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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
John Turner
Acting
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Movies: 16Series: 17
TMDB ID: 75781
IMDb ID: nm0876519
Known for: Acting
Born: July 7, 1932
Age: 93
Place of birth: London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1959 - 1996
Years active: 38
Average TMDB rating: 6.56
Wikidata: Q6261430
Biography
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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Movie credits linked with John Turner.
6.5
Rasputin
as Grand Duke Serge
1996 Movie
7.5
The Power of One
as Afrikaner Minister
1992 Movie
6.0
The Return of Sam McCloud
as McFarland
1989 Movie
The Spirit of Man
as Mondor
1989 Movie
5.3
Girls School Screamers
as Bruce
1986 Movie
5.0
Number One
as Car Repossessor
1985 Movie
Doubting Thomas
as Pontius Pilate
1983 Movie
6.8
The Slipper and the Rose
as Major Domo
1976 Movie
8.5
A Place to Die
as Bart
1973 Movie
10.0
When The Bell Tolls
as Tego
1970 Movie
5.6
Captain Nemo and the Underwater City
as Joab
1969 Movie
5.8
The Black Torment
as Sir Richard Fordyke
1964 Movie
4.6
The Ten Gladiators
1963 Movie
6.2
Sammy Going South
as Heneker
1963 Movie
6.2
Petticoat Pirates
as Lt. Michael Pattinson
1961 Movie
5.7
The Giant Behemoth
as John
1959 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John Turner.
6.8
Bugs
1 eps
1995 Series
6.0
Frank Stubbs Promotes
as Peter Dagenham • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.1
Heartbeat
as Hunter • 1 eps
1992 Series
8.1
Jeeves and Wooster
as Spode • 6 eps
1990 Series
6.7
The Bill
1 eps
1984 Series
Lorna Doone
5 eps
1976 Series
1.0
Churchill's People
as Sir Walter Raleigh • 1 eps
1974 Series
6.9
Fall of Eagles
as Prince Mirsky • 1 eps
1974 Series
6.6
Thriller
as Bart • 1 eps
1973 Series
6.0
Justice
as Greg Carson • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.7
The Main Chance
as Acting Supt. Grover • 1 eps
1969 Series
6.2
The Champions
as Lt. Cmdr. Street • 1 eps
1968 Series
7.2
Theatre 625
as Dave • 1 eps
1964 Series
6.0
The Sentimental Agent
as Bill Randall • 5 eps
1963 Series
7.4
The Saint
as Cord Thrandel • 1 eps
1962 Series
6.0
Zero One
1 eps
1962 Series
Knight Errant Limited
as Adam Knight • 37 eps
1959 Series