John Henshaw

Actor Aug 1 (age 75) Manchester, England, UK 1984–2025 (41 year career)

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Biography

John Henshaw is a British actor famed for his roles as Ken the landlord in Early Doors, Wilf Bradshaw in Born and Bred and PC Roy Bramwell in The Cops. Henshaw was born one of 12 children. He grew up in Ancoats, Manchester's "Little Italy" community. He was a refuse collector for ten years before deciding to become an actor at the age of 40. His first big break in acting was as a minder to Robert Lindsay's character Michael Murray in the acclaimed Channel 4 series, G.B.H. Other TV credits in…

Known For

Film

A Street Cat Named Bob

Tube Station Guard

Film

Stan & Ollie

Nobby Cook

Film

The Man Who Invented Christmas

Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig

Film

The Angels' Share

Harry

Film

The Keeper

Jack Friar

Film

6 Days

Metropolitan Police Spokesman

Film

Starter for 10

Des

Film

Looking for Eric

Meatballs

Filmography

Acting (74)

Movies (40)

Wolf Manor

2022

as Thaddeus Saxon (the landlord)

Silky Hotel

as Jim Knightshade

Early Doors - Live

as Ken

I'm Not in Love

as Tony

Sunny

as Pavlo

Stan & Ollie

as Nobby Cook

The Keeper

as Jack Friar

Pin Cushion

as Percy

6 Days

as Metropolitan Police Spokesman

6.0

The Man Who Invented Christmas

2017

as Butcher / Mr. Fezziwig

6.8

A Street Cat Named Bob

2016

as Tube Station Guard

Swallows and Amazons

as Harbour Master

Closer to the Moon

as Judge

The Night Runner

as Dennis

The Last British Execution

2013

as Marcus Peabody

The Ringer

2013

as Danny

The Angels' Share

2012

as Harry

6.9

The Rochdale Pioneers

as John Holt

In Our Name

as Frank

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

as Self

A Bit of Tom Jones?

as Bar Owner

Looking for Eric

as Meatballs

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

2009

as Bill Hadley

6.7

Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday

as Glen

Grow Your Own

as Charlie

Confessions of a Diary Secretary

2007

as John Prescott

Starter for 10

as Des

Someone Else

as Paul

Open Wide

as Brian Tonkin

Cheeky

2003

as Kenny

6.4

Put Your Coat On

2002

as Dad

This Is Not a Love Song

2002

as Arthur

6.2

The Fishmonger

2002

as Davis

Happy Now

as Pete Copsey

The Parole Officer

as Cochran

There's Only One Jimmy Grimble

as Ken Burley

When Saturday Comes

as M.C

Olly's Prison

as Prisoner (uncredited)

9.0

Dancin' Thru the Dark

1990

as Doorman

6.6

Fishbrain

as Jeb

Television (34)

Talamasca: The Secret Order

as Detective Hough

The Long Shadow

as Mike Dugdale

The Full Monty

as Bus Driver

Boat Story

as Nigel

Ridley

as Frank Stanford

Remembers…

as Self

Documentary Now!

Cradle to Grave

as Mr Glover

Cilla

as John White

Father Brown

as Barny Butterfield

By Any Means

as Stan Bond

South Riding

as Alfred Huggins

Candy Cabs

as Mervyn Monkford

Going Postal

as Mr Pony

Red Riding

as Bill Hadley

The Visit

as Dad

Life on Mars

as Ted Bannister

Johnny and the Bomb

as Councillor Seeley

See No Evil: The Moors Murders

2006

as DCS Arthur Benfield

6.3

The Afternoon Play

2003

as Sir Terry Bucklethwaite

Early Doors

as Ken Dixon

The Second Coming

as Clive Saxon

Born and Bred

as Wilf Bradshaw

Born and Bred

as Wilf Bradshaw

Cutting It

as Bruce Gutteridge

The Royle Family

as Roger Kavanagh

The Cops

as Roy

Midsomer Murders

as Arthur Potts

The Grand

as Bob Jessop

Cracker

as Quarry Foreman

Heartbeat

as Guard

G.B.H.

as Murray's Minder

Casualty

as Lenny Adams

The Bill