John Turner

Born: 1932-07-07

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).


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The Power of One

as Afrikaner Minister
Released: 1992-03-27

PK, an English orphan terrorized for his family's political beliefs in Africa, turns to his only...

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Captain Nemo and the Underwater City

as Joab
Released: 1969-12-01

Survivors of a sinking ship are rescued by Captain Nemo and his submarine crew. They are taken...

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Rasputin

as Grand Duke Serge
Released: 1996-03-23

Into an era seething with war and revolution, a man comes with an incredible power to heal a...

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The Slipper and the Rose

as Major Domo
Released: 1976-03-25

Prince Edward wants to marry for love, but the King and court of the kingdom of Euphrania are...

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The Giant Behemoth

as John
Released: 1959-03-03

Marine atomic tests cause changes in the ocean's ecosystem resulting in dangerous blobs of...

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The Black Torment

as Sir Richard Fordyke
Released: 1964-10-19

A lord returns to his manor with his new wife, to hear rumours that he had already secretly...

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Girls School Screamers

as Bruce
Released: 1986-03-07

Seven girls from the local Catholic school are chosen to go inventory the Wells estate. It...

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Number One

as Car Repossessor
Released: 1985-03-01

A down on his luck Irishman in London decides to play snooker for money.

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Sammy Going South

as Heneker
Released: 1963-03-18

After he is orphaned by an air raid on Port Said during the Suez Crisis, a young boy attempts to...

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Petticoat Pirates

as Lt. Michael Pattinson
Released: 1961-11-01

Undistinguished British farce (in Technicolor and CinemaScope). Stoker Charlie (the diminutive...

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The Ten Gladiators

as uncredited
Released: 1963-12-14

Roccia and a band of fellow gladiators join forces with a patrician named Glaucus Valerius to...

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The Return of Sam McCloud

as McFarland
Released: 1989-11-12

Ex-Marshal McCloud now is senator of New Mexico, fighting for a new environment law. His enemy...

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A Place to Die

as Bart
Released: 1973-05-26

Doctor Bruce Nelson takes over the medical practice of a village general-practitioner. Upon...

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The Spirit of Man

as Mondor
Released: 1989-08-23

In pursuit of faith, God and the Devil, spells are cast, buckets of water thrown and men with...

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When The Bell Tolls

as Tego
Released: 1970-05-26

Italian World War II flick direted by Luigi Batzella.

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The Saint

as Cord Thrandel
First aired: 1962-10-04

Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who...

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The Bill

as uncredited
First aired: 1984-10-16

The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the...

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The Champions

as Lt. Cmdr. Street
First aired: 1968-09-25

The Champions is a British espionage/science fiction/occult detective fiction adventure series...

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Heartbeat

as Hunter
First aired: 1992-04-10

Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly...

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Justice

as Greg Carson
First aired: 1971-10-08

Justice is a British drama television series which originally aired on ITV in 39 hour-long...

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Bugs

as uncredited
First aired: 1995-04-01

Bugs was a British television drama series which ran for four series from April 1995 to August...

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Thriller

as Bart
First aired: 1973-04-14

Thriller is a British television series, originally broadcast in the UK from 1973 to 1976. It is...

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The Main Chance

as Acting Supt. Grover
First aired: 1969-06-18

The Main Chance was a British television series which first aired on ITV between 1969,1970,1972...

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Jeeves and Wooster

as Spode
First aired: 1990-04-22

Jeeves and Wooster is a British comedy-drama series adapted by Clive Exton from P.G. Wodehouse's...

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Fall of Eagles

as Prince Mirsky
First aired: 1974-03-15

"Fall of Eagles" is a 13-part British television drama aired by the BBC in 1974. The series...

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Zero One

as uncredited
First aired: 1962-10-03

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The Sentimental Agent

as uncredited
First aired: 1963-09-28

The Sentimental Agent is a television drama series spin-off from Man of the World. It was...

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Knight Errant Limited

as Adam Knight
First aired: 1959-10-13

Adam Knight is a young man who, having tried several jobs, decides to set up an agency, 'Knight...

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Lorna Doone

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-09-05

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