
John Bennett
Born May 8, 1928 · Beckenham, Kent, England, UK
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.
Notable Appearances
Movies

The Fifth Element

The Pianist

Minority Report

Lawrence of Arabia

Eye of the Needle

Split Second

The Mirror Crack'd

Watership Down

The Message

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

The Plague Dogs

Priest

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

The House That Dripped Blood

Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang

Charlotte Gray

The Curse of the Werewolf

The Greek Tycoon

Give My Regards to Broad Street

The Ties That Bind Us

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady

The Pirates of Blood River

The War That Never Ends

The Tenth Man

Bridge of Dragons

Tai-Pan

The Alphabet Murders

Kaleidoscope

Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'

The House in Nightmare Park

The House on Garibaldi Street

Victim

Crooks Anonymous

Antonia and Jane

Postman's Knock

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs

Alien Nation: Millennium

Kangaroo Man

The Challenge

The Shadow-Line

The Face of Darkness

The Barber of Stamford Hill

Breathtaking

Needle

The Dybbuk

Pews

Chaos and Cadavers

Return Fare

The Syndicate
TV Shows

Crown Court

The Saint

Tales of the Unexpected

The Bill

Theatre 625

Hunter

Playhouse

New Tricks

Z-Cars

Waking the Dead

Jake and the Fatman

The Professionals

No Hiding Place

Bergerac

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Rome

BBC2 Play of the Week

Jonathan Creek

Dixon of Dock Green

Blake's 7

Espionage

The Main Chance

Return of the Saint

Murder Most Horrid

Cadfael

I, Claudius

The Wonderful World of Disney

Detective

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

Richard the Lionheart

Survivors

Sir Francis Drake

Fall of Eagles

Hallmark Hall of Fame

The Edwardians

The Forsyte Saga

Porridge

The Cheaters

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

Strange Report

1990

Anna Karenina

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

Mulberry

The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells

The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder

Merlin of the Crystal Cave

The Strange World of Gurney Slade

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