
John Bennett was educated at Bradfield College in Berkshire, then trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, followed by a wide repertory theatre experience including Bromley, Bristol Old Vic, Dundee, the Edinburgh Festival and Watford before going to London's West End. Often cast as a villain, Bennett had many roles on television including Market in Honey Lane, Porridge, Survivors, The Avengers, Strange Report, Bergerac, The Professionals and four episodes of The Saint. He also appeared in several films including The Fifth Element and The Pianist. He also had an extensive stage career. Away from acting, Bennet was an enthusiastic amateur flier and an accomplished glider pilot. He died in 2005, aged 76.

as Chang Lee (archive footage)

as Mr Resurrection

as Dr. Ehrlich

as Adulation #4

as Actor

as Medical Officer (archive footage)

as Mr. Henshaw

as The Registrar

as Priest

as Officer Laskau

as Father Redstone

as Doctor

as Dr Schulman

as Sigmund Freud

as Corcyran Representative

as Chief Constable

as Uncle Irwin Carlinsky

as Jules

as Chaplain / Father

as Orlov

as Mr. Rath

as Don (voice)

as Kleinmann

as Messenger

as Barnsby ("Murder at Midnight")

as Liftchick

as Aaron Lazar

as Captain Holly (voice)

as Dr Robbins

as Servant

as Li H'sen Chang

as Inquisitor & Psychiatrist

as Salool

as General Finch

as Joseph Goebbels

as Patel

as Geoff Bridges

as Wriothesley

as Detective Inspector Holloway (segment "Framework Story")

as Dr. Singh

as Pseudolus' mark

as Poker Player

as Waiter (uncredited)

as Arab Sheik (uncredited)

as Penal Colony Guard (uncredited)

as Thomas

as Pete

as Undercover Detective (uncredited)

as Zagornetz

as Zagornetz

as Policeman (uncredited)

as Spider

as Waiter