voice)
The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Charlotte Gray (2001)
Actor
The Tenth Man (1988)
as Jules
The House That Dripped Blood (1971)
as Detective Inspector Holloway (segment "Framework Story")
Bridge of Dragons (1999)
as The Registrar
Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973)
as Joseph Goebbels
The Greek Tycoon (1978)
as Servant
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
as Pseudolus' mark
Tai-Pan (1986)
as Orlov
Kaleidoscope (1966)
as Poker Player
The Alphabet Murders (1965)
as Waiter (uncredited)
Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972)
as Wriothesley
Victim (1961)
as Undercover Detective (uncredited)
Crooks Anonymous (1962)
as Thomas
Alien Nation: Millennium (1996)
as Officer Laskau
The Pirates of Blood River (1962)
as Penal Colony Guard (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991)
as Sigmund Freud
Antonia and Jane (1990)
as Uncle Irwin Carlinsky
Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984)
as Mr. Rath
Postman's Knock (1962)
as Pete
The Challenge (1960)
as Spider
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs (1974)
as General Finch
The War That Never Ends (1991)
as Corcyran Representative
The Ties That Bind Us (2008)
as Chang Lee (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang (1977)
as Li H'sen Chang
The House in Nightmare Park (1973)
as Patel
The Shadow-Line (1976)
Actor
The House on Garibaldi Street (1979)
as Aaron Lazar
Breathtaking (2000)
as Mr. Henshaw
The Syndicate (1968)
as Dr. Singh
Chaos and Cadavers (2003)
as Mr Resurrection
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial' (1988)
as Chaplain / Father
Kangaroo Man (1995)
as Doctor
Anything Can Happen (1973)
as Geoff Bridges
A Taste of Money (1960)
as Waiter
The Face of Darkness (1976)
as Inquisitor & Psychiatrist
The Barber of Stamford Hill (1963)
Actor
Needle (1990)
as Chief Constable
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2 (1961)
as Zagornetz
The Dybbuk (1980)
as Messenger
A Call on Kuprin: Part 1 (1961)
as Zagornetz
Return Fare (1978)
as Dr Robbins
Pews (1980)
as Liftchick
Not 360 (2002)
as Actor