John Bennett
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.
Filmography
The Ties That Bind Us
2008
as Chang Lee (archive footage)
Chaos and Cadavers
2003
as Mr Resurrection
The Pianist
2002
as Dr. Ehrlich
Minority Report
2002
as Adulation #4
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Not 360
2002
as Actor
Charlotte Gray
2001
Breathtaking
2000
as Mr. Henshaw
Bridge of Dragons
1999
as The Registrar
The Fifth Element
1997
as Priest
Alien Nation: Millennium
1996
as Officer Laskau
Priest
1995
as Father Redstone
Kangaroo Man
1995
as Doctor
Split Second
1992
as Dr Schulman
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
1991
as Sigmund Freud
The War That Never Ends
1991
as Corcyran Representative
Needle
1990
as Chief Constable
Antonia and Jane
1990
as Uncle Irwin Carlinsky
The Tenth Man
1988
as Jules
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
1988
as Chaplain / Father
Tai-Pan
1986
as Orlov
Give My Regards to Broad Street
1984
as Mr. Rath
The Plague Dogs
1982
as Don (voice)
Eye of the Needle
1981
as Kleinmann
The Dybbuk
1980
as Messenger