Sign In Sign In. New Customer? Create account. April 11· London, England, UK undisclosed. John David Bennett. Mini Bio. After years in repertory theatre, he made his feature debut inand, thereafter, appeared regularly on British screens.
He was prone to perform in diverse ethnic guises, often adopting heavy make-up and using his penchant for accents and dialects. He came to be much in demand for crime-time TV john bennett skådespelare, like The AvengersThe Saint and Z Carseffortlessly switching from menacing roles to law enforcement.
In feature films, he was generally confined to background support, except for his titular lead in the little-seen drama The Barber of Stamford Hill He also provided an effective thread connecting the various vignettes of The House That Dripped Bloodas the sceptical investigating Chief Inspector.
He twice guested in Doctor Whogiving one of his most indelible performances as the Fu Manchu look-alike, Li H'sen Chang, an evil Chinese magician and hypnotist roaming Victorian-era London in search of victims to aid in his master's reincarnation, in "The Talons of Weng-Chiang".
Bennett managed to avoid the pitfalls of caricature and gave a thoroughly convincing performance, managing to portray the arch villain with dignity and, ultimately, even a degree of sympathy. In addition to his work on screen, Bennett remained an exceedingly busy stage performer, at once in classical roles at the National Theatre and with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and in West End revivals of noted musicals like "The King and I" and "The Sound of Music" Spouses Caroline Mortimer - April 11, his death, 2 children.
Patricia Hastings - divorced, 1 child. Gaunt, cadaverous face and protruding eyes. His first ambition was to be an architect. Son-in-law of John Mortimer and Penelope Mortimer. In the former, Cater's character worked undercover to cause someone to be executed and Bennett's character was a physician.
In the latter, Bennett's character worked undercover to cause someone to be executed and Cater's character was a physician. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content. Learn more about contributing. Edit page. More from this person.