parts included roles in programmes that ranged from Shakespeare to Paul Temple. Bennett was an enthusiastic amateur flier and an accomplished glider pilot. For many years he was a member of the RAF G.S.A (Gliding and Soaring Association) Centre at RAF Bicester in the 1970s. He flew alongside Warrant Officer Andy Gough (then Chief Flying Instructor) and was a part owner of a number of high performance gliders. Selected filmography Diplomatic Passport (1954) – André (uncredited) The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960) – Marquis of Queensberry's Friend (uncredited) The Challenge (1960) – Spider A Taste of Money (1960) – Waiter The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) – Policeman (uncredited) Victim (1961) – Undercover Detective (uncredited) Postman's Knock (1962) – Pete The Barber of Stamford Hill (1962) - Mr Figg Crooks Anonymous (1962) – Thomas The Pirates of Blood River (1962) – Penal Colony Guard (uncredited) Lawrence of Arabia (1962) – Arab Sheik (uncredited) Kaleidoscope (1966) – Poker Player A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) The Syndicate (1968) – Dr. Singh The House That Dripped Blood (1971) – Detective Inspector Holloway Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972) – Wriothesley The House in Nightmare Park (1973) – Patel Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973) – Joseph Goebbels The Message (1976) – Salool The Greek Tycoon (1978) – Servant Watership Down (1978) – Capt. Holly (voice) The Mirror Crack'd (1980) – Barnsby ('Murder at Midnight') Eye of the Needle (1981) – Kleinmann The Plague Dogs (1982) – Don (voice) Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984) – Mr. Rath Tai-Pan (1986) – Orlov Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988) – Frog Guard Prisoner of Honor (1991) – Magistrate Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991) – Dr. Sigmund Freud Split Second (1992) – Dr. Schulman Priest (1994) – Father Redstone The Fifth Element (1997) – Priest Bridge of Dragons (1999) – The Registrar Beginner's Luck (2001) – Old luvvie Charlotte Gray (2001) – Gerard The Pianist (2002) – Dr. Ehrlich Minority Report (2002) – Adulation #4 References External links Obituary in The Independent John Bennett at Theatricalia 1928 births 2005 deaths Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama English male film actors English male stage actors English male television actors English male voice actors People educated at Bradfield College People from Beckenham Male actors from Kent English Jews Jewish English male actors