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 A… Read more
Known for The Fifth Element 1997 The Pianist 2002 Minority Report 2002 Lawrence of Arabia 1962 Series ★ 8.2 Rome 2005
Elderly Priest Series ★ 7.3 New Tricks 2004
★ 8.4 The Pianist 2002
Dr. Ehrlich ★ 7.4 Minority Report 2002
Adulation #4 ★ 6.1 Charlotte Gray 2001
Series ★ 7.2 Waking the Dead 2001
Professor George Rosenthal ★ 5.6 Bridge of Dragons 1999
The Registrar ★ 7.6 The Fifth Element 1997
Priest Series ★ 7.6 Jonathan Creek 1997
Frank Geiger ★ 5 Alien Nation: Millennium 1996
Officer Laskau ★ 6.3 Priest 1995
Father Redstone Series ★ 7.6 Cadfael 1994
Lazarus the Leper ★ 6 Split Second 1992
Dr Schulman Series ★ 7.2 Heartbeat 1992
Terence Young ★ 6.7 The Tenth Man 1988
Jules Series ★ 6.2 Jake and the Fatman 1987
Series ★ 7.4 Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder 1987
Richard Erskine ★ 5.3 Tai-Pan 1986
Orlov ★ 5.1 Give My Regards to Broad Street 1984
Mr. Rath Series ★ 6.8 The Bill 1984
Series ★ 7.1 Hunter 1984
Uniform Officer ★ 7.8 The Plague Dogs 1982
Don (voice) ★ 6.7 Eye of the Needle 1981
Kleinmann Series ★ 7 Bergerac 1981
Aaron Rosenbaum ★ 6.1 The Mirror Crack'd 1980
Barnsby ("Murder at Midnight") Series ★ 6.7 Tales of the Unexpected 1979
Royden ★ 7.2 Watership Down 1978
Captain Holly (voice) ★ 5.5 The Greek Tycoon 1978
Servant Series ★ 7.3 Blake's 7 1978
Coser Series ★ 7.6 The Professionals 1977
Inspector Truitt ★ 7.1 The Message 1976
Salool Series ★ 7.8 I, Claudius 1976
Xenophon Series ★ 7.9 Survivors 1975
Jim Series ★ 8.1 Porridge 1974
Medical Officer ★ 6.2 Hitler: The Last Ten Days 1973
Joseph Goebbels ★ 6.8 The House in Nightmare Park 1973
Patel ★ 5.8 Henry VIII and His Six Wives 1972
Wriothesley ★ 6.4 The House That Dripped Blood 1971
Detective Inspector Holloway (segment "Framework Story") ★ 6.1 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 1966
Pseudolus' mark ★ 5.7 The Alphabet Murders 1965
Waiter (uncredited) Series ★ 7.9 Doctor Who 1963
Li H'sen Chang ★ 6.2 The Pirates of Blood River 1962
Penal Colony Guard (uncredited) ★ 8 Lawrence of Arabia 1962
Arab Sheik (uncredited) ★ 6.1 Crooks Anonymous 1962
Thomas Series ★ 7.4 The Saint 1962
Muller ★ 7.5 Victim 1961
Undercover Detective (uncredited) ★ 6.5 The Curse of the Werewolf 1961
Policeman (uncredited) Series ★ 7.8 The Avengers 1961
Sykes Series ★ 7.9 The Wonderful World of Disney 1954
