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John Westbrook

Acting
Known For

66 Years Old

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Westbrook  (1 November 1922 - 16 June 1989) was an English actor. Born in Teignmouth, Devon, John Westbrook worked mainly in theatre and in radio. He also made occasional film and television appearances. His most famous role was as Christopher Gough in Roger Corman's The Tomb of Ligeia. Noted for his deep, mellifluous voice, he also recorded radio plays and audio books, and provided the role of Treebeard in the 1978 animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. Westbrook also recorded the spoken vocal parts for the orchestral pieces An Oxford Elegy by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Morning Heroes by Arthur Bliss. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Westbrook (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Born

Teignmouth, England, UK on 1st November 1922

Died

16th June 1989

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BBC Play of the Month
Brigadier General Barrington
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Playhouse
Charon One (voice)
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The Main Chance
Charles Wainwright
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Blake's 7
Muller
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Justice
Jonathan Osmond Q.C.
The Edwardians Image
The Edwardians
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The First Churchills
James, Duke of York
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The First Churchills
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The Lord of the Rings
Treebeard (voice)
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Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
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North Sea Hijack
Dawnay
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The Masque of the Red Death
The Man in Red
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Room at the Top
Jack Wales
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The Tomb of Ligeia
Christopher Gough
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A Prize of Arms
Capt. Stafford
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Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery
Bradshaw
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There Is Another Sun
Detective
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Foxhole in Cairo
Roger
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The Breakthrough
Voice of Charon One
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B.Traven: A Mystery Solved
Reader
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The Dress
Matthew
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Rupert of Hentzau
The King / Rudolf Rassendyll
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Look at Life: Change at the Tower
Self - Commentator
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Six Characters in Search of an Author
Leading Man
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Let There Be Light
Inspector
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Look at Life: Queue for Gardens
Self - Commentator
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Look at Life: It's Odds on the Fish
Self - Commentator
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Look at Life: Mini and Mod
Self - Commentator
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Look at Life: The Abbey Backstage
Self - Commentator