Acting

John Westbrook

Born November 1, 1922 · Teignmouth, England, UK

Died June 16, 1989 · aged 66

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Westbrook (1 November 1922 - 16 June 1989) was an English actor. Born in Teignmouth, Devon, John Westbrook worked mainly in theatre and in radio. He also made occasional film and television appearances. His most famous role was as Christopher Gough in Roger Corman's The Tomb of Ligeia. Noted for his deep, mellifluous voice, he also recorded radio pla…

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The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings · 1978

The Lord of the Rings

MovieAdventureAnimation

Young Hobbit Frodo Baggins is thrown into an amazing adventure when he's tasked with destroying the One Ring, created by the dark lord Sauron. Frodo must travel in a small fellowship of nine warriors and accomplices. But it won't be an easy journey for the Fellowship of the Ring, on the ultimate quest to rid Middle-earth of evil.

The Tomb of Ligeia

The Tomb of Ligeia · 1964

The Tomb of Ligeia

MovieHorrorDrama

Verden Fell is shattered after the death of his lovely wife. But, after an unexpected encounter with Lady Rowena Trevanion, Fell soon finds himself married again. Nevertheless, his late wife's spirit seems to hang over the dilapidated abbey that Fell shares with his new bride. Lady Rowena senses that something is amiss and, when she investigates, makes a horrifying discovery -- learning that Fell's dead wife is closer than she ever imagined possible.

Room at the Top

Room at the Top · 1958

Room at the Top

MovieDramaRomance

An ambitious young accountant schemes to wed a wealthy factory owner's daughter, despite falling in love with a married older woman.

The Masque of the Red Death

The Masque of the Red Death · 1964

The Masque of the Red Death

MovieDramaHorror

A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land.

North Sea Hijack

North Sea Hijack · 1980

North Sea Hijack

MovieActionAdventure

When terrorists take over two oil rigs, and threaten to blow them up if their demands are not met, an eccentric anti-terrorism expert volunteers his unique commando unit to stop them.

There Is Another Sun

There Is Another Sun · 1951

There Is Another Sun

Story of romance between a young boxer in fairground boxing booth and a chorus girl, and how 'Racer', a 'Wall of Death' rider in the same fairground, involves them in a robbery.

Foxhole in Cairo

Foxhole in Cairo · 1960

Foxhole in Cairo

A German spy in Cairo must report back to Rommel with information on British positions.

Let There Be Light

Let There Be Light · 1970

Let There Be Light

What was it like to go to school 100 years ago?

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The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings · 1978

The Lord of the Rings

MovieAdventureAnimation

Young Hobbit Frodo Baggins is thrown into an amazing adventure when he's tasked with destroying the One Ring, created by the dark lord Sauron. Frodo must travel in a small fellowship of nine warriors and accomplices. But it won't be an easy journey for the Fellowship of the Ring, on the ultimate quest to rid Middle-earth of evil.

Treebeard (voice)

The Tomb of Ligeia

The Tomb of Ligeia · 1964

The Tomb of Ligeia

MovieHorrorDrama

Verden Fell is shattered after the death of his lovely wife. But, after an unexpected encounter with Lady Rowena Trevanion, Fell soon finds himself married again. Nevertheless, his late wife's spirit seems to hang over the dilapidated abbey that Fell shares with his new bride. Lady Rowena senses that something is amiss and, when she investigates, makes a horrifying discovery -- learning that Fell's dead wife is closer than she ever imagined possible.

Christopher Gough

Room at the Top

Room at the Top · 1958

Room at the Top

MovieDramaRomance

An ambitious young accountant schemes to wed a wealthy factory owner's daughter, despite falling in love with a married older woman.

Jack Wales

The Masque of the Red Death

The Masque of the Red Death · 1964

The Masque of the Red Death

MovieDramaHorror

A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land.

The Man in Red

North Sea Hijack

North Sea Hijack · 1980

North Sea Hijack

MovieActionAdventure

When terrorists take over two oil rigs, and threaten to blow them up if their demands are not met, an eccentric anti-terrorism expert volunteers his unique commando unit to stop them.

Dawnay

There Is Another Sun

There Is Another Sun · 1951

There Is Another Sun

Story of romance between a young boxer in fairground boxing booth and a chorus girl, and how 'Racer', a 'Wall of Death' rider in the same fairground, involves them in a robbery.

Detective

Foxhole in Cairo

Foxhole in Cairo · 1960

Foxhole in Cairo

A German spy in Cairo must report back to Rommel with information on British positions.

Roger

Let There Be Light

Let There Be Light · 1970

Let There Be Light

What was it like to go to school 100 years ago?

Inspector

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream · 1958

A Midsummer Night's Dream

MovieDramaFantasy

Mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.

Theseus

The Breakthrough

The Breakthrough · 1975

The Breakthrough

MovieTV MovieDrama

An adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's 1966 short story of the same title, broadcast as part of the BBC's "BBC2 Playhouse".

Voice of Charon One

Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery

Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery · 1974

Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery

MovieMysteryTV Movie

While Holmes is away recuperating, Watson is left to help a damsel in distress.

Bradshaw

A Prize of Arms

A Prize of Arms · 1962

A Prize of Arms

MovieCrimeDrama

A criminal gang sets out to pull off the heist of a large army payroll.

Capt. Stafford

The Dress

The Dress · 1984

A BAFTA award winning drama about a mistake when buying a dress for his mistress leads Howard to look again at his wife.

Matthew

Six Characters in Search of an Author

Six Characters in Search of an Author · 1977

Six Characters in Search of an Author

An acting company prepares to rehearse the play The Rules of the Game by Luigi Pirandello. As the rehearsal is about to begin, they are interrupted by the arrival of six strange people. The Director, furious at the interruption, demands an explanation. The Father explains that they are unfinished characters in search of an author to finish their story...

Leading Man

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month · 1965

BBC Play of the Month

A BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983.

Brigadier General Barrington

Playhouse

Playhouse · 1974

A one-hour anthology television series of one-off contemporary and classic dramas produced by the BBC.

Charon One (voice)

Blake's 7

Blake's 7 · 1978

SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

A group of convicts and outcasts fight a guerrilla war against the totalitarian Terran Federation from a highly advanced alien spaceship.

Muller

The Main Chance

The Main Chance · 1969

The Main Chance

The Main Chance was a British television series which first aired on ITV between 1969,1970,1972 and 1975. A drama, it depicts the sudden transformation in the life of solicitor David Main who relocates from London to Leeds.

Charles Wainwright

Justice

Justice · 1971

Justice is a British drama television series which originally aired on ITV in 39 hour-long episodes between 8 August 1971 and 16 October 1974. Margaret Lockwood stars as Harriet Peterson a female barrister in the North of England. It was made by Yorkshire Television and was based loosely on Justice Is a Woman, an episode of ITV Playhouse broadcast in 1969 in which Lockwood had previously also played a barrister. The theme music was Crown Imperial by William Walton.

Jonathan Osmond Q.C.

The Edwardians

The Edwardians · 1972

The Edwardians is an eight-part miniseries broadcast in 1972–73. An anthology, each 90-minute episode explores influential figure(s) of the Edwardian era: Charles Rolls and Henry Royce; Horatio Bottomley; E. Nesbit; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; Robert Baden-Powell; Marie Lloyd; Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick; and David Lloyd George.

Allenby

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill · 1974

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

Lee Remick stars as Jennie Jerome, born in the United States in 1845, who eventually became Lady Randolph Churchill, and gave birth to Sir Winston Churchill in this seven-part, seven-hour biographical mini-series.

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre · 1956

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and later by Thames Television from mid-1968.

Maurice Aubert