John Westbrook

John Westbrook

Known for

Acting

Born

November 1, 1922

Birthplace

Teignmouth, England, UK

Died

June 16, 1989 (aged 66)

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

John Westbrook  (1 November 1922 - 16 June 1989) was an English actor.

Born in Teignmouth, Devon, John Westbrook worked mainly in theatre and in radio. He also made occasional film and television appearances. His most famous role was as Christopher Gough in Roger Corman's The Tomb of Ligeia. Noted for his deep, mellifluous voice, he also recorded radio plays and audio books, and provided the role of Treebeard in the 1978 animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. Westbrook also recorded the spoken vocal parts for the orchestral pieces An Oxford Elegy by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Morning Heroes by Arthur Bliss.

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Best known work

The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings
1978
The Masque of the Red Death
The Masque of the Red Death
1964
The Tomb of Ligeia
The Tomb of Ligeia
1964
Room at the Top
Room at the Top
1958
North Sea Hijack
North Sea Hijack
1980
Blake's 7
Blake's 7
1978
A Prize of Arms
A Prize of Arms
1962
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
1956
Foxhole in Cairo
Foxhole in Cairo
1960

Filmography

  1. 1984

    The Dress

    as Matthew

  2. 1980

  3. 1978

  4. 1978

    The Lord of the Rings

    as Treebeard (voice)

  5. 1978

    Blake's 7TV

    as Muller (1 episode)

  6. 1977

  7. 1975

    The Breakthrough

    as Voice of Charon One

  8. 1974

  9. 1974

  10. 1974

    PlayhouseTV

    as Charon One (voice) (1 episode)

  11. 1972

    The EdwardiansTV

    as Allenby (1 episode)

  12. 1971

    JusticeTV

    as Jonathan Osmond Q.C. (1 episode)

  13. 1970

    Let There Be Light

    as Inspector

  14. 1969

    The Main ChanceTV

    as Charles Wainwright (1 episode)

  15. 1968

    Look at Life: Queue for Gardens

    as Self - Commentator

  16. 1968

  17. 1968

    Look at Life: Mini and Mod

    as Self - Commentator

  18. 1967

  19. 1966

  20. 1965

    BBC Play of the MonthTV

    as Brigadier General Barrington (1 episode)

  21. 1964

    The Tomb of Ligeia

    as Christopher Gough

  22. 1964

  23. 1962

    A Prize of Arms

    as Capt. Stafford

  24. 1960

  25. 1958

    Room at the Top

    as Jack Wales

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