John Thaw
Date of birth: 1942-01-03
Place of birth:
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Джон Тоу, John Edward Thaw
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.
Movie Credits
Goodnight, Mister Tom
1998-10-25
A shy and quiet World War II evacuee is housed by a disgruntled old man, and they soon develop a clo
The Mystery of Morse
1993-03-01
Documentary on the making of the Inspector Morse series.
The Waiting Time
1999-10-28
When British Intelligence Officer Tracy Barnes attacks visiting German politician Dieter Krause, sol
Bomber Harris
1989-09-03
Biography of Arthur Harris (aka "Bomber Harris") of RAF Bomber Command, during WW2 - in particular h
Sweeney!
1977-01-14
When one of Regan's snouts complains that his girlfriend's recent suicide was murder, the flying squ
Sweeney 2
1978-03-30
The plot is set on a group of bank robbers, who are both violent and successful, strangely getting a
The Grass Is Singing
1981-08-30
In Southern Rhodesia in the 1940s, city-dweller Mary marries farmer Dick Turner and is plucked from
Into the Blue
1997-06-30
Contemporary thriller set partly on the island of Rhodes. A bankrupt former garage owner, now workin
Dinner at the Sporting Club
1978-11-07
Vinny Mathews is a small time boxing promoter who struggles with his conscience over what to do with
Buried Treasure
2001-04-13
Harry Jenkins is a self-made business man, who one day receives a message that his only daughter has
The Last Grenade
1970-03-01
Two ruthless mercenaries break their friendship when one of them changes sides.
Dead Man's Chest
1965-10-27
Two young journalists simulate a murder, but the scheme backfires when the mock victim disappears.
Chaplin
1992-12-17
An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealt
Five to One
1963-12-01
Alan Roper tells Bookie Larry Hart that he is planning to steal £60,000 and Hart offers to launder t
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
1972-07-01
The eminent Dr. Phibes awakens from a decade of suspended animation and heads to Egypt with the corp
The Sign of Four
1987-03-07
Mary Morstan has received a pearl in the post every year since her father's disappearance. This lead
Business as Usual
1987-01-01
After seeing her husband fail in fighting a battle to keep his factory open, a manageress loses her
Macbeth
1970-09-20
The Thane of Cawdor plots to become King of Scotland.
We'll Support You Evermore
1985-07-14
A father is intent on finding the truth as to how his soldier son met his death while serving in Nor
Whatever Became of Me?
1972-08-29
Peter feels his life has to change, but should he risk his marriage with another woman?
The Absence of War
1995-05-18
Political drama written by David Hare and starring John Thaw and based on Labour's disastrous 1992 e
Cry Freedom
1987-11-06
A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against ap
Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition
1970-01-01
A Marxist-Leninist expelled from the British Communist Party joins the Revolutionary Party of the Th
The Capone Investment
1974-06-07
Abridged movie version of the 1974 British TV series concerning the whereabouts of Al Capone's illeg
The Life and Death of King John
1984-11-24
The reign of England's King John is threatened by Philip of France who demands that John's nephew Ar
Plastic Man
1999-05-12
A seemingly happily married, successful plastic surgeon embarks on a torrid affair with tragic conse
Drake's Venture
1980-12-28
Sir Francis Drake circumnavigates the world in search of adventure and treasure.
Regan
1974-06-04
Rough, tough and politically incorrect in the way that only the best 70's dramas can be, Regan was a
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962-09-20
A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy’s reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks o
The Bofors Gun
1968-04-04
A national service NCO (David Warner) comes face to face with an embittered Irish Gunner (Nicol Will
Competition
1971-10-05
An out of work man must take his son to a school poetry competition while accompanied by his friendl
Catch Me a Spy
1971-09-06
While on vacation, a woman's husband is taken by the Russian government. After one attempt fails, sh
Serjeant Musgrave's Dance
1961-10-24
Serjeant Musgrave and his small band of men arrive in an impoverished northern coal town, ostensibly
Masculine Mescaline
1996-03-06
A London 'wide boy' alcoholic is forced to face his responsibilities by a 'heavenly' messenger.
Where Is Betty Buchus?
1982-12-04
A man returns home from a business trip to find his wife is gone. He assumes she's left him after ye