Acting credits
113
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
John Woodvine
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 54Series: 59
TMDB ID: 14465
IMDb ID: nm0940892
Known for: Acting
Born: July 21, 1929
Died: October 6, 2025
Age: 96
Place of birth: Tyne Dock, South Shields, County Durham, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1956 - 2023
Years active: 68
Average TMDB rating: 6.87
Wikidata: Q525541
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Woodvine (1929-2025) was an English stage and screen actor who appeared in more than 70 theatre productions, as well as a similar number of television and film roles.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with John Woodvine.
5.3
Enys Men
as The Preacher
2023 Movie
6.5
A Song for Jenny
as Father
2015 Movie
6.1
Burke & Hare
as Lord Provost
2010 Movie
4.3
Joe Maddison's War
as Father Connolly
2010 Movie
On Expenses
as Lord
2010 Movie
7.3
Hamlet
as Player King
2009 Movie
6.7
Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
as Self
2009 Movie
4.0
Flick
as Dr Nickel
2008 Movie
The Midnight Drives
as Guesthouse Owner
2007 Movie
6.1
The Trial of Tony Blair
as Judge
2007 Movie
6.6
Miss Potter
as Sir Nigel
2006 Movie
5.8
Vanity Fair
as Lord Bareacres
2004 Movie
7.3
The Other Boleyn Girl
as Uncle Howard
2003 Movie
5.1
The Secret
as Frank
2002 Movie
7.3
The Falklands Play
as Adm. of the Fleet Sir Terence Lewin
2002 Movie
7.2
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
as Sir Hugh Dalrymple
1999 Movie
7.1
Persuasion
as Admiral Croft
1995 Movie
Hilary
as Dad (voice)
1995 Movie
6.2
Fatherland
as Luther
1994 Movie
4.9
Dragonworld
as Lester MacIntyre
1994 Movie
A Pinch of Snuff
as Godfrey Blengdale
1994 Movie
5.9
The Trial
as Herr Deimen
1993 Movie
5.3
Leon the Pig Farmer
as Vitelli
1993 Movie
6.6
Wuthering Heights
as Thomas Earnshaw
1992 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John Woodvine.
5.6
Decline and Fall
as Master of the College • 1 eps
2017 Series
8.2
The Crown
as Archbishop of York • 4 eps
2016 Series
7.0
The Musketeers
as Abbot • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.0
Hebburn
as Arthur • 13 eps
2012 Series
7.4
Vera
as Alan Kenworthy • 1 eps
2011 Series
6.0
Never Better
1 eps
2008 Series
7.6
Shameless
as Neville • 1 eps
2004 Series
5.8
Bob & Rose
as William Gossage • 6 eps
2001 Series
7.5
Midsomer Murders
as Sir Harry Chatwyn • 1 eps
1997 Series
5.0
Oliver's Travels
1 eps
1995 Series
7.0
Finney
as Bobo Sr. • 6 eps
1994 Series
10.0
Faith
as Boss • 2 eps
1994 Series
6.1
Peak Practice
as Jackie Brown • 3 eps
1993 Series
7.1
Heartbeat
as Frank Armstrong • 1 eps
1992 Series
6.0
Performance
as Earl of Warwick • 1 eps
1991 Series
The Second Russian Revolution
as Self - Narrator (voice) • 8 eps
1991 Series
7.7
Civvies
1 eps
1991 Series
7.0
Spender
as Berry • 1 eps
1991 Series
6.0
The Chief
as Terence Oglivy • 1 eps
1990 Series
5.0
A Tale of Two Cities
as Attorney General • 1 eps
1989 Series
6.6
Chelmsford 123
as Psychiatrist • 1 eps
1988 Series
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
as Ruggio Ruggeri / Henry IV / Leone • 1 eps
1988 Series
7.4
The New Statesman
as Sir Malachi Jellicoe • 1 eps
1987 Series
5.0
Knights of God
13 eps
1987 Series