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John Woodvine

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John Woodvine

Born July 21, 1929 in Tyne Dock, South Shields, County Durham, England, UKDied October 6, 202560 films

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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.

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The Devils posterFirst watchThe Devils19717.5as Louis TrincantIn 1634 France, charismatic Father Urbain Grandier becomes the target of a sexually obsessed nun’s witchcraft accusations, which corrupt church and state officials are all too happy to…View film

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Filmography

60 films as actor
  1. 2023Enys MenThe Preacher
  2. 2016The Lady with the Long Brown HairThe Voice
  3. 2015A Song for JennyFather
  4. 2010Burke & HareLord Provost
  5. 2010Joe Maddison's WarFather Connolly
  6. 2010On ExpensesLord
  7. 2009HamletPlayer King
  8. 2008FlickDr Nickel
  9. 2007The Midnight DrivesGuesthouse Owner
  10. 2007The Trial of Tony BlairJudge
  11. 2006Miss PotterSir Nigel
  12. 2004Vanity FairLord Bareacres
  13. 2003The Other Boleyn GirlUncle Howard
  14. 2002The SecretFrank
  15. 2002The Falklands PlayAdm. of the Fleet Sir Terence Lewin
  16. 1999Hornblower: The Duchess and the DevilSir Hugh Dalrymple
  17. 1995PersuasionAdmiral Croft
  18. 1995HilaryDad (voice)
  19. 1994FatherlandLuther
  20. 1994DragonworldLester MacIntyre
  21. 1994A Pinch of SnuffGodfrey Blengdale
  22. 1994Romeo and JulietFriar Lawrence
  23. 1993The TrialHerr Deimen
  24. 1993Leon the Pig FarmerVitelli
  25. 1992Wuthering HeightsThomas Earnshaw
  26. 1992Little Richard Wrecked My Marriage
  27. 1991Pirate PrinceKreutzen
  28. 1991Incident in Judaea
  29. 1990The Fool of the World and the Flying ShipThe Chamberlain / Father (voice)
  30. 1989Danny the Champion of the WorldTallon
  31. 1989And a Nightingale SangGeorge
  32. 1989Duke Bluebeard's CastleSpeaker of the Prologue (voice)
  33. 1989Countdown to WarJoachim von Ribbentrop
  34. 1989The Dog It Was That DiedDr. Seddon
  35. 1988The Black and Blue LampSupt. Hammond
  36. 1988Glory Enough For AllDr. John MacLeod
  37. 1986The Marlowe InquestWilliam Danby
  38. 1986Death Is Part of the ProcessMr Norval
  39. 1985The Browning VersionDr. Frobisher
  40. 1985DeceptionsChief Inspector
  41. 1985A Month in the CountrySchaaf
  42. 1985Murder with MirrorsChristian Gilbranson
  43. 1984Pericles, Prince of TyreKing Antiochus
  44. 1984Squaring the CircleGierek
  45. 1982Spaghetti HouseSenior Officer
  46. 1981An American Werewolf in LondonDr. J.S. Hirsch
  47. 1979Every Good Boy Deserves FavourColonel
  48. 1979Doctor Who: The Armageddon FactorMarshal
  49. 1979MacbethBanquo
  50. 1978Butterflies Don't CountPenitent
  51. 1975Assault on AgathonMatt Fenrek
  52. 1972The Baron: Mystery IslandJohn Garvey
  53. 1972Young WinstonHoward
  54. 1971Man FailureNarrator (voice)
  55. 1971The DevilsLouis Trincant
  56. 1970HamletClaudius
  57. 1970MacbethMacDuff
  58. 1970The Walking StickBertie Irons
  59. 1965DarlingCustoms Officer (uncredited)
  60. 1960The PoetCatullo Ossiano