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John Woodvine

Born July 21, 1929
Tyne Dock, South Shields, County Durham, England, UK
Died Oct. 6, 2025, aged 96

John Woodvine (July 21, 1929 – October 6, 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. In film, he is best known for his roles in The Devils (1971), An American Werewolf in London (1981), and …

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John Woodvine (July 21, 1929 – October 6, 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. In film, he is best known for his roles in The Devils (1971), An American Werewolf in London (1981), and Enys Man (2022).

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An American Werewolf in London (1981)

Dr. J.S. Hirsch

The Crown (2016)

Archbishop of York

Doctor Who (1963)

Marshal

Miss Potter (2006)

Sir Nigel

Burke & Hare (2010)

Lord Provost

The Devils (1971)

Louis Trincant

Midsomer Murders (1997)

Sir Harry Chatwyn / Commodore

Vanity Fair (2004)

Lord Bareacres

Wuthering Heights (1992)

Thomas Earnshaw

The Musketeers (2014)

Abbot

Vera (2011)

Alan Kenworthy

Darling (1965)

Customs Officer (uncredited)

Shameless (2004)

Neville

The Avengers (1961)

Seagrave

Persuasion (1995)

Admiral Croft

Fatherland (1994)

Luther

The Saint (1962)

Pilot

Casualty (1986)

Reg Macready / Jack Hetherington

Hamlet (2009)

Player King

Enys Men (2023)

The Preacher

All in Good Faith (1985)

Oscar Randolph

Edge of Darkness (1985)

Ross

The Other Boleyn Girl (2003)

Uncle Howard

Young Winston (1972)

Howard

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The New Statesman (1987)

Sir Malachi Jellicoe

Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil (1999)

Sir Hugh Dalrymple

The Trial (1993)

Herr Deimen

Heartbeat (1992)

Frank Armstrong

Dragonworld (1994)

Lester MacIntyre

Danny the Champion of the World (1989)

Tallon

Danger Man (1960)

Luigi

Murder with Mirrors (1985)

Christian Gilbranson

The Champions (1968)

Lt. Kruger Haller

Elizabeth R (1971)

Sir Francis Drake

Spaghetti House (1982)

Senior Officer

The Tripods (1984)

Meister West 468

Decline and Fall (2017)

Master of the College

Hebburn (2012)

Arthur

Leon the Pig Farmer (1993)

Vitelli

Bob & Rose (2001)

William Gossage

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship (1990)

The Chamberlain / Father (voice)

A Song for Jenny (2015)

Father

Deceptions (1985)

Chief Inspector

Flick (2008)

Dr Nickel

Macbeth (1979)

Banquo

Peak Practice (1993)

Jackie Brown

Play for Today (1970)

Penitent

Return of the Saint (1978)

Ray Dennis

The Walking Stick (1970)

Bertie Irons

BBC Play of the Month (1965)

Sebastian / MacDuff

The Falklands Play (2002)

Adm. of the Fleet Sir Terence Lewin

Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

Schweiler

Chelmsford 123 (1988)

Psychiatrist

Screen Two (1985)

Herr Deimen

Z-Cars (1962)

DI Alan Witty / Det. Insp. Witty

Armchair Theatre (1956)

Fred Barrow

Juliet Bravo (1980)

John Lambert

The Caesars (1968)

Vitellius

The Trial of Tony Blair (2007)

Judge

And a Nightingale Sang (1989)

George

ITV Play of the Week (1955)

Outsider

Man of the World (1962)

Gioti

Rockliffe's Babies (1987)

DCS Gardner

Sergeant Cork (1963)

Carlyon

The Secret (2002)

Frank

The Wednesday Play (1964)

Jackie

Theatre 625 (1964)

Gordon Follister

An Actor's Life for Me (1991)

Frank

Civvies (1992)

Judge

Countdown to War (1989)

Joachim von Ribbentrop

Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor (1979)

Marshal

Duke Bluebeard's Castle (1989)

Speaker of the Prologue (voice)

Hadleigh (1969)

Driberg

Joe Maddison's War (2010)

Father Connolly

Knights of God (1987)

Prior Mordrin

Oliver's Travels (1995)

Mr Gunn

Shadows (1975)

Father

Spender (1991)

Berry

Strangers (1978)

Lazarov

The Browning Version (1985)

Dr. Frobisher

The Dustbinmen (1969)

Bloody Delilah

A Tale of Two Cities (1989)

Attorney General

Deceptions (1985)

Chief Inspector

Ghost Squad (1961)

Karl Eppler

Jack Crow

New Scotland Yard (1972)

CS John Kingdom

The Further Adventures of the Musketeers (1967)

Aramis

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982)

Assault on Agathon (1975)

Matt Fenrek

Churchill's People (1974)

Colonel John Hewson

Crown Prosecutor (1995)

Judge Mellor

Faith (1994)

Boss

Finney (1994)

Bobo Sr.

Never Better (2008)

Performance (1991)

Earl of Warwick

Pericles, Prince of Tyre (1984)

King Antiochus

Romeo and Juliet (1994)

Friar Lawrence

Runaway Bay (1992)

Mr Snotts

ScreenPlay (1986)

William Danby

Softly Softly: Task Force (1969)

Det. Chief Supt. Allan

Softly, Softly (1966)

Squaring the Circle (1984)

Gierek

Swallows and Amazons Forever! (1984)

P.C. Tedder

The Chief (1990)

Terence Oglivy

The Dog It Was That Died (1989)

Dr. Seddon

The Marlowe Inquest (1986)

William Danby

The Prisoner of Zenda (1984)

Colonel Sapt

Who Bombed Birmingham? (1990)

Tom Clarke

Butterflies Don't Count (1978)

Penitent

Death Is Part of the Process (1986)

Mr Norval

Glory Enough For All (1988)

Dr. John MacLeod

Hamlet (1970)

Claudius

Hilary (1995)

Dad (voice)

Henry Moore

Pirate Prince (1991)

Kreutzen

Playhouse (1974)

Colonel

The Baron: Mystery Island (1972)

John Garvey

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers (1988)

Ruggio Ruggeri / Henry IV / Leone

A Month in the Country (1985)

Schaaf

A Pinch of Snuff (1994)

Godfrey Blengdale

Against the Crowd (1975)

Sir Lionel Frobisher

An Unofficial Rose (1974)

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1979)

Colonel

Incident in Judaea (1991)

Little Richard Wrecked My Marriage (1992)

MacDuff

Man Failure (1971)

Narrator (voice)

On Expenses (2010)

Lord

The Black and Blue Lamp (1988)

Supt. Hammond

The Lady with the Long Brown Hair (2016)

The Voice

The Midnight Drives (2007)

Guesthouse Owner

The Poet (1960)

Catullo Ossiano

The Secret (2002)

Frank

The Tale of Beatrix Potter (1983)

Mr Potter

Turn Out the Lights (1967)

Stefan

Judge Peregrine Horner

Who-Dun-It (1969)

Col. Robert White

Appearances (2)

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

Self

The Second Russian Revolution (1991)

Self - Narrator (voice)