Acting
John Woodvine
EN, HU, IT cinema · 63 credits
Born
21 July 1929
Died
6 October 2025 (aged 96)
Birthplace
Tyne Dock, South Shields, County Durham, England, UK
John Woodvine (July 21, 1929 – October 6, 2025) was an English stage and screen actor who appeared in more than 70 theatre productions, as well as a similar number of television and film roles. In film, he is best known for his roles in The Devils (1971), An American Werewolf in London (1981), and Enys Man (2022).
Known for
Filmography
Enys Men
as The Preacher
The Lady with the Long Brown Hair
2016
The Lady with the Long Brown Hair
as The Voice
A Song for Jenny
as Father
Joe Maddison's War
as Father Connolly
Burke & Hare
as Lord Provost
Hamlet
as Player King
Flick
as Dr Nickel
The Midnight Drives
as Guesthouse Owner
Miss Potter
as Sir Nigel
Vanity Fair
as Lord Bareacres
The Other Boleyn Girl
as Uncle Howard
The Secret
as Frank
The Falklands Play
as Adm. of the Fleet Sir Terence Lewin
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
as Sir Hugh Dalrymple
Persuasion
as Admiral Croft
Hilary
as Dad (voice)
Fatherland
as Luther
Dragonworld
as Lester MacIntyre
A Pinch of Snuff
as Godfrey Blengdale
Romeo and Juliet
1994
Romeo and Juliet
as Friar Lawrence
The Trial
as Herr Deimen
Leon the Pig Farmer
as Vitelli
Wuthering Heights
as Thomas Earnshaw
Pirate Prince
as Kreutzen
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
as The Chamberlain / Father (voice)
Who Bombed Birmingham?
as Tom Clarke
The Dog It Was That Died
as Dr. Seddon
And a Nightingale Sang
as George
Duke Bluebeard's Castle
as Speaker of the Prologue (voice)
Countdown to War
as Joachim von Ribbentrop
Glory Enough For All
as Dr. John MacLeod
The Black and Blue Lamp
as Supt. Hammond
The Marlowe Inquest
as William Danby
Death Is Part of the Process
as Mr Norval
Murder with Mirrors
as Christian Gilbranson
The Browning Version
as Dr. Frobisher
Deceptions
as Chief Inspector
Squaring the Circle
as Gierek
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
as King Antiochus
The Tale of Beatrix Potter
as Mr Potter
Spaghetti House
as Senior Officer
An American Werewolf in London
as Dr. J.S. Hirsch
Macbeth
as Banquo
Butterflies Don't Count
as Penitent
Assault on Agathon
as Matt Fenrek
Young Winston
as Howard
The Baron: Mystery Island
as John Garvey
The Devils
as Louis Trincant
Man Failure
as Narrator (voice)
Hamlet
as Claudius
Macbeth
1970
Macbeth
as MacDuff
The Walking Stick
as Bertie Irons
Darling
as Customs Officer (uncredited)
The Poet
1960
The Poet
as Catullo Ossiano