John Baskcomb

John Baskcomb (7 February 1916 – 29 March 2000) was an English character actor who made numerous television and film appearances over a 35-year period. He was the son of the founder of the Bank of England Operatic and Dramatic Society and was educated at Croydon High School for Boys. He then appeared on stage in repertory theatre in Croydon and Henley-on-Thames and in clubs, pantomimes and concert parties. He made appearances in numerous British television plays and series including; Doctor Who (Terror of the Autons), The Saint, Softly, Softly and Poldark and he played the role of Cardinal Wolsey in The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970). His film roles included Oliver! (uncredited), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (uncredited), Battle of Britain, Dad's Army and Omen III: The Final Conflict. Description above from the Wikipedia article Terence Alexander, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For: Acting

Born: Purley, Surrey, England, UK, 1916-02-07

Died: 2000-03-29

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1968	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang	Castle Chef (uncredited)	68
2	1969	Battle of Britain	Farmer	69
3	1971	Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons	Rossini	77
4	1971	Dad's Army	Mayor	49
5	1972	The Darwin Adventure	Prof. Draper	0
6	1976	The Portland Millions	Bargrave Dean	0
7	1981	The Final Conflict	Diplomat	58
8	1981	The Day of the Janitor	Darby	0
9	1988	The Lady and the Highwayman	Archbishop	51
10	1992	Memento Mori	Fat Old Man	62

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1957	Nicholas Nickleby		0
2	1959	Tell It To The Marines		0
3	1962	Z-Cars		70
4	1962	The Saint	Lewis Enstone	73
5	1963	Doctor Who	Rossini	79
6	1964	Detective		0
7	1965	BBC Play of the Month	Telyeghin	50
8	1966	Softly, Softly		50
9	1967	The Forsyte Saga	Timothy Forsyte	82
10	1968	The First Lady		0
11	1969	Counterstrike		50
12	1970	The Six Wives of Henry VIII	Cardinal Wolsey	81
13	1975	Quiller	Hastings	0
14	1975	Poldark	Nat Pearce	68
15	1976	Victorian Scandals	Bargrave Dean	0

John Baskcomb

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