John Rolfe
Known For
Acting
Born
1935-01-01 in Lewisham, London, England, UK
Died
2020-08-12
Biography
John Richard Rolfe (1935 – 12 August 2020) was a British actor. He was named after the colonist who married Pocahontas in Jamestown, Virginia. His stage work includes appearances at the Bristol Old Vic and with the RSC.His television credits include: Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, Adam Adamant Lives!, The First Lady, Softly, Softly, Doctor Who (in the serials The War Machines, The Moonbase and The Green Death), Paul Temple, The Troubleshooters, Out of the Unknown, The Regiment, Spy Trap, Warship, Oil Strike North, Survivors, Blake's 7, Minder, Secret Army, The Enigma Files, Yes Minister, One by One, Howards' Way and The House of Eliott. He did the first, moustached and spectacled postman in "Mr. Bean Rides Again" (he played the postman seen before Mr. Bean got locked in the letterbox after he stole a lady's stamp for his own letter). He also played Graham in the 1980 film McVicar, starring Roger Daltrey. In 1994 he guest starred in The Bill.
Most Known For
EastEnders
as Alec Carter
Doctor Who
as Fell
Minder
as Collin
Mr. Bean
as Postman
Bergerac
as Bank Manager
The Sweeney
as Det. Chief Supt. Brookford
Blake's 7
as Terloc
Return of the Saint
as Doland
The Expert
as Tom Fanshaw
Poldark
as Magistrate
Howards' Way
as James Sinclair
Secret Army
as Weikmann
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Other Man
Sykes
as Newspaper Reporter
Enemy at the Door
as Unterwachtmeister Klaas
The House of Eliott
as Doctor
Terry and June
as Arthur
Danger UXB
as Fire Officer
Shadows of Fear
as Man
Mapp & Lucia
as Milkman