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