John Bennett
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Fifth Element (1997)
as Priest
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The Pianist (2002)
as Dr. Ehrlich
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
as Arab Sheik (uncredited)
Minority Report (2002)
as Adulation #4
Split Second (1992)
as Dr Schulman
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
as Barnsby ("Murder at Midnight")
Watership Down (1978)
as Captain Holly (voice)
Eye of the Needle (1981)
as Kleinmann
Priest (1995)
as Father Redstone
The Tenth Man (1988)
as Jules
The Plague Dogs (1982)
as Don (voice)
The Message (1976)
as Salool
Charlotte Gray (2001)
Actor
Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973)
as Joseph Goebbels
The Greek Tycoon (1978)
as Servant
Bridge of Dragons (1999)
as The Registrar
The House That Dripped Blood (1971)
as Detective Inspector Holloway (segment "Framework Story")
Kaleidoscope (1966)
as Poker Player
Tai-Pan (1986)
as Orlov
The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Crooks Anonymous (1962)
as Thomas
The Alphabet Murders (1965)
as Waiter (uncredited)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
as Pseudolus' mark
Antonia and Jane (1990)
as Uncle Irwin Carlinsky
Victim (1961)
as Undercover Detective (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991)
as Sigmund Freud
Kangaroo Man (1995)
as Doctor
Alien Nation: Millennium (1996)
as Officer Laskau
The Pirates of Blood River (1962)
as Penal Colony Guard (uncredited)
The Ties That Bind Us (2008)
as Chang Lee (archive footage)
Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972)
as Wriothesley
The War That Never Ends (1991)
as Corcyran Representative
Postman's Knock (1962)
as Pete
The House on Garibaldi Street (1979)
as Aaron Lazar
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial' (1988)
as Chaplain / Father
The Challenge (1960)
as Spider
The Shadow-Line (1976)
Actor
Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984)
as Mr. Rath
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2 (1961)
as Zagornetz
The Face of Darkness (1976)
as Inquisitor & Psychiatrist
The House in Nightmare Park (1973)
as Patel
Needle (1990)
as Chief Constable
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang (1977)
as Li H'sen Chang
Chaos and Cadavers (2003)
as Mr Resurrection
A Taste of Money (1960)
as Waiter
Anything Can Happen (1973)
as Geoff Bridges
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs (1974)
as General Finch
Breathtaking (2000)
as Mr. Henshaw
The Syndicate (1968)
as Dr. Singh
Return Fare (1978)
as Dr Robbins
Pews (1980)
as Liftchick
The Barber of Stamford Hill (1963)
Actor
A Call on Kuprin: Part 1 (1961)
as Zagornetz
Not 360 (2002)
as Actor
The Dybbuk (1980)
as Messenger