John Woodvine was born on 21 July 1929 and is an English actor who has appeared in more than 70 theatre productions, as well as a similar number of television and film roles.
16 Facts About John Woodvine
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John Woodvine was educated at Lord Williams's School, Thame, Oxfordshire and trained for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1953.
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John Woodvine had a long career with the Royal Shakespeare Company, having appeared in 1976 opposite Ian McKellen and Judi Dench as Banquo in the acclaimed Trevor Nunn production of Macbeth, which was later recorded for television.
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John Woodvine appeared in the RSC's 1980 landmark production of The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, starring as the story's primary antagonist, Ralph Nickleby.
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John Woodvine frequently played police officers from early in his career, including a regular role in the British drama series Z-Cars as Det.
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John Woodvine recreated his role of Inspector Kingdom in the 1970s police drama New Scotland Yard.
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John Woodvine is particularly remembered as the disgruntled former policeman who took the lead character hostage in a 1983 episode of Juliet Bravo.
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In 1971 John Woodvine played the corrupt and vengeful Trincant in Ken Russell's film The Devils.
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John Woodvine played Macduff in the Play of the Month television broadcast of Macbeth on 20 September 1970, Union convenor Les Mallow in series 1 of When the Boat Comes In in 1975, the Marshal in the 1979 Doctor Who serial The Armageddon Factor and Chief Superintendent Ross in Edge of Darkness and appeared in several episodes of the 1985 television adaptation of The Tripods.
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John Woodvine played a memorable role as Prior Mordrin in the 1987 ITV series Knights of God.
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John Woodvine appeared in the Oscar-nominated 1972 Richard Attenborough film Young Winston.
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John Woodvine starred as Arthur Birling in the BBC World Service radio adaptation of An Inspector Calls and as Dr Byron Caligari in the BBC Radio 4 macabre comedy series The Cabaret of Dr Caligari.
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John Woodvine voiced the role of "Prospero" on 6 May 2012 broadcast of The Tempest on BBC Radio 3.
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John Woodvine made apprentice appearances with James Cooper's Renegades Theatre Company in Ilford, where he played such parts as the Conjur Man in Dark of the Moon and Claudius in Hamlet.
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John Woodvine joined the Old Vic company in September 1954, walking on in Macbeth.
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On 11 May 2012 John Woodvine collapsed offstage during a Grand Theatre, Leeds, performance of the musical Carousel, shortly after his appearance as the Starkeeper.