
John Rolfe
John Richard Rolfe (1935 – 12 August 2020) was a British actor. He was named after the colonist who married Pocahontas in Jamestown, Virginia. His stage work includes appearances at the Bristol Old Vic and with the RSC.His television credits include: Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, Adam Adamant Lives!, The First Lady, Softly, Softly, Doctor Who (in the serials The War Machines, The Moonbase and The Green Death), Paul Temple, The Troubleshooters, Out of the Unknown, The Regiment, Spy Trap, Warship, Oil Strike North, Survivors, Blake's 7, Minder, Secret Army, The Enigma Files, Yes Minister, One by One, Howards' Way and The House of Eliott. He did the first, moustached and spectacled postman in "Mr. Bean Rides Again" (he played the postman seen before Mr. Bean got locked in the letterbox after he stole a lady's stamp for his own letter). He also played Graham in the 1980 film McVicar, starring Roger Daltrey. In 1994 he guest starred in The Bill.
Known For
Credits
- 1995 · The World of Lee Evans as Station Manager
- 1991 · The House of Eliott as Doctor
- 1990 · Mr. Bean as Postman
- 1985 · Howards' Way as James Sinclair
- 1985 · EastEnders as Alec Carter
- 1981 · Kessler as Inspector
- 1981 · Bergerac as Bank Manager
- 1981 · Days as Teacher
- 1980 · McVicar as Graham
- 1980 · Murder Rap as Doctor
- 1979 · Minder as Collin
- 1979 · Terry and June as Arthur
- 1979 · Danger UXB as Fire Officer
- 1978 · Return of the Saint as Doland
- 1978 · Enemy at the Door as Unterwachtmeister Klaas
- 1978 · Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat as Other Man
- 1978 · Blake's 7 as Terloc
- 1977 · Secret Army as Weikmann
- 1975 · The Sweeney as Det. Chief Supt. Brookford
- 1974 · The Gift of Friendship as Daniels
- 1973 · Doctor Who: The Green Death as Fell
- 1972 · Sykes as Newspaper Reporter
- 1970 · Shadows of Fear as Man
- 1968 · The Expert as Tom Fanshaw
- 1967 · Doctor Who: The Moonbase as Sam
- 1966 · Doctor Who: The War Machines as Soldier
- 1964 · Cluff as
- 1963 · Doctor Who as Fell
- 1953 · Agib and Agab as