John Baskcomb

John Baskcomb

John Baskcomb (7 February 1916 – 29 March 2000) was an English character actor who made numerous television and film appearances over a 35-year period. He was the son of the founder of the Bank of England Operatic and Dramatic Society and was educated at Croydon High School for Boys. He then appeared on stage in repertory theatre in Croydon and Henley-on-Thames and in clubs, pantomimes and concert parties. He made appearances in numerous British television plays and series including; Doctor Who (Terror of the Autons), The Saint, Softly, Softly and Poldark and he played the role of Cardinal Wolsey in The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970). His film roles included Oliver! (uncredited), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (uncredited), Battle of Britain, Dad's Army and Omen III: The Final Conflict. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Terence Alexander,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title : John Baskcomb
  • Popularity : 1.678
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1916-02-07
  • Place of Birth : Purley, Surrey, England, UK
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John Baskcomb Movies

  • 1968
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    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

    6.8 1968 HD

    A hapless inventor finally finds success with a flying car, which a dictator from a foreign government sets out to take for himself.

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  • 1981
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    The Day of the Janitor

    The Day of the Janitor

    1 1981 HD

    Comedy about a maintenance supervisor in an office block whose idea of the company he works for is changed when he has to fix a leak in an...

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  • 1971
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    Dad's Army

    Dad's Army

    4.8 1971 HD

    Dad's Army was a 1971 feature film based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. Directed by Norman Cohen, it was filmed between series three and...

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  • 1992
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    Memento Mori

    Memento Mori

    6.2 1992 HD

    Several elderly friends and acquaintances in 1950s London are disturbed to receive mysterious telephone calls predicting their impending deaths...

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  • 1981
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    The Final Conflict

    The Final Conflict

    5.824 1981 HD

    Damien Thorn has helped rescue the world from a recession, appearing to be a benign corporate benefactor. When he then becomes U.S. Ambassador to the...

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  • 1988
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    The Lady and the Highwayman

    The Lady and the Highwayman

    5.4 1988 HD

    Set in old England, Hugh Grant ("Four Weddings & a Funeral", "Notting Hill") plays a highwayman who steals from the rich and gives to the poor. But...

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  • 1971
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    Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons

    Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons

    7.6 1971 HD

    The Master, an old adversary of the Doctor, has arrived on Earth to destroy humanity with the aid of the Nestene Consciousness and their army of...

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  • 1972
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    The Darwin Adventure

    The Darwin Adventure

    1 1972 HD

    The story of Charles Darwin's journey on The Beagle.

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  • 1976
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    The Portland Millions

    The Portland Millions

    1 1976 HD

    Annie Druce claims she is the heir to the Duke of Portland.

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  • 1966
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    Softly, Softly

    Softly, Softly

    5 1966 HD

    Softly, Softly is a British television drama series, produced by the BBC and screened on BBC 1 from January 1966. It centred around the work of...

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  • 1962
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    Z-Cars

    Z-Cars

    7 1962 HD

    Z-Cars or Z Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on...

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  • 1968
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    The First Lady

    The First Lady

    1 1968 HD

    The series starred Thora Hird as crusading local councillor Sarah Danby and was set around the fictional borough of Furness in Lancashire....

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  • 1969
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    Counterstrike

    Counterstrike

    5 1969 HD

    Counterstrike is a British science fiction television series produced by the BBC in 1969. The series starred Jon Finch as an alien living on Earth...

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  • 1970
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    The Six Wives of Henry VIII

    The Six Wives of Henry VIII

    8.1 1970 HD

    Series of television plays written by six different authors. Each play is a lavish dramatization of the trials and tribulations surrounding Henry and...

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  • 1959
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    Tell It To The Marines

    Tell It To The Marines

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1965
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    BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

    5 1965 HD

    Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays which were usually broadcast on...

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  • 1975
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    Quiller

    Quiller

    1 1975 HD

    Quiller is a British drama television . Quiller is the alias of a fictional spy created by English novelist Elleston Trevor who featured in a series...

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  • 1957
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    Nicholas Nickleby

    Nicholas Nickleby

    1 1957 HD

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  • 1964
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    Detective

    Detective

    1 1964 HD

    A BBC anthology series featuring adaptations of detective stories over 45 episodes in three seasons that ran from 1964 to 1969. As with many BBC...

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  • 1976
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    Victorian Scandals

    Victorian Scandals

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1975
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    Poldark

    Poldark

    6.6 1975 HD

    Period drama series about the brooding rivalry between former soldier Ross Poldark and local industrialist George Warleggan, and the two women in...

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  • 1963
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    Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

    7.9 1963 HD

    The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling...

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  • 1967
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    The Forsyte Saga

    The Forsyte Saga

    8.2 1967 HD

    The Forsyte Saga is a 1967 BBC television adaptation of John Galsworthy's series of The Forsyte Saga novels, and its sequel trilogy A Modern Comedy....

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  • 1962
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    The Saint

    The Saint

    7.3 1962 HD

    Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those...

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