John Westbrook
Known for

Acting

Credits

22

Gender

Man

Birthday

1 Nov 1922

Day of death

16 Jun 1989 (66)

Place of birth

Teignmouth, England, UK

Also known as

John Westbrook

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Westbrook  (1 November 1922 - 16 June 1989) was an English actor. Born in Teignmouth, Devon, John Westbrook worked mainly in theatre and in radio. He also made occasional film and television appearances. His most famous role was as Christopher Gough in Roger Corman's The Tomb of Ligeia. Noted for his deep, mellifluous voice, he also recorded radio plays and audio books, and provided the role of Treebeard in the 1978 animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. Westbrook also recorded the spoken vocal parts for the orchestral pieces An Oxford Elegy by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Morning Heroes by Arthur Bliss. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Westbrook (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
1984The DressMatthew
1980North Sea HijackDawnay
1978The Lord of the RingsTreebeard (voice)
1978Blake's 7Muller
1978B.Traven: A Mystery SolvedReader
1975The BreakthroughVoice of Charon One
1974Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
1974Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall MysteryBradshaw
1972The Edwardians
1971JusticeJonathan Osmond Q.C.
1970Let There Be LightInspector
1969The First Churchills
1969The First ChurchillsJames, Duke of York
1969The Main ChanceCharles Wainwright
1968Look at Life: Queue for GardensSelf - Commentator
1967Look at Life: Change at the TowerSelf - Commentator
1964The Masque of the Red DeathThe Man in Red
1964The Tomb of LigeiaChristopher Gough
1962A Prize of ArmsCapt. Stafford
1960Foxhole in CairoRoger
1959Room at the TopJack Wales
1951There Is Another SunDetective