John Turner
Actor/Actriz
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Movies
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TV Shows
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).
As Actor/Actress
The Saint
Cord Thrandel
Heartbeat
Hunter
The Bill
Theatre 625
Dave
The Champions
Lt. Cmdr. Street
Jeeves and Wooster
Spode
ITV Playhouse
Jimmy Fitch
Thriller
Bart
Bugs
Justice
Greg Carson
The Main Chance
Acting Supt. Grover
Churchill's People
Sir Walter Raleigh
La caída de las águilas
Prince Mirsky
New Scotland Yard
Sam Abbott
Frank Stubbs Promotes
Peter Dagenham
The Sentimental Agent
Bill Randall
La fuerza de uno
Afrikaner Minister
Zero One
Knight Errant Limited
Adam Knight
The Slipper and the Rose
Major Domo
Rasputin
Grand Duke Serge
El capitán Nemo y la ciudad sumergida
Joab
Behemoth, the Sea Monster
John
Sammy Going South
Heneker
Number One
Car Repossessor
I dieci gladiatori
Petticoat Pirates
Lt. Michael Pattinson
A Place to Die
Bart
Lorna Doone
The Spirit of Man
Mondor