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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1942-01-03 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

John Thaw

Biography:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

John Edward Thaw, CBE (3 January 1942 – 21 February 2002) was an English actor who appeared in a range of television, stage, and cinema roles. He starred in the television series Inspector Morse as title character Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse, Redcap as Sergeant John Mann, The Sweeney as Detective Inspector Jack Regan, Home to Roost as Henry Willows, and Kavanagh QC as title character James Kavanagh.

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Known For

Acting

2012

Britain At War In Colour as Narrateur

2001

Buried Treasure as Harry Jenkins

The Glass as Jim Proctor

2000

Monsignor Renard as Monsignor Augustine Renard

1999

The Waiting Time as Joshua Mantle

Plastic Man as Joe McConnell

The Second World War in Colour as Himself - Narrator

Plastic Man as Joe McConnell

1998

Goodnight, Mister Tom as Tom Oakley

1997

Into the Blue as Harry Barnett

1996

Masculine Mescaline as The Man

1995

The Absence of War as George Jones

Kavanagh Q.C. as James Kavanagh QC

1993

The Mystery of Morse as Himself

A Year in Provence as Peter Mayle

1992

Chaplin as Fred Karno

1991

Stanley and the Women as Stanley Duke

1989

Bomber Harris as Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris

1987

The Sign of Four as Jonathan Small

Business as Usual as Kieran Flynn

Cry Freedom as Kruger

Inspector Morse as Chief Inspector Morse

1985

We'll Support You Evermore as Geoff Hollins

Home to Roost as Henry Willows

1984

The Life and Death of King John as Hubert de Burgh

Mitch as Mitch

Sherlock Holmes as Jonathan Small

Mitch as Mitch

1982

Where Is Betty Buchus? as Jack Buchus

1981

The Grass Is Singing as Dick Turner

Six Fifty-Five Special as Self

1980

Drake's Venture as Francis Drake

1978

Sweeney 2 as Det. Insp. Jack Regan

Dinner at the Sporting Club as Dinny Mathews

The BBC Television Shakespeare as Hubert de Burgh

1977

Sweeney! as Det. Insp. Jack Regan

1975

The Sweeney as Det. Insp. Jack Regan

1974

The Capone Investment as Tom

Regan as Det. Insp. Jack Regan

Armchair Cinema as Det. Insp. Jack Regan

Thick As Thieves as Stan

The Capone Investment as Tom

1972

Dr. Phibes Rises Again as Shavers

Whatever Became of Me? as Peter

The Adventures of Black Beauty as Jack Desmond

The Protectors as Mario Carpiano

The Frighteners as Wood

1971

Competition as Tony

Catch Me a Spy as (uncredited)

Budgie as Denzil Davies

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes as Lt. Holst

The Onedin Line as Mr, Carby

1970

The Last Grenade as Terry Mitchell

Macbeth as Banquo

Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition as Dom

1969

Strange Report as Inspector Jenner

1968

The Bofors Gun as Gunner Featherstone

The Morecambe & Wise Show as Guvnor

1967

Inheritance as Will Oldroyd

1966

Bat Out of Hell as Mark Paxton

1965

Dead Man's Chest as David Jones

BBC Play of the Month as Banquo

1964

Redcap as Sergeant John Mann

1963

Five to One as Alan Roper

1962

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner as Bosworth (uncredited)

1961

Serjeant Musgrave's Dance as Pte. Hurst

1959

Edgar Wallace Mysteries

1956

Armchair Theatre as Tony

1949

The BAFTA Awards as Self

Production

1987

Inspector Morse as Executive Producer