John Turner
Age: N/A | From: London, England, UK
Person Details
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Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: London, England, UK
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Movie Involvements: 12
TV Involvements: 8
Most Famous Work
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).
Most Famous Work
The Champions
(1968) Lt. Cmdr. Street
The Saint
(1962) Cord Thrandel
Justice
(1971) Greg Carson
Fall of Eagles
(1974) Prince Mirsky
Thriller
(1973) Bart
The Main Chance
(1969) Acting Supt. Grover
International Detective
(1959) Tony Stanton
Knight Errant Limited
(1959) Adam KnightActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Grand Duke Serge | |
| 1995 | N/A | |
| 1993 | Peter Dagenham | |
| 1992 | Hunter | |
| Afrikaner Minister | ||
| 1990 | Spode | |
| 1989 | Mondor | |
| 1986 | Bruce | |
| 1985 | Car Repossessor | |
| 1984 | N/A | |
| 1976 | N/A | |
| Major Domo | ||
| 1974 | Prince Mirsky | |
| 1973 | Bart | |
| Bart | ||
| 1971 | Greg Carson | |
| 1970 | Tego | |
| 1969 | Joab | |
| Acting Supt. Grover | ||
| 1968 | Lt. Cmdr. Street | |
| N/A | ||
| 1964 | Sir Richard Fordyke | |
| 1963 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Heneker | ||
| 1962 | N/A | |
| Cord Thrandel | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1961 | Lt. Michael Pattinson | |
| 1959 | Tony Stanton | |
| Adam Knight | ||
| John | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
