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John Westbrook
Actor
Died June 16, 1989 (66 years)
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John Westbrook (1 November 1922 - 16 June 1989) was an English actor.
Born in Teignmouth, Devon, John Westbrook worked mainly in theatre and in radio. He also made occasional film and television appearances. His most famous role was as Christopher Gough in Roger Corman's The Tomb of Ligeia. Noted for his deep, mellifluous voice, he also recorded radio plays and audio books, and provided the role of Treebeard in the 1978 animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. Westbrook also recorded the spoken vocal parts for the orchestral pieces An Oxford Elegy by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Morning Heroes by Arthur Bliss.
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John Westbrook (1 November 1922 - 16 June 1989) was an English actor.
Born in Teignmouth, Devon, John Westbrook worked mainly in theatre and in radio. He also made occasional film and television appearances. His most famous role was as Christopher Gough in Roger Corman's The Tomb of Ligeia. Noted for his deep, mellifluous voice, he also recorded radio plays and audio books, and provided the role of Treebeard in the 1978 animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. Westbrook also recorded the spoken vocal parts for the orchestral pieces An Oxford Elegy by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Morning Heroes by Arthur Bliss.
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Filmography
| 1985 | Family Ties Vacation · as Earl Of Cureton |
| 1984 | The Dress · as Matthew |
| 1980 | North Sea Hijack · as Dawnay |
| 1978 | The Lord of the Rings · as Treebeard (voice) |
| 1978 | Blake's 7 (TV Series) · as Muller |
| 1974 | Jennie, Lady Randolph Churchill (TV Series) |
| 1973 | Playhouse (TV Series) · as Voice Of Charon One |
| 1972 | The Edwardians (TV Series) |
| 1972 | Chudak iz pyatogo B · as Narrator |
| 1971 | Justice (1971) (TV Series) · as Jonathan Osmond Q.c. |
| 1969 | The First Churchills (TV Series) · as James, Duke Of York |
| 1969 | The Main Chance (TV Series) · as Charles Wainwright |
| 1965 | Play of the Month (TV Series) · as Brigadier General Barrington |
| 1964 | The Tomb of Ligeia · as Christopher Gough |
| 1964 | The Masque of the Red Death · as The Man In Red |
| 1962 | A Prize of Arms · as Capt. Stafford |
| 1960 | Foxhole in Cairo · as Roger |
| 1960 | BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) · as Dr. Parvan |
| 1958 | Room at the Top · as Jack Wales |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Maurice Aubert |
| 1955 | ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Jerome Huxley |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Dr. Frobisher, Headmaster |
| 1952 | Hammer the Toff · as Rollison's Companion On Train |
| 1951 | Wall of Death · as Detective |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Duke Of Venice |