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John Boswall

Known for

Acting

Born

May 2, 1920

Birthplace

Oxfordshire, England, UK

Died

June 6, 2011 (aged 91)

Biography

John Boswall (2 May 1920 – 6 June 2011) was a British actor known for playing Emmanuel Goldstein in 1984 and Wyvern in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.

Boswall was born John Stuart on 2 May 1920 in Oxfordshire, England. Prior to his career as an actor, he attended the University of Oxford and served in Burma during World War II.

Boswall's television appearances included Paul Temple (1971), Wessex Tales (1973), Lady Killer (1973), Edward the Seventh (1975), The Onedin Line (1976), Love in a Cold Climate (1980), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1982), Sapphire & Steel (1982), No Place Like Home (1986), EastEnders (1990, 2002), Selling Hitler (1991), Agatha Christie's Poirot (1991),...

Best known work

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

2006

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four

1984

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

1999

3 Men and a Little Lady

3 Men and a Little Lady

1990

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989

EastEnders

EastEnders

1985

Ladies in Lavender

Ladies in Lavender

2004

The Statement

The Statement

2003

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

1996

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

1986

Filmography

2009
Morris: A Life with Bells On
as Mr. Staveley
2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
as Wyvern
2006
The Ten CommandmentsTV
as Egyptian Priest (2 episodes)
2004
Ladies in Lavender
as Very Old Man 2
2003
The Statement
as Father Léo
2002
Rose and MaloneyTV
as Arthur Towns (2 episodes)
2001
Ca$hino
as Johnny Niagra
2000
Hotel Splendide
as Bellboy
2000
The Secret World of Michael FryTV
as Caldercott (2 episodes)
1999
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
as Old Priest
1998
Stiff Upper Lips
as Don 2
1996
The Wind in the Willows
as The Elderly Gentleman
1996
Poldark
as Cary Warleggan
1996
Giving Tongue
as Lord Belvoir
1992
Virtual MurderTV
as Professor Humber (1 episode)
1992
Anglo Saxon AttitudesTV
as Sir Edgar Iffley (3 episodes)
1991
Murder Most HorridTV
as Judge (1 episode)
1991
Selling HitlerTV
as August Priesack (1 episode)
1990
3 Men and a Little Lady
as Barrow
1990
Drop the Dead DonkeyTV
as Jaan Sepp (1 episode)
1989
Sitting Targets
as Caretaker
1989
Agatha Christie's PoirotTV
as Dr Belvedere (1 episode)
1988
ChristabelTV
as Alois (2 episodes)
1988
Wish Me LuckTV
as Leon Jouvet (6 episodes)
1987
A Hazard of Hearts
as Meadows