Known For
Acting
Known Credits
41
Gender
Male
Birthday
July 7, 1932 (94 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
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).
| 1996 | Rasputinas Grand Duke Serge | |
| 1995 | Bugsas | |
| 1993 | Frank Stubbs Promotesas Peter Dagenham | |
| 1992 | Heartbeatas Hunter | |
| 1992 | The Power of Oneas Afrikaner Minister | |
| 1990 | Jeeves and Woosteras Spode | |
| 1989 | The Return of Sam McCloudas McFarland | |
| 1989 | The Spirit of Manas Mondor | |
| 1986 | Girls School Screamersas Bruce | |
| 1985 | Number Oneas Car Repossessor | |
| 1984 | The Billas | |
| 1983 | Doubting Thomasas Pontius Pilate | |
| 1976 | Lorna Dooneas | |
| 1976 | The Slipper and the Roseas Major Domo | |
| 1974 | Churchill's Peopleas Sir Walter Raleigh | |
| 1974 | Fall of Eaglesas Prince Mirsky | |
| 1973 | A Place to Dieas Bart | |
| 1973 | Thrilleras Bart | |
| 1972 | New Scotland Yardas Sam Abbott | |
| 1971 | Justiceas Greg Carson | |
| 1970 | When The Bell Tollsas Tego | |
| 1969 | Captain Nemo and the Underwater Cityas Joab | |
| 1969 | Christ Recrucifiedas Panayotaros | |
| 1969 | Codename: Portcullisas Roger Cooper | |
| 1969 | The Main Chanceas Acting Supt. Grover | |
| 1968 | The Championsas Lt. Cmdr. Street | |
| 1968 | Nanaas Auguste Mignon | |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouseas Jimmy Fitch | |
| 1964 | The Black Tormentas Sir Richard Fordyke | |
| 1964 | Theatre 625as Dave | |
| 1963 | The Ten Gladiatorsas | |
| 1963 | The Sentimental Agentas Bill Randall | |
| 1963 | Sammy Going Southas Heneker | |
| 1962 | Stork Talkas | |
| 1962 | The Saintas Cord Thrandel | |
| 1962 | Zero Oneas | |
| 1962 | Corrigan Blakeas | |
| 1961 | Petticoat Piratesas Lt. Michael Pattinson | |
| 1959 | International Detectiveas Tony Stanton | |
| 1959 | Knight Errant Limitedas Adam Knight | |
| 1959 | The Giant Behemothas John |