
Acting
John Wentworth
Born 1908-06-07 · Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
John Wentworth (1908–1989) was a British television actor. He starred in the ITV television series The Main Chance in which he played the role of Henry Castleton a traditionalist Leeds-based lawyer.
Acting credits
5.8Evil lurks in the gloomy house at Markham Manor where a deranged Sir Edward is the chained prisoner of his brother Julian. When Sir Edward escapes, he embarks on a monstrous killing spree, determined to seek revenge on all those whom he feels have double-crossed him.
The Oblong Box
1969
Set in the 19th-century in France Georges Duroy cynically exploits women and his position working as a journalist to try and gain power.
Bel Ami
1971
7.0In the future New York City, the Deputy Commissioner of Police is assisted by a robot detective in solving the murder of a scientist.
The Caves of Steel
1964
NRJulian Clay is accused of murdering Andrew Maddox - a charge he cannot deny because 'The Eye', a device which records the past, saw him do it. However, the law affords one loophole.
The Eye
1966
8.0The BBC's 1965 adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel, screened as part of their Play of the Month strand, adapted by Santha Ramu Rau and John Maynard, and directed by Waris Hussein.
A Passage to India
1965
NRA chance meeting with an old tramp brings a violent force into a young painter's life.
The Shattered Eye
1971
8.3A tale of real-life British aviation pioneer Amy Johnson, the first woman to fly from Britain to Australia, who would later mysteriously disappear.
Amy
1984
9.0New boarder Tomkinson is thoroughly miserable at Graybridge public school where he has to fight the grizzly bear,get nailed to the wall on St Tadger's Day and do the bidding of Grayson,also known as School Bully. When his mother refuses to let him come home he makes several attempts to escape,all unsuccessful,but after winning the Thirty Mile Hop against a rival (Buddhist) public school he is promoted to School Bully when Grayson leaves for Eton.
Tomkinson's Schooldays
1976
10.0Charles Nordeck is a successful marriage counselor whose own marriage is on the rocks. When his wife Anne seeks a divorce, Charles refuses to sign the papers fearing the bad publicity could ruin his career. The adulterous Anne then convinces her lover Peter to take care of the problem.
The Last Shot You Hear
1969