John Bennett
Born May 08, 1928 (Age: 97)
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Beckenham, Kent, England, UK
Biography
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.
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.
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Filmography
The Pianist
2002
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as Dr. Ehrlich
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Age: 74
Minority Report
2002
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as Adulation #4
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Age: 74
No Image
Not 360
2002
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as Actor
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Age: 73
Charlotte Gray
2001
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as
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Age: 73
Breathtaking
2000
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as Mr. Henshaw
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Age: 72
The Fifth Element
1997
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as Priest
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Age: 68
Alien Nation: Millennium
1996
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as Officer Laskau
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Age: 67
Priest
1995
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as Father Redstone
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Age: 66
Split Second
1992
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as Dr Schulman
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Age: 63
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
1991
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as Sigmund Freud
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Age: 63
The War That Never Ends
1991
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as Corcyran Representative
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Age: 62
Needle
1990
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as Chief Constable
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Age: 62
Antonia and Jane
1990
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as Uncle Irwin Carlinsky
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Age: 62
The Tenth Man
1988
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as Jules
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Age: 60
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
1988
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as Chaplain / Father
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Age: 60
The Plague Dogs
1982
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as Don (voice)
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Age: 54
Eye of the Needle
1981
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as Kleinmann
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Age: 53
The Dybbuk
1980
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as Messenger
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Age: 51
The Mirror Crack'd
1980
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as Barnsby ("Murder at Midnight")
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Age: 51
Pews
1980
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as Liftchick
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Age: 51
Watership Down
1978
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as Captain Holly (voice)
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Age: 50
Return Fare
1978
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as Dr Robbins
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Age: 50
The Greek Tycoon
1978
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as Servant
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Age: 50
The Message
1976
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as Salool
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Age: 47
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973
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as Joseph Goebbels
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Age: 44
The House in Nightmare Park
1973
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as Patel
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Age: 44
No Image
Anything Can Happen
1973
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as Geoff Bridges
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Age: 44
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1972
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as Wriothesley
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Age: 44
The Alphabet Murders
1965
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as Waiter (uncredited)
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Age: 37
The Barber of Stamford Hill
1963
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as
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Age: 34
Lawrence of Arabia
1962
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as Arab Sheik (uncredited)
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Age: 34
The Pirates of Blood River
1962
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as Penal Colony Guard (uncredited)
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Age: 34
Crooks Anonymous
1962
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as Thomas
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Age: 33
Postman's Knock
1962
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as Pete
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Age: 33
Victim
1961
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as Undercover Detective (uncredited)
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Age: 33
No Image
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2
1961
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as Zagornetz
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Age: 33
No Image
A Call on Kuprin: Part 1
1961
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as Zagornetz
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Age: 33
The Curse of the Werewolf
1961
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as Policeman (uncredited)
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Age: 32
The Challenge
1960
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as Spider
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Age: 32
No Image
A Taste of Money
1960
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as Waiter
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Age: 31