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John Turner

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
41

Gender
Male

Birthday
July 7, 1932 (94 years old)

Place of Birth
London, England, UK

John Turner

Biography

John Turner (born 7 July 1932) is a British television and film actor. One of Turner's most recognisable roles was that of Roderick Spode (6 episodes, 1991–1993) in the ITV television series Jeeves and Wooster, based on the P. G. Wodehouse novels. He had performed the same role earlier in his career at Her Majesty's Theatre, London in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical flop Jeeves. At the Prince Edward Theatre he performed in the role of Juan Perón in the musical theatre show Evita. He later returned to the West End playing Molokov in Tim Rice’s Chess. He also portrayed Charlemagne in the original West End cast of Pippin at His Majesty's Theatre.

Turner made his television debut in 1957, playing a hillbilly in Operation Fracture.

In 1963 he appeared in 5/13 episodes of The Sentimental Agent as Bill Randall and in four episodes replaced the lead character played by Carlos Thompson.

In a career that lasted more than 40 years, he also appeared in 36 episodes of Knight Errant Limited as Adam Knight (1959–1960), as well as in episodes of Z-Cars (1967), The Saint (1968), The Champions (1968), Fall of Eagles (1974), the TV mini series Lorna Doone (1976), Heartbeat (1992), The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (1999) and The Bill (2000).

Film roles include John in Behemoth the Sea Monster (1959), Lieutenant Pattinson in Petticoat Pirates (1961), Sir Richard Fordyke in The Black Torment (1964), Joab in Captain Nemo and the Underwater City (1969), The Major-domo in The Slipper and the Rose (1976), the Afrikaner Minister in The Power of One (1992), Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny (1996) and Lord Lot in Merlin (1998).

Known For

Acting

1996Rasputinas Grand Duke Serge
1995Bugsas
1993Frank Stubbs Promotesas Peter Dagenham
1992Heartbeatas Hunter
1992The Power of Oneas Afrikaner Minister
1990Jeeves and Woosteras Spode
1989The Return of Sam McCloudas McFarland
1989The Spirit of Manas Mondor
1986Girls School Screamersas Bruce
1985Number Oneas Car Repossessor
1984The Billas
1983Doubting Thomasas Pontius Pilate
1976Lorna Dooneas
1976The Slipper and the Roseas Major Domo
1974Churchill's Peopleas Sir Walter Raleigh
1974Fall of Eaglesas Prince Mirsky
1973A Place to Dieas Bart
1973Thrilleras Bart
1972New Scotland Yardas Sam Abbott
1971Justiceas Greg Carson
1970When The Bell Tollsas Tego
1969Captain Nemo and the Underwater Cityas Joab
1969Christ Recrucifiedas Panayotaros
1969Codename: Portcullisas Roger Cooper
1969The Main Chanceas Acting Supt. Grover
1968The Championsas Lt. Cmdr. Street
1968Nanaas Auguste Mignon
1967ITV Playhouseas Jimmy Fitch
1964The Black Tormentas Sir Richard Fordyke
1964Theatre 625as Dave
1963The Ten Gladiatorsas
1963The Sentimental Agentas Bill Randall
1963Sammy Going Southas Heneker
1962Stork Talkas
1962The Saintas Cord Thrandel
1962Zero Oneas
1962Corrigan Blakeas
1961Petticoat Piratesas Lt. Michael Pattinson
1959International Detectiveas Tony Stanton
1959Knight Errant Limitedas Adam Knight
1959The Giant Behemothas John

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