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