John Woodvine

JOHN WOODVINE was born in south shields, Co. Durham. His first West End appearance was in Inherit the Wind in 1960 and later in the Doctor’s Dilemma and Poor Horace. More recently, he played Jackie in the original production of Close the Coalhouse Door in Newcastle, as well as in the London and BBC television productions. His many television appearances have included Inspector Witty in Z Cars, Bloody Delilah in the Dustbin men and Sir Francis Drake in the BBC2 series Elizabeth R. feature films in which he has appeared include the Walking stick and Ken russell’s the Devils.