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John Woodvine is a Actor British born on 21 july 1929 at South Shields (United-kingdom)

John Woodvine

John Woodvine
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 21 july 1929 (94 years) at South Shields (United-kingdom)

John Woodvine (born 21 July 1929) is an English stage and screen actor who has appeared in more than 70 theatre productions, as well as a similar number of television and film roles.

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An American Werewolf in London
An American Werewolf in London
(1981)
(Actor)

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John Landis
John Landis
(2 films)
John Schlesinger
John Schlesinger
(1 films)
Melville Shavelson
Melville Shavelson
(2 films)
Gary Sinyor
Gary Sinyor
(1 films)
Mark Jenkin
Mark Jenkin
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of John Woodvine (29 films)

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Actor

Burke & Hare
Burke & Hare (2010)
, 1h31
Directed by John Landis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Horror, Historical, Black comedy
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Isla Fisher, Christopher Lee, Tom Wilkinson, Tim Curry
Roles Lord Provost
Rating60% 3.049993.049993.049993.049993.04999
The film opens in Edinburgh. Narration by Angus the Hangman explains how the corpses of the hanged are transported to Dr. Robert Knox for dissection. Knox's rival, Dr. Alexander Monro, wants the steady supply of cadavers but is forced to rely on severed limbs for dissection. Monro's assistant Charles Darwin arrives with a forged letter directing that all corpses thenceforth must be sent to Monro. Angus tells Knox's assistant, Patterson, the news. Patterson delivers the message to Knox.
The Trial of Tony Blair
The Trial of Tony Blair (2007)

Directed by Simon Cellan Jones
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Documentary films about politics, Political films
Actors Robert Lindsay, Phoebe Nicholls, Peter Mullan, Alexander Armstrong, Claire Skinner, Adrian Scarborough
Roles Judge
Rating64% 3.23793.23793.23793.23793.2379
A short time before the 2010 general election, Tony Blair goes on British television and gives a political broadcast, in which he announces his resignation from his position as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Miss Potter
Miss Potter (2006)
, 1h33
Directed by Chris Noonan
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about writers
Actors Renée Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson, Bill Paterson, Barbara Flynn, David Bamber
Roles Sir Nigel
Rating69% 3.496833.496833.496833.496833.49683
The story begins with Beatrix Potter nervously packing her portfolio and narrating that she is a London spinster, and that her ambition to become a children's author meets with wide disapproval. She and her chaperone, Miss Wiggin, visit the publishing house of the Warne brothers and they decide to publish her book. Beatrix is thrilled and returns home, taking a drive through the parks to celebrate first. However it is revealed that the Warne brothers think her book is ridiculous and will no doubt be a failure. The only reason they agreed to publish her story is because they promised their youngest brother, Norman, a project.
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair (2004)
, 2h22
Directed by Mira Nair
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romantic drama, Romance
Themes Films about children, Political films, Napoleonic Wars films, French Revolution films
Actors Reese Witherspoon, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, James Purefoy, Angelica Mandy, Gabriel Byrne, Eileen Atkins
Roles Lord Bareacres
Rating61% 3.0972953.0972953.0972953.0972953.097295
1802, London. The mysterious Lord Steyne (Gabriel Byrne) goes to a painter's studio where he has agreed to buy a painting of a young woman. The young Rebecca "Becky" Sharp (Angelica Mandy), then a girl of ten, insists on having ten guineas, instead of four guineas, as the price of the painting. The painter explains that the model in the painting is Becky's mother, the painter's late wife. Steyne agrees to pay the higher amount and leaves with the painting. The young Becky is seen moving to Miss Pinkerton's Academy for Young Ladies after her father's death.
The Other Boleyn Girl
The Other Boleyn Girl (2003)
, 1h30
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Documentary, Historical, Romance
Themes Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Natascha McElhone, Jodhi May, Jared Harris, Steven Mackintosh, Philip Glenister, Jack Shepherd
Roles Uncle Howard
Rating61% 3.06923.06923.06923.06923.0692
The tale follows the history of Mary Boleyn (Natascha McElhone), sister of Anne Boleyn (Jodhi May), second wife of Henry VIII (Jared Harris). Before his relationship with Anne, Henry favoured her sister Mary, who was by then married to her first husband, William Carey, and a lady in waiting to his wife, Queen Catherine of Aragon. Despite her objections, Mary is forced to become the king's mistress, with her husband's reluctant permission and agreement. Mary asks her husband if she's offended him, and he claims that she hasn't, although Mary despairs that William did not object to the illicit union with the king. In time, Mary confesses what she has done to God, and feel guilty whenever she serves the queen, for the queen knows about the relationship, yet says nothing. Mary soon comes to terms with being the king's mistress, however, and begins to fall in love with the king.
Persuasion
Persuasion (1995)
, 1h47
Directed by Roger Michell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Amanda Root, Ciarán Hinds, Fiona Shaw, Corin Redgrave, Susan Fleetwood, Sophie Thompson
Roles Admiral Croft
Rating76% 3.844433.844433.844433.844433.84443
The film opens by cutting back and forth between scenes of a naval ship carrying Admiral Croft (John Woodvine), and a buggy carrying Mr. Shepherd (David Collings) and his daughter Mrs. Clay (Felicity Dean) to Kellynch Hall. Shepherd and Clay are accosted by creditors due to the debts owed by the residence's owner, Sir Walter Elliot (Corin Redgrave), while Croft discusses the end of the Napoleonic Wars with fellow men of the navy. Sir Walter, a vain foppish baronet, is faced with financial ruin unless he retrenches. Though Sir Walter initially opposes the idea, he eventually agrees to temporarily move to Bath while the hall is let; the idea came from Shepherd, family friend Lady Russell (Susan Fleetwood), and Sir Walter's second eldest daughter, the intelligent Anne (Amanda Root).
Dragonworld
Dragonworld (1994)
, 1h26
Directed by Ted Nicolaou
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Films about dragons
Actors Alastair Mackenzie, Courtland Mead, Courtland Mead, Janet Henfrey, John Woodvine, Brittney Powell
Roles Lester MacIntyre
Rating54% 2.703392.703392.703392.703392.70339
Set in the modern times, a young five-year-old boy named "Johnny McGowan" travels to Scotland to live at his grandfather's castle after he loses both his parents in a traffic accident. At the magical wishing tree on his grandfather's estate, he conjures up a friend which is an infant dragon whom he nicknames "Yowler". They grow up together as 15 years go by. One day after the years go by, a documentary film maker Bob Armstrong, his daughter Beth, and his pilot Brownie McGee stumble upon Yowler. Eager for fame and money, Bob convinces John to "rent" Yowler to local corrupt businessman, Lester McIntyre. John, who is coerced in part by the offer to have the mounting taxes on the castle paid off, allows Lester to take Yowler in. He does so also partly because of his growing interest in Beth. Yowler is miserable and harassed in the new theme park built for him, and when it becomes clear that McIntyre has duped them in order to exploit the dragon, John and his new friends take action.
Fatherland
Fatherland (1994)
, 1h46
Directed by Christopher Menaul
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Political films, Alternate history films
Actors Rutger Hauer, Miranda Richardson, Peter Vaughan, Jean Marsh, Michael Kitchen, John Woodvine
Roles Luther
Rating63% 3.198193.198193.198193.198193.19819
In the prologue, the failure of the D-Day invasion forces the United States to withdraw from the war in Europe and Dwight D. Eisenhower to retire in disgrace. The US continues the Pacific war against Japan and wins. In Europe, Germany invades the United Kingdom, resulting in King George VI and the rest of the British Royal Family fleeing to Canada in exile with Edward VIII regaining the British throne. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill also goes into exile in Canada and lives there until his death in 1953.
Leon The Pig Farmer
Leon The Pig Farmer (1993)
, 1h44
Directed by Vadim Jean, Gary Sinyor
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Connie Booth, Maryam d'Abo, Janet Suzman, Mark Frankel, Gina Bellman, Vincent Riotta
Roles Vitelli
Rating56% 2.80412.80412.80412.80412.8041
Jewish estate agent Leon Geller, who lives in London, discovers his father is not actually local businessman Sidney Geller but Yorkshire Dales pig farmer Brian Chadwick.
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights (1992)
, 1h45
Directed by Peter Kosminsky
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Juliette Binoche, Ralph Fiennes, Janet McTeer, Jeremy Northam, John Woodvine, Sophie Ward
Roles Thomas Earnshaw
Rating65% 3.2996453.2996453.2996453.2996453.299645
Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights, released in 1992, is based on the 1847 book by Emily Brontë which was written a year before her death. It is her first and only prose novel. The movie revolves around the lives of the Earnshaws and the Lintons. It portrays the role of suffering, revenge and unrequited love in society.