Actor profile

John Woodvine

21st July 1929 Tyne Dock, South Shields, County Durham, England, UK Acting

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.

59 Movies 70 TV Shows 129 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Enys Men poster

Enys Men 12th January 2023 as The Preacher

A Song for Jenny poster

A Song for Jenny 5th July 2015 as Father

Burke & Hare poster

Burke & Hare 29th October 2010 as Lord Provost

Joe Maddison's War poster

Joe Maddison's War 19th September 2010 as Father Connolly

On Expenses poster

On Expenses 23rd February 2010 as Lord

Hamlet poster

Hamlet 26th December 2009 as Player King

Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London' poster

Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London' 14th September 2009 as Self

Flick poster

Flick 3rd October 2008 as Dr Nickel

The Midnight Drives poster

The Midnight Drives 25th June 2007 as Guesthouse Owner

The Trial of Tony Blair poster

The Trial of Tony Blair 15th January 2007 as Judge

Miss Potter poster

Miss Potter 3rd December 2006 as Sir Nigel

Vanity Fair poster

Vanity Fair 1st September 2004 as Lord Bareacres

The Other Boleyn Girl poster

The Other Boleyn Girl 28th March 2003 as Uncle Howard

The Secret poster

The Secret 13th April 2002 as Frank

The Falklands Play poster

The Falklands Play 10th April 2002 as Adm. of the Fleet Sir Terence Lewin

Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil poster

Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil 24th February 1999 as Sir Hugh Dalrymple

Persuasion poster

Persuasion 1st May 1995 as Admiral Croft

Hilary poster

Hilary 1st January 1995 as Dad (voice)

Fatherland poster

Fatherland 26th November 1994 as Luther

Dragonworld poster

Dragonworld 27th July 1994 as Lester MacIntyre

A Pinch of Snuff poster

A Pinch of Snuff 9th April 1994 as Godfrey Blengdale

The Trial poster

The Trial 18th June 1993 as Herr Deimen

Leon the Pig Farmer poster

Leon the Pig Farmer 26th February 1993 as Vitelli

Wuthering Heights poster

Wuthering Heights 16th October 1992 as Thomas Earnshaw

Little Richard Wrecked My Marriage 20th July 1992

Pirate Prince poster

Pirate Prince 26th December 1991 as Kreutzen

Incident in Judaea 31st March 1991

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship poster

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship 28th September 1990 as The Chamberlain / Father (voice)

Who Bombed Birmingham? poster

Who Bombed Birmingham? 22nd April 1990 as Tom Clarke

Danny the Champion of the World poster

Danny the Champion of the World 28th July 1989 as Tallon

And a Nightingale Sang poster

And a Nightingale Sang 17th April 1989 as George

Duke Bluebeard's Castle poster

Duke Bluebeard's Castle 12th April 1989 as Speaker of the Prologue (voice)

Countdown to War poster

Countdown to War 7th April 1989 as Joachim von Ribbentrop

The Dog It Was That Died poster

The Dog It Was That Died 1st January 1989 as Dr. Seddon

The Black and Blue Lamp poster

The Black and Blue Lamp 7th September 1988 as Supt. Hammond

Glory Enough For All poster

Glory Enough For All 27th June 1988 as Dr. John MacLeod

The Marlowe Inquest poster

The Marlowe Inquest 3rd September 1986 as William Danby

Death Is Part of the Process poster

Death Is Part of the Process 1st January 1986 as Mr Norval

The Browning Version poster

The Browning Version 31st December 1985 as Dr. Frobisher

Deceptions poster

Deceptions 26th May 1985 as Chief Inspector

Murder with Mirrors poster

Murder with Mirrors 20th February 1985 as Christian Gilbranson

Pericles, Prince of Tyre poster

Pericles, Prince of Tyre 8th December 1984 as King Antiochus

Squaring the Circle poster

Squaring the Circle 23rd May 1984 as Gierek

Spaghetti House poster

Spaghetti House 22nd October 1982 as Senior Officer

An American Werewolf in London poster

An American Werewolf in London 21st August 1981 as Dr. J.S. Hirsch

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour poster

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour 14th November 1979 as Colonel

Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor poster

Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor 24th February 1979 as Marshal

Macbeth poster

Macbeth 2nd February 1979 as Banquo

Butterflies Don't Count poster

Butterflies Don't Count 28th November 1978 as Penitent

Assault on Agathon poster

Assault on Agathon 24th July 1975 as Matt Fenrek

The Baron: Mystery Island poster

The Baron: Mystery Island 20th October 1972 as John Garvey

Young Winston poster

Young Winston 20th July 1972 as Howard

Man Failure poster

Man Failure 9th September 1971 as Narrator (voice)

The Devils poster

The Devils 16th July 1971 as Louis Trincant

Hamlet poster

Hamlet 7th November 1970 as Claudius

Macbeth 20th September 1970 as MacDuff

The Walking Stick poster

The Walking Stick 15th April 1970 as Bertie Irons

Darling poster

Darling 3rd August 1965 as Customs Officer (uncredited)

The Poet 25th October 1960 as Catullo Ossiano

Decline and Fall poster

Decline and Fall 31st March 2017 as Master of the College

The Crown poster

The Crown 4th November 2016 as Archbishop of York

The Musketeers poster

The Musketeers 19th January 2014 as Abbot

Hebburn poster

Hebburn 18th October 2012 as Arthur

Vera poster

Vera 1st May 2011 as Alan Kenworthy

Never Better poster

Never Better 10th January 2008

Sold 15th November 2007

London 7th May 2004 as Henry Moore

Shameless poster

Shameless 13th January 2004 as Neville

Bob & Rose poster

Bob & Rose 10th September 2001 as William Gossage

Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders 23rd March 1997 as Commodore

Oliver's Travels poster

Oliver's Travels 11th June 1995

Crown Prosecutor 23rd February 1995 as Judge Mellor

Finney poster

Finney 17th November 1994 as Bobo Sr.

Faith poster

Faith 7th September 1994 as Boss

Harry 18th September 1993 as Jack Crow

Peak Practice poster

Peak Practice 10th May 1993 as Jackie Brown

Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat 10th April 1992 as Frank Armstrong

Runaway Bay 9th January 1992 as Mr Snotts

An Actor's Life for Me poster

An Actor's Life for Me 14th November 1991 as Frank

Performance poster

Performance 5th October 1991 as Earl of Warwick

The Second Russian Revolution poster

The Second Russian Revolution 31st May 1991 as Self - Narrator (voice)

Civvies poster

Civvies 20th February 1991

Spender poster

Spender 8th January 1991 as Berry

The Chief poster

The Chief 20th April 1990 as Terence Oglivy

A Tale of Two Cities poster

A Tale of Two Cities 21st May 1989 as Attorney General

Chelmsford 123 poster

Chelmsford 123 9th March 1988 as Psychiatrist

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers poster

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers 10th January 1988 as Ruggio Ruggeri / Henry IV / Leone

The New Statesman poster

The New Statesman 13th September 1987 as Sir Malachi Jellicoe

Knights of God poster

Knights of God 6th September 1987 as Prior Mordrin

Rockliffe's Babies poster

Rockliffe's Babies 9th January 1987 as DCS Gardner

Casualty poster

Casualty 6th September 1986 as Jack Hetherington

ScreenPlay poster

ScreenPlay 9th July 1986 as William Danby

Edge of Darkness poster

Edge of Darkness 4th November 1985 as Ross

Deceptions poster

Deceptions 26th May 1985 as Chief Inspector

Screen Two poster

Screen Two 6th January 1985 as Herr Deimen

The Prisoner of Zenda poster

The Prisoner of Zenda 18th November 1984 as Colonel Sapt

The Tripods poster

The Tripods 15th September 1984 as Meister West 468

Swallows and Amazons Forever! 14th March 1984 as P.C. Tedder

By the Sword Divided poster

By the Sword Divided 16th October 1983

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby poster

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby 7th November 1982

Juliet Bravo poster

Juliet Bravo 30th August 1980 as John Lambert

Return of the Saint poster

Return of the Saint 10th September 1978 as Ray Dennis

Strangers poster

Strangers 5th June 1978 as Lazarov

Shadows poster

Shadows 3rd September 1975 as Father

Churchill's People poster

Churchill's People 30th December 1974 as Colonel John Hewson

An Unofficial Rose 28th December 1974

Playhouse poster

Playhouse 13th March 1974 as Colonel

New Scotland Yard poster

New Scotland Yard 22nd April 1972 as CS John Kingdom

Elizabeth R poster

Elizabeth R 17th February 1971 as Sir Francis Drake

Play for Today poster

Play for Today 15th October 1970 as Penitent

Softly Softly: Task Force poster

Softly Softly: Task Force 20th November 1969 as Det. Chief Supt. Allan

The Dustbinmen poster

The Dustbinmen 23rd September 1969 as Bloody Delilah

Hadleigh poster

Hadleigh 16th September 1969 as Driberg

The Champions poster

The Champions 25th September 1968 as Lt. Kruger Haller

The Caesars poster

The Caesars 22nd September 1968 as Vitellius

The Further Adventures of the Musketeers poster

The Further Adventures of the Musketeers 21st May 1967 as Aramis

Turn Out the Lights poster

Turn Out the Lights 2nd January 1967 as Stefan

Softly, Softly poster

Softly, Softly 5th January 1966

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as MacDuff

Theatre 625 poster

Theatre 625 3rd May 1964 as Gordon Follister

Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who 23rd November 1963 as Marshal

Sergeant Cork poster

Sergeant Cork 29th June 1963 as Carlyon

The Saint poster

The Saint 4th October 1962 as Pilot

Man of the World poster

Man of the World 29th September 1962 as Gioti

Z-Cars poster

Z-Cars 2nd January 1962 as Det. Insp. Witty

Ghost Squad poster

Ghost Squad 9th September 1961

The Avengers poster

The Avengers 7th January 1961 as Seagrave

Danger Man poster

Danger Man 11th September 1960 as Luigi

Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre 8th July 1956 as Fred Barrow