John Westbrook
Acting
1922 – 1989 (aged 66)
Teignmouth, England, UK
24 acting credits
Biography
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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.
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Known For
The Lord of the Rings
15 Nov 1978
The Masque of the Red Death
16 Sep 1964
The Tomb of Ligeia
01 Nov 1964
Room at the Top
29 Dec 1958
North Sea Hijack
18 Feb 1980
Blake's 7
02 Jan 1978
A Prize of Arms
11 Dec 1962
BBC Play of the Month
19 Oct 1965
Filmography
1984
- The Dressas Matthew
1980
- North Sea Hijackas Dawnay
1978
- The Lord of the Ringsas Treebeard (voice)
- Blake's 7as Muller1 episode
1977
- Six Characters in Search of an Authoras Leading Man
1975
- The Breakthroughas Voice of Charon One
1974
- Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mysteryas Bradshaw
- Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill2 episodes
- Playhouseas Charon One (voice)1 episode
1972
- The Edwardiansas Allenby1 episode
1971
- Justiceas Jonathan Osmond Q.C.1 episode
1970
- Let There Be Lightas Inspector
1969
- The Main Chanceas Charles Wainwright1 episode
1965
- BBC Play of the Monthas Brigadier General Barrington1 episode
1964
- The Tomb of Ligeiaas Christopher Gough
- The Masque of the Red Deathas The Man in Red
1962
- A Prize of Armsas Capt. Stafford
1960
- Foxhole in Cairoas Roger
1958
- Room at the Topas Jack Wales
- A Midsummer Night's Dreamas Theseus
1957
- Rupert of Hentzauas The King
- The Twilight Forestas Narrator
1956
- Armchair Theatreas Maurice Aubert1 episode
1951
- There Is Another Sunas Detective