Christopher Benjamin
Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Christopher Benjamin was a British actor, born 27 December 1934 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. He died on January 15th 2025, aged 90. He was 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 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 .
TV Shows(80)
Doctor Who
Colonel Hugh
2005
Rosemary & Thyme
Trevor Squires
2003
Foyle's War
Brigadier Harcourt
2002
Judge John Deed
Steve Gaydon
2001
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
Troll Manager
1999
Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round
1998
The Last Salute
Sir Gilbert
1998
Midsomer Murders
Harvey Crane
1997
Pride and Prejudice
Sir William Lucas
1995
Magic Grandad
Sir John Gage
1993
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Duke Frederick / Corin (voice)
1992
Heartbeat
Oliver Ridley
1992
Maigret
Guillaume Serre
1992
The Strauss Dynasty
1991
Anything More Would Be Greedy
1989
Young Charlie Chaplin
Captain Hindom
1989
Campion
Coroner
1989
A Gentleman's Club
Willie
1988
Inspector Morse
Professor Furlong
1987
The Diary of Anne Frank
Mr. Hans Van Daan
1987
Casualty
Henry Lindall
1986
Call Me Mister
1986
Lovejoy
Walid
1986
Yes, Prime Minister
1986
Theatre Night
Anselme
1985
Dempsey and Makepeace
Sam Powell
1985
Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Huxtable
1984
Brass
Sir Dudley Tilstock
1983
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1982
Shine on Harvey Moon
Mr. Hartley
1982
It Takes a Worried Man
The Old Man
1981
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Air Ministry Official
1981
Therese Raquin
Chief Clerk
1980
Minder
Mr. Rushmer
1979
Shoestring
Leacock
1979
Dick Turpin
Sir John Glutton
1979
The Sandbaggers
David Follett
1978
Scorpion Tales
Arab
1978
Armchair Thriller
Det. Inspector Tarrant
1978
Wilde Alliance
Miller
1978
Target
Painter
1977
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
Tozer
1977
Gangsters
Assistant managing director
1976
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
Get Some In!
Sergeant Foot
1975
Poldark
Sir Hugh Bodrugan
1975
My Son Reuben
1975
Angels
1975
Churchill's People
Peter
1974
Father Brown
Jukes
1974
Thriller
Medical Officer
1973
The Strauss Family
Dommayer
1972
Crown Court
Dr. Hayward
1972
The Protectors
Banker
1972
Van der Valk
Mulder
1972
The Onedin Line
Said Ben Salim
1971
Upstairs, Downstairs
Max Weinberg
1971
Jason King
1971
Budgie
Claude
1971
Play for Today
Mr Porter
1970
Ace of Wands
Falk
1970
Paul Temple
1969
Softly Softly: Task Force
Chief Immigration Officer Ingrams
1969
Hadleigh
Oberman
1969
Late Night Horror
Algy Somerville
1968
The Prisoner
Potter
1967
Quick Before They Catch Us
1966
BBC Play of the Month
A Cobbler
1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Dr. Warren Burrows
1965
The Man in Room 17
Chief Supt. Craythorpe
1965
The Wednesday Play
Dan Royston
1964
Theatre 625
Mr Rushton
1964
Detective
Rodier
1964
Doctor Who
Jago
1963
The Saint
Fish
1962
Z-Cars
1962
The Avengers
Whittle
1961
Danger Man
Potter
1960
Armchair Theatre
Rabbi Levy
1956
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Porter
1951
Movies(36)
The Legend of Tarzan
Lord Knutsford
2016
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Sir John Falstaff
2011
Angel
Lord Norley
2007
Sword of Honour
Doctor
2001
The Tichborne Claimant
Gibbes
1999
Treasure Island
Squire Trelawney
1999
Hard Times
Slackbridge
1994
Thatcher: The Final Days
George Younger
1991
The Black Velvet Gown
Anthony Gallington
1991
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
McKinnon
1990
Where There's a Will
Terence Hill
1989
Cyrano de Bergerac
Montfleury
1985
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Prince Kazbeki
1985
The Plague Dogs
Rowf (voice)
1982
A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
Mr Porter
1981
Hawk the Slayer
Fitzwalter
1980
The Executioner
Rabbi
1980
Donkeys' Years
Norman Tate
1980
Hanging Around
Harold
1978
The Limbo Connection
Det. Chief Insp. Tarrant
1978
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang
Henry Gordon Jago
1977
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Charmolue
1976
Brief Encounter
Porter
1976
Mr. Garrick and Mrs. Woffington
Mr. Johnson
1975
In the Steps of a Dead Man
Medical Officer
1974
Baffled!
Verelli
1973
The Wild Duck
Doctor Relling
1971
Døden i gatene
1970
Junket 89
1970
Doctor Who: Inferno
Sir Keith Gold
1970
Ring of Bright Water
Fishmonger
1969
The Tycoon
Gerald
1968
Koroshi
Potter
1968
Seven Times Seven
Maitre D
1968
The Brahmin Widow
Niaz Ali Beg
1968
Love's Labour's Lost
Don Adriano de Armado
1965