John Westbrook
Born November 01, 1922 (Age: 103)
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Teignmouth, England, UK
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Westbrook (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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.
Description above from the Wikipedia article John Westbrook (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Filmography
North Sea Hijack
1980
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as Dawnay
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Age: 57
The Lord of the Rings
1978
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as Treebeard (voice)
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Age: 56
Six Characters in Search of an Author
1977
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as Leading Man
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Age: 54
Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery
1974
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as Bradshaw
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Age: 52
Let There Be Light
1970
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as Inspector
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Age: 47
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Look at Life: Mini and Mod
1968
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as Self - Commentator
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Age: 45
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Look at Life: It's Odds on the Fish
1968
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as Self - Commentator
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Age: 45
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Look at Life: Queue for Gardens
1968
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as Self - Commentator
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Age: 45
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Look at Life: The Abbey Backstage
1966
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as Self - Commentator
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Age: 43
Foxhole in Cairo
1960
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as Roger
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Age: 37
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1958
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as Theseus
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Age: 36