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John Thaw

John Thaw

Acting

Born January 3, 1942 · Gorton, Manchester, England

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Edward Thaw, CBE (3 January 1942 – 21 February 2002) was an English actor who appeared in a range of television, stage, and cinema roles. He starred in the television series Inspector Morse as title character Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse, Redcap as Sergeant John Mann, The Sweeney as Detective Inspector Jack Regan, Home to Roost as Henry Willows, and Kavanagh QC as title character James Kavanagh. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Thaw, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Known For · 40 titles

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970
BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965
Screen Two

Screen Two

1985
Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

1984
ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

1967
Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

1987
The Sweeney

The Sweeney

1975
ITV Saturday Night Theatre

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969
The BAFTA Awards

The BAFTA Awards

1949
Drama 61-67

Drama 61-67

1961
The Onedin Line

The Onedin Line

1971
The Protectors

The Protectors

1972
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971
Kavanagh Q.C.

Kavanagh Q.C.

1995
The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare

1978
Edgar Wallace Mysteries

Edgar Wallace Mysteries

1959
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

1962
Budgie

Budgie

1971
Six Fifty-Five Special

Six Fifty-Five Special

1981
Redcap

Redcap

1964
Chaplin

Chaplin

1992
The Frighteners

The Frighteners

1972
Menace

Menace

1970
Strange Report

Strange Report

1969
Home to Roost

Home to Roost

1985
A Year in Provence

A Year in Provence

1993
The Younger Generation

The Younger Generation

1961
Mitch

Mitch

1984
The Glass

The Glass

2001
Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

1956
Armchair Cinema

Armchair Cinema

1974
Cry Freedom

Cry Freedom

1987
Goodnight, Mister Tom

Goodnight, Mister Tom

1998
Big Brother

Big Brother

1970
Inheritance

Inheritance

1967
Bat Out of Hell

Bat Out of Hell

1966
Out of Town Theatre

Out of Town Theatre

1966
Suspicion

Suspicion

1971
Stanley and the Women

Stanley and the Women

1991
Thick as Thieves

Thick as Thieves

1974