
John Bennett
Acting
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.

The Ties That Bind Us
Chang Lee (archive footage)

Chaos and Cadavers
Mr Resurrection

The Pianist
Dr. Ehrlich

Minority Report
Adulation #4
Not 360
Actor

Charlotte Gray

Breathtaking
Mr. Henshaw

Bridge of Dragons
The Registrar

The Fifth Element
Priest

Alien Nation: Millennium
Officer Laskau

Priest
Father Redstone

Kangaroo Man
Doctor

Split Second
Dr Schulman

Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
Sigmund Freud

The War That Never Ends
Corcyran Representative

Needle
Chief Constable

Antonia and Jane
Uncle Irwin Carlinsky

The Tenth Man
Jules

Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
Chaplain / Father

Tai-Pan
Orlov

Give My Regards to Broad Street
Mr. Rath

The Plague Dogs
Don (voice)

Eye of the Needle
Kleinmann

The Dybbuk
Messenger

The Mirror Crack'd
Barnsby ("Murder at Midnight")

Pews
Liftchick

The House on Garibaldi Street
Aaron Lazar

Watership Down
Captain Holly (voice)

Return Fare
Dr Robbins

The Greek Tycoon
Servant

Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang
Li H'sen Chang

The Face of Darkness
Inquisitor & Psychiatrist

The Shadow-Line

The Message
Salool

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
General Finch

Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Joseph Goebbels

The House in Nightmare Park
Patel
Anything Can Happen
Geoff Bridges

Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Wriothesley

The House That Dripped Blood
Detective Inspector Holloway (segment "Framework Story")

The Syndicate
Dr. Singh

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Pseudolus' mark

Kaleidoscope
Poker Player

The Alphabet Murders
Waiter (uncredited)

The Barber of Stamford Hill

Lawrence of Arabia
Arab Sheik (uncredited)

The Pirates of Blood River
Penal Colony Guard (uncredited)

Crooks Anonymous
Thomas

Postman's Knock
Pete

Victim
Undercover Detective (uncredited)
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2
Zagornetz
A Call on Kuprin: Part 1
Zagornetz

The Curse of the Werewolf
Policeman (uncredited)

The Challenge
Spider
A Taste of Money
Waiter







