John Bentley
Date of birth: 1916-12-02
Place of birth: Sparkhill, Birmingham, England, UK
Known for: Acting
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Biography
John Bentley was born on December 2, 1916 in Sparkhill, Birmingham, England. He was an actor, known for Calling Paul Temple (1948), Final Appointment (1954) and Salute the Toff (1952). He was married to Patricia Smith. He died on August 13, 2009 in Petworth, West Sussex, England.
Movie Credits
Dial 999
1955-12-01
A man tells his wife that the police are after him for having killed a bookie during an alcoholic bi
The Big Frame
1952-09-01
An ex-GI wakes up with blood on his clothes in a strange hotel room. He can't remember the night bef
Confession
1955-06-01
A confession to a priest from a thief leads to the priest's life being threatened by his gang.
Submarine Seahawk
1958-12-01
For his first command in the Pacific war a by-the-book officer is ordered to take his submarine on a
The Happiest Days of Your Life
1950-03-08
Nutbourne College, an old established, all-boys, boarding school is told that another school is to b
Black Orchid
1953-02-01
Caught in a loveless marriage, Dr. John Winnington (Ronald Howard) can't stop himself from falling f
River Beat
1954-02-01
British diamond smugglers use the radiowoman (Phyllis Kirk) from a freighter docked on the Thames to
The Singer Not the Song
1961-01-05
A Roman Catholic priest defies a Mexican bandit whose gang kills villagers in alphabetical order.
Final Appointment
1954-10-01
A pair of reporters try to discover the link between three unsolved, seemingly isolated murders. Th
Sacred Waters
1960-12-23
Water is a scarce and sometimes dangerous resource in the Swiss Mountain Village. Anytime the wooden
Tread Softly
1952-12-01
Story of a chorus girl who is "discovered" and finds romance during the unraveling of a mystery in a
The Front
1976-09-17
A cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice
Mary Had a Little...
1961-07-25
A theatrical impresario tries to win a bet with a psychiatrist over the production of a perfect baby
Istanbul
1957-01-23
A suspected diamond smuggler returns to Istanbul and finds the lady love he thought was dead...or do
Bait
1950-01-31
John Bentley stars as a man who returns home to claim his inheritance. He soon learns his half broth
Paul Temple Returns
1952-11-24
A serial killer terrorizes London. Each victim is found with a telegram signed "The Marquis." There
She Shall Have Murder
1950-12-01
A clerk in a law office investigates a murder, and finds that nearly all her colleagues at work have
The Flaw
1955-09-30
A race car driver marries a woman for her money and plans to murder her. An old suitor steps in to h
The Scarlet Spear
1954-03-01
In colonial Kenya, chief's son believes he must kill another tribe's chief in ancient ritual before
The Sinister Man
1961-12-01
When a corpse is found in the Thames, the only clue is that the dead man was killed by a karate or j
Stolen Assignment
1955-08-01
Henry Crossley is an artist whose wife is spending a week's holiday with her aunt. But when her aunt
Calling Paul Temple
1948-04-29
Paul Temple is called in to help Scotland Yard track down a serial killer who has murdered several w
Paul Temple's Triumph
1950-05-31
A husband-and-wife detective team look into the murder of one of her friends, whose father--a promin
The Woman's Angle
1952-02-12
The organising force of a family of musical prodigies, Robert Mansell is a frustrated composer in se
Ten Little Indians
1949-08-20
Ten people are invited to a summer party on an island oft the Devon coast. They are an extremely var
Golden Ivory
1954-10-03
Set amid the magnificent scenery of the Kenyan bush, this safari adventure from 1954 depicts the man
Men Against the Sun
1953-08-31
An adventure story dealing with the building of a railway in Africa at the turn of the century.
Alice Through the Looking Box
1960-12-25
A Christmas TV special in which Alice does not go through a looking glass, but through a TV set.
Salute the Toff
1952-12-02
The Toff solves the mystery of a missing employer. One of the BFi's most wanted films.
Torment
1950-02-03
A story of two brothers, both writers of crime novels, one a fine, upstanding gentleman and the othe
Profile
1954-06-16
The editor of a magazine falls in love with the publisher's daughter. The only trouble is that the p
Flight from Vienna
1956-01-31
A Hungarian Secret Service official attempts to defect the country and earn political asylum in the
A Christmas Carol
1950-12-27
On Christmas Eve, an old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the spirit of his former partner
Double Exposure
1954-03-01
A chance photograph may reveal a murderer's identity - and someone's after the photographer!
The Hills of Donegal
1947-09-01
Eileen Hannay (Dinah Sheridan) is the singing star of an Irish operatic society but gives up to marr
Hammer the Toff
1952-05-01
A detective proves that a Robin Hood-type crook did not steal a metal formula.
Shadow of Treason
1963-06-01
Steve, newly arrived in Trieste, saves Tina from being shot in her own night-club. She engages him a
Escape in the Sun
1956-12-07
The Fur Collar
1962-12-01
A reporter feigns death, in order to trap a fugitive and uncover a spy ring.
Still of the Night
1982-11-19
When one of his patients is found murdered, psychiatrist Dr. Sam Rice is visited by the investigatin