Acting

Jack McKenzie

Born 1942-03-09 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Jack McKenzie is a Scottish actor. He was born in Edinburgh in 1942 and was educated at George Heriot's School, after which he joined The Royal Marines, and then subsequently the Lothians and Peebles Constabulary and transferred to Edinburgh City Police. TELEVISION: The Sweeney, Sutherland's Law, Space: 1999 series, Secret Army, Blake's 7, The Professionals, The Mad Death, Taggart, The Collectors, Blood Money, Skorpion, The Treachery Game, Henry VIII, The Wallace, Piece of Cake, Heartbeat, Bugs, Bernard's Watch, The Bill, EastEnders, Scotland 2000, 10%'rs, The Return Of The Saint, The London Suite, Crime Monthly, 999, Crimewatch THEATRE: Gothenburg English Studio Theatre:- The Woman In Black The Watermill Theatre:- Hobson's Choice Royal National Theatre:- The Misanthrope, Engaged and Into The Mouths Of Crabs Wintershall, Guildford:- The Passion and The Life of Christ The Redgrave Theatre, Farnham:- MacBeth, Who Killed Cock Robin, The Trial of Lady Chatterley. Farnham Maltings:-Sorry To Spoil Your Daughter's Birthday Pantomimes at Guildford Civic Hall and Bracknell

Acting credits

The Empire Strikes Back poster
8.4

The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.

The Empire Strikes Back

1980

The House That Jack Built poster
7.1

Failed architect, engineer and vicious murderer Jack narrates the details of some of his most elaborately orchestrated crimes, each of them a towering piece of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer for twelve years.

The House That Jack Built

2018

A Bridge Too Far poster
7.2

The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in Holland allowing access over the Rhine into Germany. A combination of poor allied intelligence and the presence of two crack German panzer divisions meant that the final part of this operation (the bridge in Arnhem over the Rhine) was doomed to failure.

A Bridge Too Far

1977

Gandhi poster
7.6

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.

Gandhi

1982

London Suite poster
5.1

On one day at an English hotel, four different stories are shown. Diana is in London to promote her television series and her ex-husband Sydney shows up to ask her for money for his gay lover. Mark and Annie come to London for the Wimbledon tennis matches, but they lose their tickets and Mark's back goes out. Debra is on her honeymoon with Paul, but Paul is missing and Debra lies to everyone she meets as to where Paul is. Sharon and Lauren are on a shop-till-you-drop trip and Sharon meets Dennis, an older man who seems to be interested in her.

London Suite

1996

The End of the Affair poster
6.6

On a rainy London night in 1946, novelist Maurice Bendrix has a chance meeting with Henry Miles, husband of his ex-mistress Sarah, who abruptly ended their affair two years before. Bendrix's obsession with Sarah is rekindled; he succumbs to his own jealousy and arranges to have her followed.

The End of the Affair

1999

Sharpe's Rifles poster
6.8

Portugal, 1809. Fast moving, hard-hitting action adventure filmed on location in the Crimea, Portugal and England brings to the screen all the danger, romance and sheer spectacle of one of the bloodiest periods in English warfare. Richard Sharpe rises through the ranks of Wellington’s army by his courageous and daring exploits. He and his men operate behind French lines, risking their lives to undermine Napoleon's forces.

Sharpe's Rifles

1993

No artwork available
6.0

When a tormented naval officer returns home to Liverpool, the city becomes a landscape for atonement as he is forced to confront a traumatic childhood event.

Being Keegan

2017

Last Love poster
NR

Tending her husband's grave one day, Annabel Fox meets Jack Ives, a retired regimental sergeant-major. But when their friendship turns to love and talk of marriage, Annabel's children step in. They have other plans for her and, anyway, "He's so common, mummy..."

Last Love

1983

The Calling poster
4.9

On her wedding night, a young woman conceives a child during an hallucinatory encounter. Several years later, as her friends and family begin to behave strangely, she pieces together clues that lead to one conclusion...her son is the Antichrist

The Calling

2000

No artwork available
NR

In the middle of the Augustów Forest, tarpans are bred - small wild forest horses, found in the wild only in Poland. An old abandoned fort near the port of Gdynia is used by smugglers and international wildlife traders as a hideout to store livestock.

The Circus Connection

1996

Clockwork Mice poster
4.6

When new teacher Steve Drake joins the faculty at a school for special-needs students, his unorthodox instruction methods raise eyebrows. But attitudes begin to change when he makes a connection with a particularly unruly student.

Clockwork Mice

1995

Henry VIII poster
6.6

Henry is a proud monarch who flies in the face of the church in seeking to divorce Queen Katherine and marry Anne Bullen. As cardinal Wolsey, the powerful Lord Chancellor of England, attempts to bend Rome to the King's wishes, the court reverbates with political intrigue and accusations of treachery.

Henry VIII

1979

Dominique poster
4.9

The wife of a greedy man comes back to haunt him after he scares her to death.

Dominique

1980

Beyond Bedlam poster
5.1

An experiment gone awry places a neurologist and a homicide detective in a psychopath's nightmarish world.

Beyond Bedlam

1994

The Zero Option poster
NR

An ex-SAS officer and an ex member of the Special Boat Services, team up to search for £ 2 million worth of diamonds which go missing when an aircraft is hijacked. Ruthless terrorists seize a London embassy residence. The SAS are called in. There's intense political pressure for a quick resolution. The worst fears of David Barber, the officer in command, are tragically realised. With a brilliant career in ruins, the prospects for ex-Major Barber seem grim until he meets Colonel Patrick Ansell, Managing director of Saracen systems Ltd.

The Zero Option

1988