
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 Pianist

Minority Report

Lawrence of Arabia

The Mirror Crack'd

Split Second

The Message

Watership Down

Eye of the Needle

Priest

The Plague Dogs

Tai-Pan

The House That Dripped Blood

Bridge of Dragons

Charlotte Gray

The Pirates of Blood River

The Curse of the Werewolf

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Kaleidoscope

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Alien Nation: Millennium

The Tenth Man

Crooks Anonymous

Give My Regards to Broad Street

The War That Never Ends

The Greek Tycoon

Victim

Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady

The Alphabet Murders

Antonia and Jane

The House on Garibaldi Street

The Ties That Bind Us

Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'

The Challenge

Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang

Kangaroo Man

The Shadow-Line

The House in Nightmare Park

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs

The Syndicate

Postman's Knock

Breathtaking

Needle

The Face of Darkness

The Barber of Stamford Hill

Chaos and Cadavers

Return Fare

The Dybbuk

Pews
TV Shows

The Saint

BBC Play of the Month

Playhouse

Heartbeat

The Professionals

Tales of the Unexpected

Rome

Theatre 625

Crown Court

Jake and the Fatman

Bergerac

New Tricks

Waking the Dead

The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells

No Hiding Place

Z-Cars

The Bill

Thirty-Minute Theatre

BBC2 Play of the Week

Blake's 7

Cadfael

Jonathan Creek

I, Claudius

Dixon of Dock Green

Murder Most Horrid

The Main Chance

Espionage

Richard the Lionheart

Return of the Saint

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Forsyte Saga

Detective

Sir Francis Drake

Survivors

The Edwardians

Fall of Eagles

The Cheaters

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

Porridge

1990

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

Strange Report

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Anna Karenina

The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder

Saracen

Mulberry









