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John Baskcomb

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84 Years Old

John Baskcomb (7 February 1916 – 29 March 2000) was an English character actor who made numerous television and film appearances over a 35-year period. He was the son of the founder of the Bank of England Operatic and Dramatic Society and was educated at Croydon High School for Boys. He then appeared on stage in repertory theatre in Croydon and Henley-on-Thames and in clubs, pantomimes and concert parties. He made appearances in numerous British television plays and series including; Doctor Who (Terror of the Autons), The Saint, Softly, Softly and Poldark and he played the role of Cardinal Wolsey in The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970). His film roles included Oliver! (uncredited), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (uncredited), Battle of Britain, Dad's Army and Omen III: The Final Conflict. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Terence Alexander,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Purley, Surrey, England, UK on 7th February 1916

Died

29th March 2000

All Credits

Softly, Softly Image
Softly, Softly
Doctor Who Image
Doctor Who
Rossini
Z-Cars Image
Z-Cars
BBC Play of the Month Image
BBC Play of the Month
Telyeghin
The Saint Image
The Saint
Lewis Enstone
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The First Lady
The Forsyte Saga Image
The Forsyte Saga
Timothy Forsyte
Detective Image
Detective
Poldark Image
Poldark
Nat Pearce
The Six Wives of Henry VIII Image
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Cardinal Wolsey
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Tell It To The Marines
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Image
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Castle Chef (uncredited)
Battle of Britain Image
Battle of Britain
Farmer
The Final Conflict Image
The Final Conflict
Diplomat
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Victorian Scandals
Bargrave Dean
The Lady and the Highwayman Image
The Lady and the Highwayman
Archbishop
Quiller Image
Quiller
Hastings
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Counterstrike
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Nicholas Nickleby
Dad's Army Image
Dad's Army
Mayor
Memento Mori Image
Memento Mori
Fat Old Man
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons Image
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
Rossini
The Darwin Adventure Image
The Darwin Adventure
Prof. Draper
The Portland Millions Image
The Portland Millions
Bargrave Dean
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The Day of the Janitor
Darby