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Christopher Benjamin
Actor
Born December 27, 1934 (89 years)
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Christopher Benjamin is a British actor, born 27 December 1934 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England.
He is well known for his roles in some of the UK's biggest cult television programmes. This included playing the same character in two Patrick McGoohan dramas, Danger Man and The Prisoner, fuelling speculation that they are possibly linked. He was also a regular in The Avengers and Doctor Who, playing in three episodes of each, mostly in comedy roles.
He also played recurring roles in several period dramas. He was Sir John Glutton, the regular adversary in the period family adventure series Dick Turpin, Channing in several episodes of the third series of When The Boat Comes In, and Prosper Profound in the acclaimed 1967 adaptation of The Forsyte Saga .
He reprised the role of Henry Gordon Jago, from the Doctor Who serial The Talons of Weng-Chiang in four series of Jago and Litefoot audio plays, after a well received episode of the Big Finish Productions audio C.D. series Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles entitled The Mahogany Murderers. He acted alongside Trevor Baxter who played Professor George Litefoot.
Predominantly a theatre actor, he has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He appeared at Shakespeare's Globe from 17 June to 5 October 2008 as Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor.
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Christopher Benjamin is a British actor, born 27 December 1934 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England.
He is well known for his roles in some of the UK's biggest cult television programmes. This included playing the same character in two Patrick McGoohan dramas, Danger Man and The Prisoner, fuelling speculation that they are possibly linked. He was also a regular in The Avengers and Doctor Who, playing in three episodes of each, mostly in comedy roles.
He also played recurring roles in several period dramas. He was Sir John Glutton, the regular adversary in the period family adventure series Dick Turpin, Channing in several episodes of the third series of When The Boat Comes In, and Prosper Profound in the acclaimed 1967 adaptation of The Forsyte Saga .
He reprised the role of Henry Gordon Jago, from the Doctor Who serial The Talons of Weng-Chiang in four series of Jago and Litefoot audio plays, after a well received episode of the Big Finish Productions audio C.D. series Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles entitled The Mahogany Murderers. He acted alongside Trevor Baxter who played Professor George Litefoot.
Predominantly a theatre actor, he has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He appeared at Shakespeare's Globe from 17 June to 5 October 2008 as Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Christopher Benjamin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .
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Filmography
2016 | The Legend of Tarzan · as Lord Knutsford |
2011 | The Merry Wives of Windsor · as Sir John Falstaff |
2007 | Angel · as Lord Norley |
2006 | Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures (TV Series) · as Tardelli |
2006 | Can You Hear the Earth Scream · as Keith Gold |
2005 | Doctor Who (2005) (TV Series) · as Colonel Hugh |
2003 | Rosemary & Thyme (TV Series) · as Trevor Squires |
2003 | Leonardo (2003) (TV Series) · as The Pope |
2002 | Foyle's War (TV Series) |
2001 | Judge John Deed (TV Series) |
2001 | Sword of Honour · as Doctor |
2000 | Down to Earth (TV Series) · as Mr. Yates |
2000 | Doctors (TV Series) · as Arthur Cuthbert |
1999 | The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (TV Series) · as Troll Manager |
1999 | Treasure Island · as Squire Trelawney |
1999 | Seesaw (TV Series) · as Malcolm Green |
1999 | 'Pride and Prejudice': The Making of... · as Sir William Lucas |
1998 | The Tichborne Claimant · as Gibbes |
1998 | Alexei Sayle's Merry Go Round (TV Series) |
1997 | Midsomer Murders (TV Series) · as Harvey Crane |
1995 | Pride and Prejudice (TV Series) · as Sir William Lucas |
1994 | Hard Times · as Slackbridge |
1994 | Hard Times (1994) (TV Series) · as Slackbridge |
1993 | Magic Grandad (TV Series) · as Sir John Gage |
1992 | The Tomorrow People (1992) (TV Series) · as Middlemass |
1992 | Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (TV Series) · as Duke Frederick / Corin (voice) |
1992 | |
1992 | Maigret (1992) (TV Series) |
1991 | The Black Velvet Gown · as Anthony Gallington |
1991 | Dynastie Straussů (TV Series) · as Cast |
1990 | She Wolf of London (TV Series) · as Dr. Morris |
1990 | The Secret Life of Ian Fleming · as Mckinnon |
1989 | Saracen (TV Series) · as Charles Saunders |
1989 | Young Charlie Chaplin (TV Series) · as Captain Hindom |
1989 | Campion (TV Series) · as Coroner |
1988 | Melba (TV Series) · as Colonel Otway |
1988 | London's Burning (TV Series) · as Mr. Brody |
1987 | Casanova · as Massineo |
1987 | Inspector Morse (TV Series) · as Professor Furlong |
1987 | The Diary of Anne Frank (TV Series) · as Mr. Hans Van Daan |
1986 | Casualty (TV Series) · as Henry Lindall |
1986 | King & Castle (TV Series) · as Enright |
1986 | |
1986 | Yes, Prime Minister (TV Series) |
1986 | Lovejoy (TV Series) · as Walid |
1985 | Cyrano de Bergerac · as Montfleury |
1985 | Theatre Night (TV Series) · as Anselme |
1985 | EastEnders (TV Series) · as Landlord |
1985 | Blott on the Landscape (TV Series) · as Chief Constable |
1985 | Dempsey and Makepeace (TV Series) · as Sam Powell |
1984 | Sherlock Holmes (1984) (TV Series) · as Dr. Huxtable |
1983 | Brass (TV Series) · as Sir Dudley Tilstock |
1982 | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (TV Series) |
1982 | The Plague Dogs · as Rowf (voice) |
1982 | Shine on Harvey Moon (TV Series) · as Mr. Hartley |
1981 | It Takes A Worried Man (TV Series) · as The Old Man |
1981 | Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (TV Series) · as Air Ministry Official |
1981 | Salut champion (TV Series) · as Wilson |
1980 | Hawk the Slayer · as Fitzwalter |
1980 | The Executioner · as Rabbi |
1980 | Therese Raquin (TV Series) · as Chief Clerk |
1979 | Minder (TV Series) · as Mr. Rushmer |
1979 | Shoestring (TV Series) |
1979 | Dick Turpin (TV Series) |
1978 | The Sandbaggers (TV Series) |
1978 | The Devil's Crown (TV Series) · as William Des Roches |
1978 | Scorpion Tales (TV Series) · as Arab |
1978 | Rumpole of the Bailey (TV Series) |
1978 | Armchair Thriller (TV Series) · as Det. Inspector Tarrant |
1977 | Target (TV Series) |
1977 | Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle (TV Series) · as Tozer |
1977 | Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang · as Henry Gordon Jago |
1976 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame · as Charmolue |
1976 | Gangsters (TV Series) · as Assistant Managing Director |
1976 | When the Boat Comes In (TV Series) · as Channing |
1975 | Get Some In! (TV Series) |
1975 | Poldark (TV Series) · as Sir Hugh Bodrugan |
1975 | Angels (TV Series) |
1974 | Brief Encounter · as Porter |
1974 | Rooms (TV Series) · as Bernard Metcalfe |
1974 | Father Brown (1974) (TV Series) |
1974 | The Squirrels (TV Series) · as Craig |
1973 | Bowler (TV Series) · as Supt. Chamberlain |
1973 | Jack the Ripper (TV Series) · as Club Man |
1973 | Thriller (1973) (TV Series) · as Medical Officer |
1972 | |
1972 | The Strauss Family (TV Series) · as Domnayer |
1972 | Crown Court (TV Series) · as Dr. Hayward |
1972 | The Protectors (TV Series) · as Banker |
1972 | The Adventures of Black Beauty (TV Series) · as Hewitt |
1972 | Van der Valk (TV Series) · as Mulder |
1972 | Whodunnit? (UK) (TV Series) · as Det. Insp. Spencer |
1972 | New Scotland Yard (TV Series) · as Mr. Foster |
1971 | The Onedin Line (TV Series) · as Said Ben Salim |
1971 | Upstairs, Downstairs (TV Series) · as Max Weinberg |
1971 | Jason King (TV Series) |
1971 | Budgie (TV Series) |
1970 | Man At The Top (TV Series) · as Mr. Fisher |
1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as Mr Porter |
1970 | The Roads to Freedom (TV Series) · as Assistant Superintendent |
1970 | |
1970 | Ace of Wands (TV Series) |
1969 | Paul Temple (TV Series) |
1969 | Softly Softly Task Force (TV Series) · as Chief Immigration Officer Ingrams |
1969 | Special Branch (TV Series) · as Dr. Eric Blyth |
1969 | Hadleigh (TV Series) · as Oberman |
1969 | Ring of Bright Water · as Fishmonger |
1969 | The Gold Robbers (TV Series) · as Edward Meakin |
1969 | Seven Times Seven · as Maitre D' |
1968 | Koroshi · as Potter |
1968 | Hennes meget kongelige høyhet · as Engelsk Tv-Reporter |
1967 | ITV Playhouse (TV Series) · as Gerald |
1967 | The Prisoner (1967) (TV Series) · as Potter |
1967 | Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width (TV Series) · as Dr. Shapiro |
1967 | The Forsyte Saga (TV Series) · as Prosper Profond |
1966 | The Baron (TV Series) · as Verel |
1965 | Play of the Month (TV Series) · as Dr. Relling |
1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) · as Dr. Warren Burrows |
1965 | The Man in Room 17 (TV Series) · as Chief Supt. Craythorpe |
1965 | Public Eye (TV Series) · as Barnby |
1964 | The Wednesday Play (TV Series) · as Dan Royston |
1964 | Theatre 625 (TV Series) · as Mr. Rushton |
1963 | Doctor Who (TV Series) · as Sir Keith Gold |
1962 | |
1962 | Suspense (1962) (TV Series) · as Hospital Doctor |
1962 | Z Cars (TV Series) |
1961 | The Avengers (TV Series) · as Whittle |
1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Rabbi Levy |
1955 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Cardinal Of Mexico |
1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Porter |