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