John Baskcomb
John Baskcomb
Biography
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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
25
Gender
Male
Birthday
1916-02-07 (109 years old)
Place of Birth
Purley, Surrey, England, UK
Acting

1992

Memento Mori as Fat Old Man

1988

The Lady and the Highwayman as Archbishop

1981

The Final Conflict as Diplomat

1976

Victorian Scandals as Bargrave Dean

1976

The Portland Millions as Bargrave Dean

1975

Poldark as Nat Pearce

1975

Quiller as Hastings

1972

The Darwin Adventure as Prof. Draper

1971

Dad's Army as Mayor

1970

The Six Wives of Henry VIII as Cardinal Wolsey

1969

Battle of Britain as Farmer

1969

Counterstrike as Not available

1968

The First Lady as Not available

1968

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as Castle Chef (uncredited)

1967

The Forsyte Saga as Timothy Forsyte

1966

Softly, Softly as Not available

1965

BBC Play of the Month as Telyeghin

1964

Detective as Not available

1963

Doctor Who as Rossini

1962

The Saint as Lewis Enstone

1962

Z-Cars as Not available

1959

Tell It To The Marines as Not available

1957

Nicholas Nickleby as Not available