John Wentworth

Known for

Acting

Born

June 7, 1908

Birthplace

Reading, Berkshire, England, UK

Died

June 28, 1989 (aged 81)

Biography

John Wentworth (1908–1989) was a British television actor. He starred in the ITV television series The Main Chance in which he played the role of Henry Castleton a traditionalist Leeds-based lawyer.

Best known work

The Prisoner

1967

The Saint

1962

The Oblong Box

1969

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971

BBC Play of the Month

1965

The Human Jungle

1963

A Married Man

1983

The Main Chance

1969

The Edwardians

1972

The Search for the Nile

1971

Filmography

1984
Amy
as Lord Wakefield
1983
A Married ManTV
as Sir Christopher Gerrard (1 episode)
1983
Number 10TV
as Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1 episode)
1976
Tomkinson's Schooldays
as Chaplain
1972
The EdwardiansTV
as Prime Minister (1 episode)
1971
The Search for the NileTV
as Doctor (1 episode)
1971
The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesTV
as Thaxted (1 episode)
1971
The Shattered Eye
as Barton
1971
Bel Ami
as Comte de Vaudrec
1971
Bel AmiTV
as Comte de Vaudrec (3 episodes)
1970
GerminalTV
as Monsieur Grégoire (5 episodes)
1969
The Main ChanceTV
as Henry Castleton (33 episodes)
1969
The Oblong Box
as Parson
1969
The Last Shot You Hear
as Chambers
1967
The PrisonerTV
as Sir Charles Portland (1 episode)
1967
Boy Meets GirlTV
as Mr Musgrove (1 episode)
1966
The Eye
as Stevens
1966
Ransom for a Pretty GirlTV
as Jacques (6 episodes)
1965
A Passage to India
as Major Callendar
1965
BBC Play of the MonthTV
as Maj. Callendar (1 episode)
1964
The Count of Monte CristoTV
as Abbé Faria (1 episode)
1964
The Caves of Steel
as Dr. Fastolfe
1964
Story ParadeTV
as Dr. Fastolfe (1 episode)
1963
Love StoryTV
as Harry (1 episode)
1963
The Human JungleTV
as Sir Humphrey (1 episode)