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January 3, 1942
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John Thaw
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John Edward Thaw, CBE (3 January 1942 – 21 February 2002) was an English actor who appeared in a range of television, stage, and cinema roles. He starred in the television series Inspector Morse as title character Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse, Redcap as Sergeant John Mann, The Sweeney as Detective Inspector Jack Regan, Home to Roost as Henry Willows, and Kavanagh QC as title character James Kavanagh.
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Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Buried Treasure | Harry Jenkins |
| 1999 | The Waiting Time | Joshua Mantle |
| 1999 | Plastic Man | Joe McConnell |
| 1998 | Goodnight, Mister Tom | Tom Oakley |
| 1997 | Into the Blue | Harry Barnett |
| 1996 | Masculine Mescaline | The Man |
| 1995 | The Absence of War | George Jones |
| 1993 | The Mystery of Morse | Himself |
| 1992 | Chaplin | Fred Karno |
| 1989 | Bomber Harris | Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris |
| 1987 | The Sign of Four | Jonathan Small |
| 1987 | Business as Usual | Kieran Flynn |
| 1987 | Cry Freedom | Kruger |
| 1985 | We'll Support You Evermore | Geoff Hollins |
| 1984 | The Life and Death of King John | Hubert de Burgh |
| 1982 | Where Is Betty Buchus? | Jack Buchus |
| 1981 | The Grass Is Singing | Dick Turner |
| 1980 | Drake's Venture | Francis Drake |
| 1978 | Sweeney 2 | Det. Insp. Jack Regan |
| 1978 | Dinner at the Sporting Club | Dinny Mathews |
| 1977 | Sweeney! | Det. Insp. Jack Regan |
| 1974 | The Capone Investment | Tom |
| 1974 | Regan | Det. Insp. Jack Regan |
| 1972 | Dr. Phibes Rises Again | Shavers |
| 1972 | Whatever Became of Me? | Peter |
| 1971 | Competition | Tony |
| 1971 | Catch Me a Spy | (uncredited) |
| 1970 | The Last Grenade | Terry Mitchell |
| 1970 | Macbeth | Banquo |
| 1970 | Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition | Dom |
| 1968 | The Bofors Gun | Gunner Featherstone |
| 1965 | Dead Man's Chest | David Jones |
| 1963 | Five to One | Alan Roper |
| 1962 | The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner | Bosworth (uncredited) |
| 1961 | Serjeant Musgrave's Dance | Pte. Hurst |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Britain At War In Colour | Narrateur |
| 2001 | The Glass | Jim Proctor |
| 2000 | Monsignor Renard | Monsignor Augustine Renard |
| 1999 | The Second World War in Colour | Himself - Narrator |
| 1999 | Plastic Man | Joe McConnell |
| 1995 | Kavanagh Q.C. | James Kavanagh QC |
| 1993 | A Year in Provence | Peter Mayle |
| 1991 | Stanley and the Women | Stanley Duke |
| 1987 | Inspector Morse | Chief Inspector Morse |
| 1985 | Home to Roost | Henry Willows |
| 1984 | Mitch | Mitch |
| 1984 | Sherlock Holmes | Jonathan Small |
| 1984 | Mitch | Mitch |
| 1981 | Six Fifty-Five Special | Self |
| 1978 | The BBC Television Shakespeare | Hubert de Burgh |
| 1975 | The Sweeney | Det. Insp. Jack Regan |
| 1974 | Armchair Cinema | Det. Insp. Jack Regan |
| 1974 | Thick As Thieves | Stan |
| 1974 | The Capone Investment | Tom |
| 1972 | The Adventures of Black Beauty | Jack Desmond |
| 1972 | The Protectors | Mario Carpiano |
| 1972 | The Frighteners | Wood |
| 1971 | Budgie | Denzil Davies |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | Lt. Holst |
| 1971 | The Onedin Line | Mr, Carby |
| 1970 | Play for Today | |
| 1969 | Strange Report | Inspector Jenner |
| 1967 | Inheritance | Will Oldroyd |
| 1966 | Bat Out of Hell | Mark Paxton |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Banquo |
| 1964 | Redcap | Sergeant John Mann |
| 1959 | Edgar Wallace Mysteries | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Tony |
| 1949 | The BAFTA Awards | Self |