
John Woodvine
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Woodvine (1929-2025) was an English stage and screen actor who appeared in more than 70 theatre productions, as well as a similar number of television and film roles. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Woodvine licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits

An American Werewolf in London (1981)
as Dr. J.S. Hirsch

Wuthering Heights (1992)
as Thomas Earnshaw

Fatherland (1994)
as Luther

Miss Potter (2006)
as Sir Nigel

The Devils (1971)
as Louis Trincant

Vanity Fair (2004)
as Lord Bareacres

Persuasion (1995)
as Admiral Croft

Burke & Hare (2010)
as Lord Provost

The Other Boleyn Girl (2003)
as Uncle Howard

Danny the Champion of the World (1989)
as Tallon

Young Winston (1972)
as Howard
Incident in Judaea (1991)
Actor

The Dog It Was That Died (1989)
as Dr. Seddon

Darling (1965)
as Customs Officer (uncredited)

The Browning Version (1985)
as Dr. Frobisher

Enys Men (2023)
as The Preacher

Macbeth (1979)
as Banquo

The Trial of Tony Blair (2007)
as Judge

The Trial (1993)
as Herr Deimen

Murder with Mirrors (1985)
as Christian Gilbranson

Hamlet (2009)
as Player King

The Midnight Drives (2007)
as Guesthouse Owner

A Pinch of Snuff (1994)
as Godfrey Blengdale

The Walking Stick (1970)
as Bertie Irons

A Month in the Country (1985)
as Schaaf

Glory Enough For All (1988)
as Dr. John MacLeod

Leon the Pig Farmer (1993)
as Vitelli

The Baron: Mystery Island (1972)
as John Garvey

The Falklands Play (2002)
as Adm. of the Fleet Sir Terence Lewin

Countdown to War (1989)
as Joachim von Ribbentrop

And a Nightingale Sang (1989)
as George

Who Bombed Birmingham? (1990)
as Tom Clarke

Pericles, Prince of Tyre (1984)
as King Antiochus

Dragonworld (1994)
as Lester MacIntyre

The Secret (2002)
as Frank

Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil (1999)
as Sir Hugh Dalrymple

Squaring the Circle (1984)
as Gierek

Deceptions (1985)
as Chief Inspector

Assault on Agathon (1975)
as Matt Fenrek

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship (1990)
as The Chamberlain / Father (voice)

Spaghetti House (1982)
as Senior Officer

On Expenses (2010)
as Lord

A Song for Jenny (2015)
as Father

Butterflies Don't Count (1978)
as Penitent

Joe Maddison's War (2010)
as Father Connolly

The Marlowe Inquest (1986)
as William Danby

Flick (2008)
as Dr Nickel

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1979)
as Colonel

Pirate Prince (1991)
as Kreutzen

Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London' (2009)
as Self

Death Is Part of the Process (1986)
as Mr Norval

The Black and Blue Lamp (1988)
as Supt. Hammond
Macbeth (1970)
as MacDuff
The Poet (1960)
as Catullo Ossiano

Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor (1979)
as Marshal

Man Failure (1971)
as Narrator (voice)

Hilary (1995)
as Dad (voice)

Hamlet (1970)
as Claudius

Duke Bluebeard's Castle (1989)
as Speaker of the Prologue (voice)
Little Richard Wrecked My Marriage (1992)
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