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John Rapley

Born April 18, 1935 in West Ham, Essex, England, UKDied April 18, 201614 films

John Rapley was born on 18 April 1935 in West Ham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Elephant Man (1980), Jane and the Lost City (1987) and Goodnight Sweetheart (1993). He died on 18 April 2016 in Theydon Bois, Essex, England, UK.

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The Elephant Man posterFirst watchThe Elephant Man19808.1as King In PantoA Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Terror poster5.4Terror1979

Filmography

14 films as actor
  1. 1988Coppers
  2. 1987Jane and the Lost CityDr. Schell
  3. 1986The Fools on the Hill2nd Warehouseman
  4. 1985Lost In LondonPublican
  5. 1982Gilbert and Sullivan: Their Greatest HitsArthur Sullivan
  6. 1980The Elephant ManKing In Panto
  7. 1979TerrorPriest
  8. 1977Pit StrikePetrol Station Owner
  9. 1977Cumbernauld HITWutz
  10. 1975Nurse Will Make It BetterDr. Ward
  11. 1973The Death of GloryButcher
  12. 1973The OperationChief Rotarian
  13. 1972Our Miss FredGerman Airman (uncredited)
  14. 1965FableMichael