Christopher Benjamin
Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christopher Benjamin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .
Known for
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movieThe Legend of Tarzan
2016
Lord Knutsford
movieThe Merry Wives of Windsor
2011
Sir John Falstaff
movieAngel
2007
Lord Norley
tvDoctor Who
2005
Colonel Hugh
Looking for Victoria
2003
Lord Stanley
tvRosemary & Thyme
2003
Trevor Squires
tvFoyle's War
2002
Brigadier Harcourt
tvJudge John Deed
2001
Steve Gaydon
movieSword of Honour
2001
Doctor
tvThe Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
1999
Troll Manager
movieTreasure Island
1999
Squire Trelawney
The Last Salute
1998
Sir Gilbert
tvMidsomer Murders
1997
Harvey Crane
tvPride and Prejudice
1995
Sir William Lucas
movieHard Times
1994
Slackbridge
Magic Grandad
1993
Sir John Gage
tvShakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992
Duke Frederick / Corin (voice)
tvHeartbeat
1992
Oliver Ridley
tvMaigret
1992
Guillaume Serre
movieThatcher: The Final Days
1991
George Younger
movieThe Black Velvet Gown
1991
Anthony Gallington
tvYoung Charlie Chaplin
1989
Captain Hindom
tvCampion
1989
Coroner
tvInspector Morse
1987
Professor Furlong
tvThe Diary of Anne Frank
1987
Mr. Hans Van Daan
tvCasualty
1986
Henry Lindall
tvThe Return of Sherlock Holmes
1986
Dr Huxtable
tvLovejoy
1986
Walid
tvTheatre Night
1985
Anselme
tvDempsey and Makepeace
1985
Sam Powell
movieThe Caucasian Chalk Circle
1985
Prince Kazbeki
tvSherlock Holmes
1984
Dr. Huxtable
tvBrass
1983
Sir Dudley Tilstock
movieThe Plague Dogs
1982
Rowf (voice)
tvShine on Harvey Moon
1982
Mr. Hartley
tvIt Takes a Worried Man
1981
The Old Man
tvWinston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981
Air Ministry Official
movieHawk the Slayer
1980
Fitzwalter
tvTherese Raquin
1980
Chief Clerk
Donkeys' Years
1980
Norman Tate
tvMinder
1979
Mr. Rushmer
tvShoestring
1979
Leacock
tvDick Turpin
1979
Sir John Glutton
movieHanging Around
1978
Harold
tvThe Sandbaggers
1978
David Follett
The Limbo Connection
1978
Det. Chief Insp. Tarrant
tvArmchair Thriller
1978
Det. Inspector Tarrant
tvWilde Alliance
1978
Miller
tvTarget
1977
Painter
movieDoctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang
1977
Henry Gordon Jago
movieThe Hunchback of Notre Dame
1976
Charmolue
tvGangsters
1976
Assistant managing director
movieBrief Encounter
1976
Porter
tvGet Some In!
1975
Sergeant Foot
tvPoldark
1975
Sir Hugh Bodrugan
tvShades of Greene
1975
Adamson
tvFather Brown
1974
Jukes
movieIn the Steps of a Dead Man
1974
Medical Officer
tvThriller
1973
Medical Officer
movieBaffled!
1973
Verelli
tvThe Strauss Family
1972
Dommayer
tvCrown Court
1972
Dr. Hayward / Charles Percival / Det. Supt. Brotherton
tvThe Protectors
1972
Banker
tvVan der Valk
1972
Mulder
tvNew Scotland Yard
1972
Mr Foster
tvThe Onedin Line
1971
Said Ben Salim
tvUpstairs, Downstairs
1971
Max Weinberg
tvBudgie
1971
Claude
movieThe Wild Duck
1971
Doctor Relling
tvPlay for Today
1970
Mr Porter / Rabbi
movieDoctor Who: Inferno
1970
Sir Keith Gold
tvSoftly Softly: Task Force
1969
Chief Immigration Officer Ingrams / Civil Servant
tvHadleigh
1969
Oberman
movieRing of Bright Water
1969
Fishmonger
movieKoroshi
1968
Potter
movieThe Kiss of Blood
1968
Algy Somerville
movieSeven Times Seven
1968
Maitre D
tvLate Night Horror
1968
Algy Somerville
The Brahmin Widow
1968
Niaz Ali Beg
tvThe Prisoner
1967
Potter / Labour Exchange Manager / Number Two's Assistant
tvBBC Play of the Month
1965
A Cobbler / Ed Keller / Dr. Relling
tvThirty-Minute Theatre
1965
Dr. Warren Burrows
tvThe Man in Room 17
1965
Chief Supt. Craythorpe
movieLove's Labour's Lost
1965
Don Adriano de Armado
tvThe Wednesday Play
1964
Dan Royston
tvTheatre 625
1964
Mr Rushton
tvDetective
1964
Rodier / Ralph Demartino
tvDoctor Who
1963
Jago / Sir Keith Gold
tvThe Saint
1962
Fish
tvThe Avengers
1961
Whittle / Swindin / J. J. Hooter
tvDanger Man
1960
Potter
tvArmchair Theatre
1956
Rabbi Levy
