Christopher Benjamin
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Christopher Benjamin is a British actor, born 27 December 1934 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. He is 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 has 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
Credits
- 2016 · The Legend of Tarzan as Lord Knutsford
- 2011 · The Merry Wives of Windsor as Sir John Falstaff
- 2007 · Angel as Lord Norley
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Colonel Hugh
- 2002 · Foyle's War as
- 2001 · Judge John Deed as
- 2001 · Sword of Honour as Doctor
- 1999 · The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns as Troll Manager
- 1999 · Treasure Island as Squire Trelawney
- 1998 · The Tichborne Claimant as Gibbes
- 1998 · Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round as
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Harvey Crane
- 1995 · Pride and Prejudice as Sir William Lucas
- 1994 · Hard Times as Slackbridge
- 1993 · Magic Grandad as Sir John Gage
- 1992 · Shakespeare: The Animated Tales as Duke Frederick / Corin (voice)
- 1992 · Heartbeat as Oliver Ridley
- 1992 · Maigret as
- 1991 · Thatcher: The Final Days as George Younger
- 1991 · The Black Velvet Gown as Anthony Gallington
- 1989 · Anything More Would Be Greedy as
- 1989 · Young Charlie Chaplin as Captain Hindom
- 1989 · Campion as Coroner
- 1988 · A Gentleman's Club as
- 1987 · Inspector Morse as Professor Furlong
- 1987 · The Diary of Anne Frank as Mr. Hans Van Daan
- 1986 · Casualty as Henry Lindall
- 1986 · Call Me Mister as
- 1986 · Lovejoy as Walid
- 1986 · Yes, Prime Minister as
- 1985 · Cyrano de Bergerac as Montfleury
- 1985 · Dempsey and Makepeace as Sam Powell
- 1985 · The Caucasian Chalk Circle as Prince Kazbeki
- 1984 · Sherlock Holmes as Dr. Huxtable
- 1982 · The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby as
- 1982 · The Plague Dogs as Rowf (voice)
- 1981 · A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado as Mr Porter
- 1980 · Hawk the Slayer as Fitzwalter
- 1980 · The Executioner as Rabbi
- 1980 · Therese Raquin as Chief Clerk
- 1980 · Donkeys' Years as Norman Tate
- 1979 · Minder as Mr. Rushmer
- 1979 · Shoestring as
- 1979 · Dick Turpin as
- 1978 · Hanging Around as Harold
- 1978 · The Sandbaggers as
- 1978 · Armchair Thriller as Det. Inspector Tarrant
- 1977 · Target as
- 1977 · Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang as Henry Gordon Jago
- 1976 · The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Charmolue
- 1975 · Rumpole of the Bailey as
- 1975 · Get Some In! as
- 1975 · Poldark as Sir Hugh Bodrugan
- 1975 · My Son Reuben as
- 1975 · Angels as
- 1974 · Brief Encounter as Porter
- 1974 · Father Brown as
- 1974 · In the Steps of a Dead Man as Medical Officer
- 1973 · Thriller as Medical Officer
- 1973 · Baffled! as Verelli
- 1972 · Crown Court as Dr. Hayward
- 1972 · Crown Court as Charles Percival
- 1972 · Crown Court as Det. Supt. Brotherton
- 1972 · The Protectors as Banker
- 1972 · Van der Valk as Mulder
- 1971 · The Onedin Line as Said Ben Salim
- 1971 · Upstairs, Downstairs as Max Weinberg
- 1971 · Jason King as
- 1971 · Budgie as Claude
- 1970 · Play for Today as Mr Porter
- 1970 · Døden i gatene as
- 1970 · Junket 89 as
- 1970 · Ace of Wands as
- 1970 · Doctor Who: Inferno as Sir Keith Gold
- 1969 · Paul Temple as
- 1969 · Ring of Bright Water as Fishmonger
- 1968 · The Tycoon as Gerald
- 1968 · The Brahmin Widow as Niaz Ali Beg
- 1967 · The Prisoner as Potter
- 1967 · The Prisoner as Labour Exchange Manager
- 1967 · The Prisoner as Number Two's Assistant
- 1966 · Quick Before They Catch Us as
- 1965 · BBC Play of the Month as A Cobbler
- 1965 · BBC Play of the Month as Dr. Relling
- 1965 · The Man In Room 17 as Chief Supt. Craythorpe
- 1965 · Love's Labour's Lost as Don Adriano de Armado
- 1964 · Detective as
- 1963 · Doctor Who as Jago
- 1963 · Doctor Who as Sir Keith Gold
- 1962 · The Saint as Fish
- 1962 · Z-Cars as
- 1961 · The Avengers as Whittle
- 1961 · The Avengers as Swindin
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Porter