John Turner

Acting

John Turner

Born
(age 94)
Birthplace
London, England, UK
Credits
43 titles

Biography

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).

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 43

YearTitleRole
2026 Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney Film Self (archival footage)
1996 Rasputin Film Grand Duke Serge
1995 Bugs TV (1 ep)
1993 Frank Stubbs Promotes TV Peter Dagenham (1 ep)
1992 Heartbeat TV Hunter (1 ep)
1992 The Power of One Film Afrikaner Minister
1990 Jeeves and Wooster TV Spode (6 ep)
1989 The Return of Sam McCloud Film McFarland
1989 The Spirit of Man Film Mondor
1986 Girls School Screamers Film Bruce
1985 Number One Film Car Repossessor
1984 The Bill TV (1 ep)
1983 Doubting Thomas Film Pontius Pilate
1976 Lorna Doone TV (5 ep)
1976 The Slipper and the Rose Film Major Domo
1974 Churchill's People TV Sir Walter Raleigh (1 ep)
1974 Fall of Eagles TV Prince Mirsky (1 ep)
1973 A Place to Die Film Bart
1973 Thriller TV Bart (1 ep)
1972 New Scotland Yard TV Sam Abbott (1 ep)
1971 Justice TV Greg Carson (1 ep)
1970 When The Bell Tolls Film Tego
1969 Captain Nemo and the Underwater City Film Joab
1969 Christ Recrucified TV Panayotaros (6 ep)
1969 Codename: Portcullis Film Roger Cooper
1969 The Main Chance TV Acting Supt. Grover (1 ep)
1968 The Champions TV Lt. Cmdr. Street (1 ep)
1968 Nana TV Auguste Mignon (5 ep)
1968 One Day, My Daddy... Film
1967 ITV Playhouse TV Jimmy Fitch (1 ep)
1964 The Black Torment Film Sir Richard Fordyke
1964 Theatre 625 TV Dave (1 ep)
1963 The Ten Gladiators Film
1963 The Sentimental Agent TV Bill Randall (5 ep)
1963 Sammy Going South Film Heneker
1962 Stork Talk Film
1962 The Saint TV Cord Thrandel (1 ep)
1962 Zero One TV (1 ep)
1962 Corrigan Blake TV (7 ep)
1961 Petticoat Pirates Film Lt. Michael Pattinson
1959 International Detective TV Tony Stanton (1 ep)
1959 Knight Errant Limited TV Adam Knight (37 ep)
1959 The Giant Behemoth Film John
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