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 caree ... r 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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Knight Errant Limited
as Adam Knight
Episodes: 37
First Aired: Oct 13, 1959
Jeeves and Wooster
as Spode
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Apr 22, 1990
International Detective
as Tony Stanton
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 26, 1959
Thriller
as Bart
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 14, 1973
Heartbeat
as Hunter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 10, 1992
The Saint
as Cord Thrandel
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 04, 1962
The Champions
as Lt. Cmdr. Street
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 25, 1968
Fall of Eagles
as Prince Mirsky
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 15, 1974
The Main Chance
as Acting Supt. Grover
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 18, 1969
Justice
as Greg Carson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 08, 1971
Frank Stubbs Promotes
as Peter Dagenham
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 12, 1993
The Sentimental Agent
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Sep 28, 1963
Corrigan Blake
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Feb 02, 1962
Nana
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Aug 31, 1968
Lorna Doone
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Sep 05, 1976
Zero One
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 03, 1962
Bugs
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 01, 1995
The Bill
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 16, 1984
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