John Baskcomb

Biography

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.

Known For

Doctor Who

Rossini

The Saint

Lewis Enstone

Z-Cars

BBC Play of the Month

Telyeghin

Softly, Softly

Detective

The Forsyte Saga

Timothy Forsyte

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1992	Memento Mori	Fat Old Man
1988	The Lady and the Highwayman	Archbishop
1981	The Day of the Janitor	Darby
1981	The Final Conflict	Diplomat
1976	The Portland Millions	Bargrave Dean
1972	The Darwin Adventure	Prof. Draper
1971	Dad's Army	Mayor
1971	Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons	Rossini
1969	Battle of Britain	Farmer
1968	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang	Castle Chef (uncredited)

Year	TV Show	Role
1976	Victorian Scandals	Bargrave Dean
1975	Quiller	Hastings
1975	Poldark	Nat Pearce
1970	The Six Wives of Henry VIII	Cardinal Wolsey
1969	Counterstrike
1968	The First Lady
1967	The Forsyte Saga	Timothy Forsyte
1966	Softly, Softly
1965	BBC Play of the Month	Telyeghin
1964	Detective
1963	Doctor Who	Rossini
1962	Z-Cars
1962	The Saint	Lewis Enstone
1959	Tell It To The Marines
1957	Nicholas Nickleby