7.7
TV
Acting
John Wentworth
- Born
- Died
- (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
- Credits
- 31 titles
Biography
John Wentworth (1908–1989) was a British television actor. He starred in the ITV television series The Main Chance in which he played the role of Henry Castleton a traditionalist Leeds-based lawyer.
Signature work
Known For
7.7
TV
7.4
TV
The Saint
5.8
Movie
The Oblong Box
7.5
TV
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
5.2
TV
BBC Play of the Month
8.2
TV
The Human Jungle
5.0
TV
A Married Man
8.2
TV
The Main Chance
6.2
TV
The Edwardians
6.2
TV
The Search for the Nile
8.3
Movie
Amy
6.7
TV
The Scales of Justice
7.3
TV
The Troubleshooters
7.0
TV
Number 10
7.5
TV
Germinal
8.0
Movie
A Passage to India
9.0
Movie
Tomkinson's Schooldays
7.0
Movie
The Caves of Steel
Acting credits 31
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Amy Film | Lord Wakefield |
| 1983 | A Married Man TV | Sir Christopher Gerrard (1 ep) |
| 1983 | Number 10 TV | Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1 ep) |
| 1976 | Tomkinson's Schooldays Film | Chaplain |
| 1972 | The Edwardians TV | Prime Minister (1 ep) |
| 1971 | The Search for the Nile TV | Doctor (1 ep) |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes TV | Thaxted (1 ep) |
| 1971 | The Shattered Eye Film | Barton |
| 1971 | Bel Ami Film | Comte de Vaudrec |
| 1971 | Bel Ami TV | Comte de Vaudrec (3 ep) |
| 1970 | Germinal TV | Monsieur Grégoire (5 ep) |
| 1969 | The Main Chance TV | Henry Castleton (33 ep) |
| 1969 | The Oblong Box Film | Parson |
| 1969 | The Last Shot You Hear Film | Chambers |
| 1967 | The Prisoner TV | Sir Charles Portland (1 ep) |
| 1967 | Boy Meets Girl TV | Mr Musgrove (1 ep) |
| 1966 | The Eye Film | Stevens |
| 1966 | Ransom for a Pretty Girl TV | Jacques (6 ep) |
| 1965 | A Passage to India Film | Major Callendar |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month TV | Maj. Callendar (1 ep) |
| 1965 | The Troubleshooters TV | Sir Richard Costello (1 ep) |
| 1964 | The Count of Monte Cristo TV | Abbé Faria (1 ep) |
| 1964 | The Caves of Steel Film | Dr. Fastolfe |
| 1964 | Story Parade TV | Dr. Fastolfe (1 ep) |
| 1963 | The Invisible Asset Film | Registrar |
| 1963 | Love Story TV | Harry (1 ep) |
| 1963 | The Human Jungle TV | Sir Humphrey (1 ep) |
| 1962 | The Saint TV | Prof. Hamish Grant (1 ep) |
| 1962 | The Scales of Justice TV | Registrar (1 ep) |
| 1960 | The Odd Man TV | Preece Sr. (1 ep) |
| 1957 | Theatre Night TV | John Lawless (1 ep) |