John Turner
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- 7 de julio de 1932 · London, England, UK
Biografía
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).
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Filmografía
- Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney · En persona
- Rasputin · Grand Duke Serge
- Bugs
- Frank Stubbs Promotes · Peter Dagenham
- Heartbeat · Hunter
- La fuerza de uno · Afrikaner Minister
- Jeeves and Wooster · Spode
- The Return of Sam McCloud · McFarland
- The Spirit of Man · Mondor
- Gritos de agonía · Bruce
- Number One · Car Repossessor
- The Bill
- Doubting Thomas · Pontius Pilate
- Lorna Doone
- La zapatilla y la rosa: La historia de Cenicienta · Major Domo
- Churchill's People · Sir Walter Raleigh
- La caída de las águilas · Prince Mirsky
- A Place to Die · Bart
- Thriller · Bart
- New Scotland Yard · Sam Abbott
- Justice · Greg Carson
- Las ocho campanadas · Tego
- La ciudad de oro del capitán Nemo · Joab
- Ο Χριστός Ξανασταυρώνεται · Panayotaros
- Codename: Portcullis · Roger Cooper
- The Main Chance · Acting Supt. Grover
- Los invencibles de Némesis · Lt. Cmdr. Street
- Nana · Auguste Mignon
- Μια μέρα, ο πατέρας μου
- ITV Playhouse · Jimmy Fitch
- Horror en la mansión Fordyke · Sir Richard Fordyke
- Theatre 625 · Dave
- I dieci gladiatori
- The Sentimental Agent · Bill Randall
- Sammy, huida hacia el sur · Heneker
- Stork Talk
- El santo · Cord Thrandel
- Zero One
- Corrigan Blake
- Petticoat Pirates · Lt. Michael Pattinson
- International Detective · Tony Stanton
- Knight Errant Limited · Adam Knight
- El monstruo submarino · John