Born on this day – John Woodvine:

John Woodvine

Actor

July 21, 1929 – October 6, 2025

Credits:

A Matter of Time (2007); A Month in the Country (1985); A Perfect State (1997); A Pinch of Snuff (1994); A Song for Jenny (2015); A Tale of Two Cities (1989); Against the Crowd (1975); All Creatures Great & Small (1985); All in Good Faith (1988); All Our Working Lives (1984); All Our Working Lives Working the Land (1984); An Actor's Life for Me (1991); An American Werewolf in London (1981); An Unofficial Rose (1974–1975); Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (2006); And a Nightingale Sang (1989); Aquarius (1971 / 1973); Armchair Theatre (1966); Assault on Agathon (1976); Auntie's Bloomers (1991–2001); BBC Play of the Month (1968–1970); Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London' (2009); Bob & Rose (2001); Bomber (1995); Boyd Q.C. (1961); Burke and Hare (2010); By the Sword Divided (1985); Call Oxbridge 2000 (1961); Casualty (2001–2007); Champion Road (1958); Chelmsford 123 (1990); Chronicle (1989); Churchill's People (1975); City of Vice (2008); Civvies (1992); Conflict (1967); Coronation Street (1965–2010); Countdown to War (1989); Crane (1964); Crown Prosecutor (1995); Danger Man (1961); Danny the Champion of the World (1989); Darling (1965); Death Is Part of the Process (1986); Deceptions (1985); Decline and Fall (2017); Defining Shadows (2007); Demob (1993); Diary (1998); Diary of a Young Man (1964); Distant Shores (2005); Doc Martin (2005); Doctor Finlay (1996); Doctor Who (1979); Doctor Who: Doom Coalition (2015); Doctors (2012); Dragonworld (1994); Duke Bluebeard's Castle (1988); Edge of Darkness (1985); Elizabeth R (1971); Emergency-Ward 10 (1966); Emmerdale Farm (2008); Enys Men (2022); Every Time You Look at Me (2004); Faith (1994); Fatherland (1994); Finney (1994); Flick (2008); Ghost Squad (1962); Glory Enough for All (1988); Hadleigh (1976); Hamlet (1970 / 2009); Harry (1995); Heartbeat (1995); Hebburn (2013); Hilary (1995); Holby City (2005); Horatio Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil (1999); Incident in Judaea (1992); ITV Play of the Week (1962–1966); ITV Playhouse (1979); Jackanory (1991); Joe Maddison's War (2010); Juliet Bravo (1983); Knights of God (1987); Leon the Pig Farmer (1992); Les Girls (1988); Lime Street (1986); Macbeth (1979); Man of the World (1963); Medics (1992–1993); Melba (1988); Midsomer Murders (2001–2011); Miss Potter (2006); Moonstrike (1963); Mr & Mrs Edgehill / BBC2 Playhouse (1979); Murder Bag (1958); Murder with Mirrors (1985); Never Better (2008); New Scotland Yard (1972–1973); Oliver's Travels (1995); On Expenses (2010); Our Friend Victoria (2017); Paradise Heights (2002); Pardon the Expression (1966); Peak Practice (1998); Pebble Mill at One (1993); Performance (1995); Pericles, Prince of Tyre (1984); Persuasion (1995); Peter Ackroyd's London (2004); Pirate Prince (1991); Play for Today (1971–1978); R3 (1965); Return of the Saint (1978); Rockliffe's Babies (1988); Romeo & Juliet (1994); Room at the Bottom (1988); Runaway Bay (1992–1993); Screen Two (1993); Screenplay (1986–1988); Secret Agent (1965–1966); Sergeant Cork (1963); Shadows (1975); Shameless (2005); Softly Softly (1967); Softly Softly: Task Force (1971); Sold (2007); Spaghetti House (1982); Spender (1992); Spine Chillers (1980); Squadron (1982); Squaring the Circle (1984); Storyline (1993); Strangers (1982); Studio (1983); Swallows and Amazons Forever!: Coot Club (1984); Swallows and Amazons Forever!: The Big Six (1984); Take Three Girls (1971); Tell Tale Hearts (1992); Ten Days That Shook the World (1967); Ten Great Writers of the Modern World (1988); The Avengers (1961–1968); The Baron (1966); The Bill (2001–2006); The Book Programme (1975); The Brief (2004); The Browning Version (1985); The Caesars (1968); The Campaign (1983); The Champions (1968); The Chief (1990); The Crown (2016); The Devils (1971); The Dog It Was That Died (1989); The Dustbinmen (1969); The English Programme (1980); The Falklands Play (2002); The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship (1991); The Further Adventures of the Musketeers (1967); The Haunted House (1960); The Investigation: Inside a Terrorist Bombing (1990); The Liars (1966); The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982); The Merchant of Venice (1996); The Midnight Drives (2007); The Musketeers (2016); The New Statesman (1987); The Other Boleyn Girl (2003); The Plane Makers (1963); The Poet (1960); The Prisoner of Zenda (1984); The Saint (1966); The Secret (2002); The Shadow of the Tower (1972); The Silent Weapon (1961); The South Bank Show (2007); The Tale of Beatrix Potter (1983); The Terrible Choice (1960); The Trial (1993); The Trial of Tony Blair (2007); The Tripods (1985); The Val Doonican Show (1974); The Villains (1964); The Walking Stick (1970); The Wars of the Roses (1991); The Water Margin (1973–1974); The Wednesday Play (1967–1969); Theatre 625 (1965); Thirty-Minute Theatre (1970); Thora on the Straight and Narrow (1993); Timewatch (1986); Tuesday's Documentary (1972); Turn Out the Lights (1967); Vanity Fair (2004); Vera (2014); Verdict (1998); Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV (1986); Weird Science (2007); When the Boat Comes In (1976); Where Were You? (1993); Who-Dun-It (1969); Whodunnit? (1973); Wuthering Heights (1992); Young Winston (1972); Z Cars (1963–1969).