Christopher Benjamin

Known For	Acting
Birthday	Dec 27, 1934
Died	Jan 10, 2025 (90)
Birthplace	Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
Popularity	1.0 (history)
Updated	Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date	Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Christopher Benjamin was a British actor, born 27 December 1934 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. He died on January 15th 2025, aged 90. He was well known for his roles in some of the UK's biggest cult television programmes. This included playing the same ch ... aracter in two Patrick McGoohan dramas, Danger Man and The Prisoner, fuelling speculation that they are possibly linked. He was also a regular in The Avengers and Doctor Who, playing in three episodes of each, mostly in comedy roles. He also played recurring roles in several period dramas. He was Sir John Glutton, the regular adversary in the period family adventure series Dick Turpin, Channing in several episodes of the third series of When The Boat Comes In, and Prosper Profound in the acclaimed 1967 adaptation of The Forsyte Saga . He reprised the role of Henry Gordon Jago, from the Doctor Who serial The Talons of Weng-Chiang in four series of Jago and Litefoot audio plays, after a well received episode of the Big Finish Productions audio C.D. series Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles entitled The Mahogany Murderers. He acted alongside Trevor Baxter who played Professor George Litefoot. Predominantly a theatre actor, he performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He appeared at Shakespeare's Globe from 17 June to 5 October 2008 as Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christopher Benjamin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .

Known For

Filmography

The Legend of Tarzan

2016

as Lord Knutsford

The Merry Wives of Windsor

2011

as Sir John Falstaff

Angel

2007

as Lord Norley

Sword of Honour

2001

as Doctor

Treasure Island

1999

as Squire Trelawney

The Tichborne Claimant

1998

as Gibbes

Hard Times

1994

as Slackbridge

Thatcher: The Final Days

1991

as George Younger

Cyrano de Bergerac

1985

as Montfleury

The Plague Dogs

1982

as Rowf (voice)

A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado

1981

as Mr Porter

Donkeys' Years

1980

as Norman Tate

The Executioner

1980

as Rabbi

Hawk the Slayer

1980

as Fitzwalter

In the Steps of a Dead Man

1974

as Medical Officer

Brief Encounter

1974

as Porter

Baffled!

1972

as Verelli

Doctor Who: Inferno

1970

as Sir Keith Gold

Ring of Bright Water

1969

as Fishmonger

The Tycoon

1968

as Gerald

The Brahmin Widow

1968

as Niaz Ali Beg

Love's Labour's Lost

1965

as Don Adriano de Armado

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Organization	Category	Movie

Poldark

as Sir Hugh Bodrugan

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Oct 05, 1975

Doctor Who

as Jago

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 23, 1963

Doctor Who

as Sir Keith Gold

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 23, 1963

The Diary of Anne Frank

as Mr. Hans Van Daan

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 04, 1987

Pride and Prejudice

as Sir William Lucas

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 24, 1995

Crown Court

as Dr. Hayward

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 11, 1972

Crown Court

as Charles Percival

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 11, 1972

Crown Court

as Det. Supt. Brotherton

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 11, 1972

Therese Raquin

as Chief Clerk

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 12, 1980

The Avengers

as Whittle

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 07, 1961

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns

as Troll Manager

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 07, 1999

Judge John Deed

as Steve Gaydon

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 26, 2001

Upstairs, Downstairs

as Max Weinberg

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1971

Midsomer Murders

as Harvey Crane

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 1997

The Prisoner

as Potter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1967

Budgie

as Claude

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 09, 1971

Dempsey and Makepeace

as Sam Powell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 11, 1985

Heartbeat

as Oliver Ridley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 10, 1992

Minder

as Mr. Rushmer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 1979

Inspector Morse

as Professor Furlong

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1987

The Saint

as Fish

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1962

Lovejoy

as Walid

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1986

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Porter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Van der Valk

as Mulder

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1972

Play for Today

as Mr Porter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1970

The Onedin Line

as Said Ben Salim

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1971

BBC Play of the Month

as A Cobbler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 19, 1965

Young Charlie Chaplin

as Captain Hindom

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 25, 1989

Doctor Who

as Colonel Hugh

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 2005

Thriller

as Medical Officer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 14, 1973

BBC Play of the Month

as Dr. Relling

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 19, 1965

Campion

as Coroner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 1989

Casualty

as Henry Lindall

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1986

Magic Grandad

as Sir John Gage

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1993

Sherlock Holmes

as Dr. Huxtable

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 24, 1984

The Prisoner

as Labour Exchange Manager

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1967

The Prisoner

as Number Two's Assistant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1967

The Man In Room 17

as Chief Supt. Craythorpe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 11, 1965

Armchair Thriller

as Det. Inspector Tarrant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 21, 1978

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

as Duke Frederick / Corin (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 09, 1992

The Avengers

as Swindin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 1961

The Protectors

as Banker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1972

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

as Air Ministry Official

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1981

The Wednesday Play

as Dan Royston

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1964

Dick Turpin

Episodes: 31

First Aired: Jan 06, 1979

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Nov 07, 1982

Anything More Would Be Greedy

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jul 26, 1989

My Son Reuben

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 08, 1975

Get Some In!

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 16, 1975

Judge John Deed

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 26, 2001

Ace of Wands

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 29, 1970

Maigret

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 09, 1992

A Gentleman's Club

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 23, 1988

Z-Cars

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 02, 1962

Shoestring

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1979

Jason King

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1971

Rumpole of the Bailey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1975

Foyle's War

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 27, 2002

The Sandbaggers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1978

Yes, Prime Minister

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1986

Angels

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 01, 1975

Target

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1977

Quick Before They Catch Us

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 07, 1966

Call Me Mister

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1986

Detective

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 30, 1964

Father Brown

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1974

Paul Temple

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 23, 1969

Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 08, 1998

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