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    John Baskcomb

    1916-02-07 (108 years old) in Purley, Surrey, England, UK

    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.

    Movies

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    Memento Mori
    70 %|Apr 19, 1992
    Drama, TV Movie, Comedy, Mystery
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    The Lady and the Highwayman
    54 %|Dec 3, 1988
    Action, Drama, Romance, TV Movie
    actor
    The Day of the Janitor
    0 %|Jul 8, 1981
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    The Final Conflict
    58 %|Mar 20, 1981
    Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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    The Darwin Adventure
    0 %|Sep 27, 1972
    Drama
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    Dad's Army
    47 %|Mar 12, 1971
    Comedy, War
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    Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
    80 %|Jan 23, 1971
    Science Fiction, Drama, Adventure
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    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
    68.12 %|Dec 17, 1968
    Family, Music, Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy

    Series

    actor
    Victorian Scandals
    0 %|Sep 3, 1976
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    Poldark
    66 %|Oct 5, 1975
    Drama
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    Quiller
    0 %|Aug 29, 1975
    Drama
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    The Six Wives of Henry VIII
    81 %|Jan 1, 1970
    Drama
    actor
    Counterstrike
    50 %|Sep 8, 1969
    actor
    The First Lady
    0 %|Apr 7, 1968
    Drama
    poster
    The Forsyte Saga
    82 %|Jan 7, 1967
    Drama
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    Softly, Softly
    50 %|Jan 5, 1966
    Drama
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    BBC Play of the Month
    50 %|Oct 19, 1965
    Drama
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    Detective
    0 %|Mar 30, 1964
    Crime
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    Doctor Who
    79 %|Nov 23, 1963
    Drama, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    The Saint
    72.91 %|Oct 4, 1962
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
    poster
    Z-Cars
    70 %|Jan 2, 1962
    Drama
    actor
    Tell It To The Marines
    0 %|Sep 23, 1959
    actor
    Nicholas Nickleby
    0 %|Oct 18, 1957