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John Wentworth

Acting Born Jun 7, 1908 Reading, Berkshire, England, UK 24 credits

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.

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Known for

The Saint

as Prof. Hamish Grant
Film

Sansho the Bailiff

as Maj. Callendar

The Prisoner

as Sir Charles Portland

The Main Chance

as Henry Castleton

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as Thaxted

The Edwardians

as Prime Minister

A Married Man

as Sir Christopher Gerrard

The Search for the Nile

as Doctor

Full filmography

  • The Saint (1962) as Prof. Hamish Grant
  • BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Maj. Callendar
  • The Prisoner (1967) as Sir Charles Portland
  • The Main Chance (1969) as Henry Castleton
  • The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) as Thaxted
  • Story Parade (1964) as Dr. Fastolfe
  • The Human Jungle (1963) as Sir Humphrey
  • Theatre Night (1957) as John Lawless
  • The Edwardians (1972) as Prime Minister
  • The Scales of Justice (1962) as Registrar
  • Love Story (1963) as Harry
  • The Odd Man (1960) as Preece Sr.
  • A Married Man (1983) as Sir Christopher Gerrard
  • Number 10 (1983) as Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
  • Bel Ami (1971) as Comte de Vaudrec
  • The Oblong Box (1969) as Parson
  • The Search for the Nile (1971) as Doctor
  • Bel Ami (1971) as Comte de Vaudrec
  • The Eye (1966) as Stevens
  • Amy (1984) as Lord Wakefield
  • The Last Shot You Hear (1969) as Chambers
  • A Passage to India (1965) as Major Callendar
  • The Caves of Steel (1964) as Dr. Fastolfe
  • The Shattered Eye (1971) as Barton