John Woodvine
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John Woodvine (born 21 July 1929 in Tyne Dock, County Durham) is a British actor who has appeared in more than 60 film and television roles.
He frequently played police officers from early in his career, including in the seminal British drama series Z Cars in the 1960s and Softly, Softly in the 1970s. One of his better-known roles was Detective Chief Superintendent Kingdom in the 1970s police drama New Scotland Yard. He is also particularly remembered as the disgruntled former policeman who took the lead character hostage in a 1983 episode of Juliet Bravo
Woodvine played the Marshal in the 1979 Doctor Who serial The Armageddon Factor and Chief Superintendent Ross in Edge of Darkness, and appeared in several episodes of the 1985 television adaptation of The Tripods. More recently he played Frank Gallagher's father, Neville, in the Channel 4 offbeat drama Shameless, and PC Tony Stamp's father Norman in The Bill.
His film roles include the 1981 John Landis film An American Werewolf in London. He also appeared in the Oscar-nominated 1972 Richard Attenborough film Young Winston.
Woodvine starred in the BBC Radio 4 macabre comedy series The Cabaret of Dr Caligari as Dr Caligari.
He is the father of actress Mary Woodvine.
