Cast
John Bennett
Acting
Cast
John Bennett
Known for
Acting
Born
1928-05-08
From
Beckenham, Kent, England, UK
Died
2005-04-11
Also known as John Bennet
Biography
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.
★7.6
MOVIE1997
The Fifth Element
as Priest
★8.4
MOVIE2002
The Pianist
as Dr. Ehrlich
★7.4
MOVIE2002
Minority Report
as Adulation #4
★8.0
MOVIE1962
Lawrence of Arabia
as Arab Sheik (uncredited)
★6.7
MOVIE1988
The Tenth Man
as Jules
★7.2
MOVIE1978
Watership Down
as Captain Holly (voice)
★6.0
MOVIE1992
Split Second
as Dr Schulman
★6.1
MOVIE1980
The Mirror Crack'd
as Barnsby ("Murder at Midnight")
★6.3
MOVIE1995
Priest
as Father Redstone
★6.1
MOVIE1962
Crooks Anonymous
as Thomas
★5.4
MOVIE1990
Antonia and Jane
as Uncle Irwin Carlinsky
★7.1
MOVIE1976
The Message
as Salool
★5.5
MOVIE1978
The Greek Tycoon
as Servant
★7.8
MOVIE1982
The Plague Dogs
as Don (voice)
★6.7
MOVIE1981
Eye of the Needle
as Kleinmann
★4.9
MOVIE1962
Postman's Knock
as Pete
★8.0
MOVIE1995
Kangaroo Man
as Doctor
★5.8
MOVIE1972
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
as Wriothesley
★5.3
MOVIE1966
Kaleidoscope
as Poker Player
★5.4
MOVIE1991
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
as Sigmund Freud
★6.4
MOVIE1976
The Shadow-Line
★6.1
MOVIE2001
Charlotte Gray
★5.2
MOVIE1986
Tai-Pan
as Orlov
★5.0
MOVIE1996
Alien Nation: Millennium
as Officer Laskau
★6.2
MOVIE1962
The Pirates of Blood River
as Penal Colony Guard (uncredited)
★6.2
MOVIE1973
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
as Joseph Goebbels
★6.5
MOVIE1961
The Curse of the Werewolf
as Policeman (uncredited)
★6.8
MOVIE2003
Chaos and Cadavers
as Mr Resurrection
★8.0
MOVIE1976
The Face of Darkness
as Inquisitor & Psychiatrist
★6.4
MOVIE1971
The House That Dripped Blood
as Detective Inspector Holloway (segment "Framework Story")
★5.6
MOVIE1999
Bridge of Dragons
as The Registrar
★7.4
MOVIE1961
Victim
as Undercover Detective (uncredited)
MOVIE2008
The Ties That Bind Us
as Chang Lee (archive footage)
★6.1
MOVIE1966
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
as Pseudolus' mark
MOVIE1988
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
as Chaplain / Father
★5.9
MOVIE1965
The Alphabet Murders
as Waiter (uncredited)
★5.0
MOVIE1991
The War That Never Ends
as Corcyran Representative
★6.8
MOVIE1974
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
as General Finch
★6.3
MOVIE1979
The House on Garibaldi Street
as Aaron Lazar
★5.5
MOVIE1960
The Challenge
as Spider
MOVIE1973
Anything Can Happen
as Geoff Bridges
★5.1
MOVIE1984
Give My Regards to Broad Street
as Mr. Rath
★8.0
MOVIE1960
A Taste of Money
as Waiter
MOVIE1961
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2
as Zagornetz
★3.6
MOVIE2000
Breathtaking
as Mr. Henshaw
MOVIE1980
Pews
as Liftchick
MOVIE1978
Return Fare
as Dr Robbins
★6.8
MOVIE1973
The House in Nightmare Park
as Patel
★5.5
MOVIE1968
The Syndicate
as Dr. Singh
★10.0
MOVIE1990
Needle
as Chief Constable
★8.1
MOVIE1977
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang
as Li H'sen Chang
★10.0
MOVIE1963
The Barber of Stamford Hill
MOVIE1961
A Call on Kuprin: Part 1
as Zagornetz
MOVIE1980
The Dybbuk
as Messenger
MOVIE2002
Not 360
as Actor