Benjamin Whitrow

Actor Feb 17 (died age 80) Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK 1962–2017 (55 year career)

6.6 avg rating

Highest Rated

Muzzy in Gondoland

1986 · as Norman (voice)

8.6

Pride and Prejudice

1995 · as Mr. Bennet

8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989 · as Timothy Abernethie

8.2

Known For

Film

Darkest Hour

Sir Samuel Hoare

Film

Chicken Run

Fowler (voice)

Film

Chaplin

Station Master

Film

Pride and Prejudice

Mr. Bennet

Film

Damage

Civil Servant

Film

Quadrophenia

Mr. Fulford

Film

Clockwise

Headmaster

Film

FairyTale: A True Story

Mr. Binley

Filmography

Acting (92)

Movies (46)

Darkest Hour

as Sir Samuel Hoare

Bomber

as Alistar

Scenes of a Sexual Nature

as Stevie

The Queen's Sister

as Cronin

Chicken Run

as Fowler (voice)

Jilting Joe

as Arthur

FairyTale: A True Story

1997

as Mr. Binley

6.4

The Merchant of Venice

as Antonio

Restoration

as Merivel's Father

Chaplin

as Station Master

Damage

as Civil Servant

The Attractions

as Lawson

On the Black Hill

1988

as Arkwright

6.3

Natural Causes

1988

as Walter Bryce

Lucky Sunil

1988

as Mr. Slipper

Hawks

1988

as Mr Granger

5.7

A Man for All Seasons

as Thomas Cromwell

Personal Services

as Mr. Marsden

The Devil's Disciple

as Major Swindon

The Insurance Man

as Lecturer in Medical School

5.3

Clockwise

1986

as Headmaster

6.3

Paying Guests (Part 2)

1986

as Mr. Kemp

Paying Guests (Part 1)

1986

as Mr. Kemp

A Crack in the Ice

1985

as Capt. Kirov

Hay Fever

as Richard Greatham

Sharma and Beyond

as Anton Heron

Brimstone & Treacle

as Businessman

By George

as George

A Shocking Accident

1982

as Headmaster

6.1

On Approval

1982

as Richard

A Bit of Singing and Dancing

1982

as Mr. Curry

Troilus & Cressida

1981

as Ulysses

8.0

The Factory

1981

as James Sellars

We Think the World of You

1980

as Joe Ackerley

Minor Complications

1980

as Phillips

Quadrophenia

1979

as Mr. Fulford

7.0

A Moment in Time

1979

as Harry

Afternoon Off

1979

as Father

One Fine Day

1979

as Blake

4.5

A Dog's Ransom

1978

as Edward Reynolds

Able's Will

1977

as Stephen

One Day at a Time

1977

as Tom

Two Sundays

1975

as House Master

2.3

Plaintiffs and Defendants

1975

as Josh

7.0

King Lear

1975

as Duke of Albany

The Merchant of Venice

1973

as Duke of Venice

7.0

Television (46)

Wolf Hall

as Archbishop Warham

The Musketeers

as Priest

Man Down

Toast of London

Bonekickers

New Tricks

as Edward Fraser

Murder in Suburbia

Henry VIII

as Tomas Bolena

The Royal

as Professor Farrow

Monarch of the Glen

as Toad

Other People's Children

2000

as Duncan

Midsomer Murders

1997

as Hugo Balcombe

7.5

Jonathan Creek

1997

as Rupert Clifford-Wright

7.5

Trial & Retribution

1997

6.8

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

as Squire Allworthy

Pride and Prejudice

as Mr. Bennet

Peak Practice

as Dr. Laurence Reeve

6.1

Chillers

1992

as Mr. Emery

6.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989

as Timothy Abernethie

8.2

Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers

1989

as English Citizens (voice)

7.6

A Bit of Fry & Laurie

Inspector Morse

as Brownlee

The New Statesman

as Paddy O'Rourke

Ffizz

Casualty

as Douglas Cranville

Muzzy in Gondoland

as Norman (voice)

Dempsey and Makepeace

1985

as Lindsay

6.4

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime

Shackleton

as Roald Amundsen

Harry's Game

as Davidson

Bergerac

as B J Farrell

Tales of the Unexpected

as Fergus Locke

Minder

as Doctor

Danger UXB

as Major Pullar

BBC2 Play of the Week

as Stephen

Clayhanger

as Doctor Heve

The Sweeney

as Det. Chief Supt. Braithwaite

7.9

Rumpole of the Bailey

Playhouse

as George

The Aweful Mr Goodall

1974

Play for Today

1970

as Tom

6.3

BBC Play of the Month

1965

as Duke of Albany

5.0

Londoners

1965

as The Priest

Theatre 625

1964

as Clerk of the Court

7.2

Detective

1964

as Peter Binns

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

1962

as Robert McDowell

6.0