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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.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Legend of Tarzan
Character:Lord Knutsford
Release Date:29/06/2016
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Character:Sir John Falstaff
Release Date:27/06/2011
Angel
Character:Lord Norley
Release Date:17/02/2007
Sword of Honour
Character:Doctor
Release Date:02/01/2001
The Tichborne Claimant
Character:Gibbes
Release Date:12/11/1999
Treasure Island
Character:Squire Trelawney
Release Date:01/01/1999
Hard Times
Character:Slackbridge
Release Date:29/04/1994
Thatcher: The Final Days
Character:George Younger
Release Date:11/09/1991
The Black Velvet Gown
Character:Anthony Gallington
Release Date:02/06/1991
Where There's a Will
Character:Terence Hill
Release Date:18/08/1989
Cyrano de Bergerac
Character:Montfleury
Release Date:26/07/1985
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Character:Prince Kazbeki
Release Date:01/01/1985
The Plague Dogs
Character:Rowf (voice)
Release Date:01/10/1982
A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
Character:Mr Porter
Release Date:20/01/1981
Hawk the Slayer
Character:Fitzwalter
Release Date:27/08/1980
The Executioner
Character:Rabbi
Release Date:17/04/1980
Donkeys' Years
Character:Norman Tate
Release Date:01/01/1980
Hanging Around
Character:Harold
Release Date:02/10/1978
The Limbo Connection
Character:Det. Chief Insp. Tarrant
Release Date:02/05/1978
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang
Character:Henry Gordon Jago
Release Date:02/04/1977
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Character:Charmolue
Release Date:30/12/1976
Brief Encounter
Character:Porter
Release Date:04/01/1976
Mr. Garrick and Mrs. Woffington
Character:Mr. Johnson
Release Date:16/05/1975
In the Steps of a Dead Man
Character:Medical Officer
Release Date:27/05/1974
Baffled!
Character:Verelli
Release Date:11/04/1973
Døden i gatene
Character:
Release Date:08/10/1970
Junket 89
Character:
Release Date:09/09/1970
Doctor Who: Inferno
Character:Sir Keith Gold
Release Date:09/05/1970
Ring of Bright Water
Character:Fishmonger
Release Date:18/06/1969
The Tycoon
Character:Gerald
Release Date:30/12/1968
Koroshi
Character:Potter
Release Date:28/11/1968
Seven Times Seven
Character:Maitre D
Release Date:25/04/1968
The Brahmin Widow
Character:Niaz Ali Beg
Release Date:08/04/1968
Love's Labour's Lost
Character:Don Adriano de Armado
Release Date:06/05/1965
Television Appearances
Doctor Who
Character:Colonel Hugh
Rosemary & Thyme
Character:Trevor Squires
Foyle's War
Character:Brigadier Harcourt
Judge John Deed
Character:Steve Gaydon
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
Character:Troll Manager
Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round
Character:
The Last Salute
Character:Sir Gilbert
Midsomer Murders
Character:Harvey Crane
Pride and Prejudice
Character:Sir William Lucas
Magic Grandad
Character:Sir John Gage
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Character:Duke Frederick / Corin (voice)
Heartbeat
Character:Oliver Ridley
Maigret
Character:Guillaume Serre
Anything More Would Be Greedy
Character:
Young Charlie Chaplin
Character:Captain Hindom
Campion
Character:Coroner
A Gentleman's Club
Character:Willie
Inspector Morse
Character:Professor Furlong
The Diary of Anne Frank
Character:Mr. Hans Van Daan
Casualty
Character:Henry Lindall
Call Me Mister
Character:
Lovejoy
Character:Walid
Yes, Prime Minister
Character:
Theatre Night
Character:Anselme
Dempsey and Makepeace
Character:Sam Powell
Sherlock Holmes
Character:Dr. Huxtable
Brass
Character:Sir Dudley Tilstock
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Character:
Shine on Harvey Moon
Character:Mr. Hartley
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Character:Air Ministry Official
Therese Raquin
Character:Chief Clerk
Minder
Character:Mr. Rushmer
Shoestring
Character:
Dick Turpin
Character:Sir John Glutton
The Sandbaggers
Character:
Scorpion Tales
Character:Arab
Armchair Thriller
Character:Det. Inspector Tarrant
Wilde Alliance
Character:Miller
Target
Character:Painter
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
Character:Tozer
Gangsters
Character:Assistant managing director
Rumpole of the Bailey
Character:
Get Some In!
Character:Sergeant Foot
Poldark
Character:Sir Hugh Bodrugan
My Son Reuben
Character:
Angels
Character:
Churchill's People
Character:Peter
Father Brown
Character:Jukes
Thriller
Character:Medical Officer
The Strauss Family
Character:Dommayer
Crown Court
Character:Dr. Hayward
Crown Court
Character:Charles Percival
Crown Court
Character:Det. Supt. Brotherton
The Protectors
Character:Banker
Van der Valk
Character:Mulder
The Onedin Line
Character:Said Ben Salim
Upstairs, Downstairs
Character:Max Weinberg
Jason King
Character:
Budgie
Character:Claude
Play for Today
Character:Mr Porter
Play for Today
Character:Rabbi
Ace of Wands
Character:Falk
Paul Temple
Character:
Softly Softly: Task Force
Character:Chief Immigration Officer Ingrams
Softly Softly: Task Force
Character:Civil Servant
Hadleigh
Character:Oberman
Late Night Horror
Character:Algy Somerville
The Prisoner
Character:Potter
The Prisoner
Character:Labour Exchange Manager
The Prisoner
Character:Number Two's Assistant
Quick Before They Catch Us
Character:
BBC Play of the Month
Character:A Cobbler
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Ed Keller
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Dr. Relling
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Character:Dr. Warren Burrows
The Man in Room 17
Character:Chief Supt. Craythorpe
The Wednesday Play
Character:Dan Royston
Theatre 625
Character:Mr Rushton
Detective
Character:Rodier
Doctor Who
Character:Jago
Doctor Who
Character:Sir Keith Gold
The Saint
Character:Fish
Z-Cars
Character:
The Avengers
Character:Whittle
The Avengers
Character:Swindin
The Avengers
Character:J. J. Hooter
Danger Man
Character:Potter
Armchair Theatre
Character:Rabbi Levy
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Porter
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