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John Bennett

Born
May 8, 1928
Died
April 11, 2005
Wikipedia
Wikipedia
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Terence Alexander,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Fifth Element
(1997)
Priest
Lawrence of Arabia
(1962)
Arab Sheik (uncredited)
The Pianist
(2002)
Dr. Ehrlich
Watership Down
(1978)
Captain Holly (voice)
Minority Report
(2002)
Adulation #4
Eye of the Needle
(1981)
Kleinmann
The Message
(1976)
Salool
Split Second
(1992)
Tai-Pan
(1986)
Orlov
The Mirror Crack'd
(1980)
Barnsby (‘Murder at Midnight’)
Victim
(1961)
Undercover Detective (uncredited)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
(1966)
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
(1973)
Joseph Goebbels
The House That Dripped Blood
(1971)
Detective Inspector Holloway (segment "Framework Story")
The Plague Dogs
(1982)
Don (voice)
Priest
(1995)
Father Redstone
Full Filmography
Acting
A Taste of Money
(1960)
The Challenge
(1960)
Spider
Victim
(1961)
Undercover Detective (uncredited)
Postman's Knock
(1962)
Pete
Lawrence of Arabia
(1962)
Arab Sheik (uncredited)
Crooks Anonymous
(1962)
Thomas
The Pirates of Blood River
(1962)
Penal Colony Guard (uncredited)
The Barber of Stamford Hill
(1963)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
(1966)
Kaleidoscope
(1966)
Poker Player
The Syndicate
(1968)
Dr. Singh
The House That Dripped Blood
(1971)
Detective Inspector Holloway (segment "Framework Story")
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
(1972)
Wriothesley
The House in Nightmare Park
(1973)
Patel
Anything Can Happen
(1973)
Geoff Bridges
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
(1973)
Joseph Goebbels
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
(1974)
General Finch
The Shadow-Line
(1976)
The Face of Darkness
(1976)
Inquisitor & Psychiatrist
The Message
(1976)
Salool
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang
(1977)
Li H'sen Chang
Watership Down
(1978)
Captain Holly (voice)
The Greek Tycoon
(1978)
Servant
The House on Garibaldi Street
(1979)
Aaron Lazar
The Mirror Crack'd
(1980)
Barnsby (‘Murder at Midnight’)
The Dybbuk
(1980)
Messenger
Eye of the Needle
(1981)
Kleinmann
The Plague Dogs
(1982)
Don (voice)
Give My Regards to Broad Street
(1984)
Mr. Rath
Tai-Pan
(1986)
Orlov
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
(1987)
Richard Erskine
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
(1988)
Chaplain / Father
The Tenth Man
(1988)
Jules
Antonia and Jane
(1990)
Uncle Irwin Carlinsky
Needle
(1990)
Chief Constable
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
(1991)
Sigmund Freud
The War That Never Ends
(1991)
Corcyran Representative
Split Second
(1992)
Priest
(1995)
Father Redstone
Kangaroo Man
(1995)
Doctor
Alien Nation: Millennium
(1996)
Officer Laskau
The Fifth Element
(1997)
Priest
Bridge of Dragons
(1999)
The Registrar
Breathtaking
(2000)
Mr. Henshaw
The Pianist
(2002)
Dr. Ehrlich
Minority Report
(2002)
Adulation #4
Not 360
(2002)
Actor
Chaos and Cadavers
(2003)
Mr Resurrection
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