John Turner
Known For
Acting
Born
1932-07-07 in London, England, UK
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).
Most Known For
The Saint
as Cord Thrandel
Heartbeat
as Hunter
The Bill
Theatre 625
as Dave
Jeeves and Wooster
as Spode
The Champions
as Lt. Cmdr. Street
Justice
as Greg Carson
Thriller
as Bart
The Main Chance
as Acting Supt. Grover
Bugs
Zero One
International Detective
as Tony Stanton
Churchill's People
as Sir Walter Raleigh
Fall of Eagles
as Prince Mirsky
The Sentimental Agent
as Bill Randall
Frank Stubbs Promotes
as Peter Dagenham
The Power of One
as Afrikaner Minister
Captain Nemo and the Underwater City
as Joab
Knight Errant Limited
as Adam Knight
The Slipper and the Rose
as Major Domo