Acting credits
32
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
John Rolfe
Acting
Career Snapshot
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1.1
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Movies: 10Series: 23Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 1230540
IMDb ID: nm0738214
Known for: Acting
Born: January 1, 1935
Died: August 12, 2020
Age: 85
Place of birth: Lewisham, London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1952 - 1995
Years active: 44
Average TMDB rating: 6.87
Wikidata: Q6255481
Other jobs
Producer (1)
Biography
John Richard Rolfe (1935 – 12 August 2020) was a British actor. He was named after the colonist who married Pocahontas in Jamestown, Virginia. His stage work includes appearances at the Bristol Old Vic and with the RSC.His television credits include: Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, Adam Adamant Lives!, The First Lady, Softly, Softly, Doctor Who (in the serials The War Machines, The Moonbase and The Green Death), Paul Temple, The Troubleshooters, Out of the Unknown, The Regiment, Spy Trap, Warship, Oil Strike North, Survivors, Blake's 7, Minder, Secret Army, The Enigma Files, Yes Minister, One by One, Howards' Way and The House of Eliott. He did the first, moustached and spectacled postman in "Mr. Bean Rides Again" (he played the postman seen before Mr. Bean got locked in the letterbox after he stole a lady's stamp for his own letter). He also played Graham in the 1980 film McVicar, starring Roger Daltrey. In 1994 he guest starred in The Bill.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with John Rolfe.
Days
as Teacher
1981 Movie
6.4
McVicar
as Graham
1980 Movie
Murder Rap
as Doctor
1980 Movie
Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat
as Other Man
1978 Movie
The Gift of Friendship
as Daniels
1974 Movie
8.4
Doctor Who: The Green Death
as Fell
1973 Movie
7.3
Doctor Who: The Moonbase
as Sam
1967 Movie
7.4
Doctor Who: The War Machines
as Soldier
1966 Movie
Agib and Agab
1953 Movie
Head in Shadow
Producer
1952 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John Rolfe.
6.3
The World of Lee Evans
as Station Manager • 1 eps
1995 Series
6.4
The House of Eliott
as Doctor • 2 eps
1991 Series
8.0
Mr. Bean
as Postman • 1 eps
1990 Series
5.4
Howards' Way
as James Sinclair • 8 eps
1985 Series
6.0
Mapp & Lucia
as Milkman • 1 eps
1985 Series
4.1
EastEnders
as Alec Carter • 1 eps
1985 Series
6.8
Kessler
as Inspector • 1 eps
1981 Series
6.7
Bergerac
as Bank Manager • 1 eps
1981 Series
7.7
To Serve Them All My Days
as Raunce • 1 eps
1980 Series
6.8
Minder
as Collin • 1 eps
1979 Series
6.2
Terry and June
as Arthur • 1 eps
1979 Series
8.0
Danger UXB
as Fire Officer • 1 eps
1979 Series
7.0
Return of the Saint
as Doland • 1 eps
1978 Series
7.8
Enemy at the Door
as Unterwachtmeister Klaas • 1 eps
1978 Series
7.3
Blake's 7
as Terloc • 1 eps
1978 Series
7.0
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Other Man • 1 eps
1977 Series
7.5
Secret Army
as Weikmann • 1 eps
1977 Series
6.8
Poldark
as Magistrate • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.8
The Sweeney
as Det. Chief Supt. Brookford • 1 eps
1975 Series
6.4
Sykes
as Newspaper Reporter • 1 eps
1972 Series
6.0
Shadows of Fear
as Man • 1 eps
1970 Series
10.0
The Expert
as Tom Fanshaw • 1 eps
1968 Series
7.9
Doctor Who
as Fell • 2 eps
1963 Series