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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Christopher Benjamin was a British actor, born 27 December 1934 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. He died on January 15th 2025, aged 90. He was well known for his roles in some of the UK's biggest cult television programmes. This included playing the same character in two Patrick McGoohan dramas, Danger Man and The Prisoner, fuelling speculation that they are possibly linked. He was also a regular in The Avengers and Doctor Who, playing in three episodes of each, mostly in comedy roles. He also played recurring roles in several period dramas. He was Sir John Glutton, the regular adversary in the period family adventure series Dick Turpin, Channing in several episodes of the third series of When The Boat Comes In, and Prosper Profound in the acclaimed 1967 adaptation of The Forsyte Saga . He reprised the role of Henry Gordon Jago, from the...
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Doctor WhoSeries • 2005
Midsomer MurdersSeries • 1997
Doctor WhoSeries • 1963
CasualtySeries • 1986
The AvengersSeries • 1961
Play for TodaySeries • 1970
The SaintSeries • 1962
Crown CourtSeries • 1972
Sherlock HolmesSeries • 1984
HeartbeatSeries • 1992
MinderSeries • 1979
The Wednesday PlaySeries • 1964
Z-CarsSeries • 1962
BBC Play of the MonthSeries • 1965
New Scotland YardSeries • 1972
Inspector MorseSeries • 1987
Foyle's WarSeries • 2002
Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries • 1965
Danger ManSeries • 1960
Theatre 625Series • 1964
Upstairs, DownstairsSeries • 1971
Rumpole of the BaileySeries • 1975
Pride and PrejudiceSeries • 1995
AngelsSeries • 1975