Acting credits
97
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Christopher Benjamin
Acting
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Movies: 28Series: 69
TMDB ID: 94021
IMDb ID: nm0071290
Known for: Acting
Born: December 27, 1934
Died: January 10, 2025
Age: 90
Place of birth: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 2016
Years active: 66
Average TMDB rating: 7.09
Wikidata: Q2966550
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Christopher Benjamin was a British actor, born 27 December 1934 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. He died on January 15th 2025, aged 90. He was 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 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. .
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Christopher Benjamin.
5.9
The Legend of Tarzan
as Lord Knutsford
2016 Movie
5.7
The Merry Wives of Windsor
as Sir John Falstaff
2011 Movie
5.5
Angel
as Lord Norley
2007 Movie
5.6
Sword of Honour
as Doctor
2001 Movie
8.0
The Tichborne Claimant
as Gibbes
1999 Movie
5.0
Treasure Island
as Squire Trelawney
1999 Movie
7.0
Hard Times
as Slackbridge
1994 Movie
6.5
Thatcher: The Final Days
as George Younger
1991 Movie
5.4
The Black Velvet Gown
as Anthony Gallington
1991 Movie
4.3
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
as McKinnon
1990 Movie
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
as Prince Kazbeki
1985 Movie
7.8
The Plague Dogs
as Rowf (voice)
1982 Movie
A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
as Mr Porter
1981 Movie
4.8
Hawk the Slayer
as Fitzwalter
1980 Movie
The Executioner
as Rabbi
1980 Movie
Hanging Around
as Harold
1978 Movie
8.3
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang
as Henry Gordon Jago
1977 Movie
5.5
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Charmolue
1976 Movie
4.6
Brief Encounter
as Porter
1976 Movie
8.0
In the Steps of a Dead Man
as Medical Officer
1974 Movie
5.4
Baffled!
as Verelli
1973 Movie
Døden i gatene
1970 Movie
5.5
Junket 89
1970 Movie
8.6
Doctor Who: Inferno
as Sir Keith Gold
1970 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Christopher Benjamin.
7.6
Doctor Who
as Colonel Hugh • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.3
Rosemary & Thyme
as Trevor Squires • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.9
Foyle's War
as Brigadier Harcourt • 1 eps
2002 Series
6.7
Judge John Deed
as Steve Gaydon • 4 eps
2001 Series
6.9
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
as Troll Manager • 2 eps
1999 Series
6.0
Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round
1 eps
1998 Series
7.5
Midsomer Murders
as Harvey Crane • 1 eps
1997 Series
8.2
Pride and Prejudice
as Sir William Lucas • 3 eps
1995 Series
6.3
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
as Duke Frederick / Corin (voice) • 1 eps
1992 Series
7.1
Heartbeat
as Oliver Ridley • 1 eps
1992 Series
7.1
Maigret
as Guillaume Serre • 1 eps
1992 Series
Young Charlie Chaplin
as Captain Hindom • 1 eps
1989 Series
5.6
Campion
as Coroner • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.9
Inspector Morse
as Professor Furlong • 1 eps
1987 Series
7.0
The Diary of Anne Frank
as Mr. Hans Van Daan • 4 eps
1987 Series
6.2
Casualty
as Henry Lindall • 1 eps
1986 Series
5.0
Call Me Mister
1 eps
1986 Series
7.3
Lovejoy
as Walid • 1 eps
1986 Series
8.4
Yes, Prime Minister
1 eps
1986 Series
6.4
Dempsey and Makepeace
as Sam Powell • 1 eps
1985 Series
8.1
Sherlock Holmes
as Dr. Huxtable • 1 eps
1984 Series
5.8
Brass
as Sir Dudley Tilstock • 1 eps
1983 Series
7.0
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
10 eps
1982 Series
7.6
Shine on Harvey Moon
as Mr. Hartley • 2 eps
1982 Series