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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.
93
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17
Movies
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TV Shows
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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.
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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).
Gender
Male
Birthday
July 7, 1932
Birthplace
London, England, UK
Sammy Going South
1963
Doubting Thomas
1983
Stork Talk
1962
Number One
1985
The Power of One
1992
The Ten Gladiators
1963
Captain Nemo and the Underwater City
1969
Girls School Screamers
1986
The Giant Behemoth
1959
Rasputin
1996
The Slipper and the Rose
1976
The Black Torment
1964
The Spirit of Man
1989
Petticoat Pirates
1961
The Return of Sam McCloud
1989
When The Bell Tolls
1970
A Place to Die
1973
Heartbeat
1992
The Saint
1962
Theatre 625
1964
The Bill
1984
Jeeves and Wooster
1990
Thriller
1973
The Champions
1968
Bugs
1995
International Detective
1959
Justice
1971
The Main Chance
1969
Churchill's People
1974
Knight Errant Limited
1959
Zero One
1962
Fall of Eagles
1974
Frank Stubbs Promotes
1993
The Sentimental Agent
1963
Nana
1968
Corrigan Blake
1962
Lorna Doone
1976