6.6
Movie
Acting
John Westbrook
- Born
- Died
- (aged 66)
- Birthplace
- Teignmouth, England, UK
- Credits
- 30 titles
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
John Westbrook (1 November 1922 - 16 June 1989) was an English actor.
Born in Teignmouth, Devon, John Westbrook worked mainly in theatre and in radio. He also made occasional film and television appearances. His most famous role was as Christopher Gough in Roger Corman's The Tomb of Ligeia. Noted for his deep, mellifluous voice, he also recorded radio plays and audio books, and provided the role of Treebeard in the 1978 animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. Westbrook also recorded the spoken vocal parts for the orchestral pieces An Oxford Elegy by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Morning Heroes by Arthur Bliss.
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Signature work
Known For
6.6
Movie
6.7
Movie
The Masque of the Red Death
6.4
Movie
The Tomb of Ligeia
6.9
Movie
Room at the Top
6.3
Movie
North Sea Hijack
7.3
TV
Blake's 7
6.7
Movie
A Prize of Arms
5.2
TV
BBC Play of the Month
6.0
TV
Armchair Theatre
6.6
Movie
Foxhole in Cairo
7.2
TV
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
8.2
TV
The Main Chance
6.2
TV
The Edwardians
4.7
Movie
Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery
7.3
TV
Justice
7.0
Movie
The Dress
6.5
Movie
There Is Another Sun
7.0
Movie
The Breakthrough
Acting credits 30
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | The Dress Film | Matthew |
| 1980 | North Sea Hijack Film | Dawnay |
| 1978 | B.Traven: A Mystery Solved Film | Self - Reader |
| 1978 | The Lord of the Rings Film | Treebeard (voice) |
| 1978 | Blake's 7 TV | Muller (1 ep) |
| 1977 | Six Characters in Search of an Author Film | Leading Man |
| 1975 | The Breakthrough Film | Voice of Charon One |
| 1974 | Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery Film | Bradshaw |
| 1974 | Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill TV | (2 ep) |
| 1974 | Playhouse TV | Charon One (voice) (1 ep) |
| 1972 | The Edwardians TV | Allenby (1 ep) |
| 1971 | Justice TV | Jonathan Osmond Q.C. (1 ep) |
| 1970 | Let There Be Light Film | Inspector |
| 1969 | The Main Chance TV | Charles Wainwright (1 ep) |
| 1968 | Look at Life: Queue for Gardens Film | Self - Commentator |
| 1968 | Look at Life: It's Odds on the Fish Film | Self - Commentator |
| 1968 | Look at Life: Mini and Mod Film | Self - Commentator |
| 1967 | Look at Life: Change at the Tower Film | Self - Commentator |
| 1966 | Look at Life: The Abbey Backstage Film | Self - Commentator |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month TV | Brigadier General Barrington (1 ep) |
| 1964 | The Tomb of Ligeia Film | Christopher Gough |
| 1964 | The Masque of the Red Death Film | The Man in Red |
| 1962 | A Prize of Arms Film | Capt. Stafford |
| 1960 | Foxhole in Cairo Film | Roger |
| 1958 | Room at the Top Film | Jack Wales |
| 1958 | A Midsummer Night's Dream Film | Theseus |
| 1957 | Rupert of Hentzau Film | The King / Rudolf Rassendyll |
| 1957 | The Twilight Forest Film | Narrator |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre TV | Maurice Aubert (1 ep) |
| 1951 | There Is Another Sun Film | Detective |