John Quentin obit

John Quentin(1935-2025)

 

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John Quentin was born in 1935 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Wittgenstein (1993), Gandhi (1982) and Poirot (1989). He died on February 20, 2025 in London, England, UK.

Quentin and Michael Denison were familiar to UK TV viewers in the 1980s and 1990s after respectively playing Bertie Wooster and Jeeves in a series of drinks commercials for a decade or more.

This lofty, upper crust actor was born to play effete aristocratic roles. One can hardly see him as a horny-handed son of the soil. As a young man he was often cast as the insufferable snob or floppy haired aesthete, while more recent roles have seen him as the eminent or sinister civil servant. Sadly, perhaps, I suspect he would be easiest called to mind by one phrase; 'Sheer nectar, Jeeves'  from the Croft Original sherry ads of the '80s, but in fact his career has been fairly distinguished.

Television titbits include the excellent '70s Dorothy L Sayers adaptation 'The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club', 'Blakes 7', 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum', 'Colditz' and the blue-screen '80s kids show 'The Return of The Antelope'. Movie appearances take in the Karel Reisz/Melvyn Bragg biopic 'Isadora' (1968), 'Man At The Top' (1973), 'Gandhi' (1982), 'A Handful Of Dust' (1988), and the Sean Connery terrorist thriller 'Ransom' (1974).

Actor

Annette Badland, Neil Dudgeon, and Nick Hendrix in Midsomer Murders (1997)

Midsomer Murders

7.9

TV Series

Doctor Frost

2011

1 episode

 

Lights2: Return of the Shadow

Short

Mr. Swann

2006

 

Evolution (2002)

Evolution

8.2

TV Mini Series

Oxford Master

2002

1 episode

 

The Glow

4.7

Short

Mr. Swann

2001

 

David Suchet in Poirot (1989)

Poirot

8.6

TV Series

Sir Montagu Corner

2000

1 episode

 

Longitude (2000)

Longitude

7.8

TV Mini Series

Dr. Bradley

2000

1 episode

 

Vigo (1998)

Vigo

6.0

Sanatorium Official

1998

 

Elisabeth Shue and Jessica Lange in Cousin Bette (1998)

Cousin Bette

6.2

Elderly Aristocrat

1998

 

Kavanagh QC (1995)

Kavanagh QC

7.7

TV Series

Hearsalgh QC

1998

1 episode

 

Asia Argento in The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)

The Stendhal Syndrome

6.0

Anna's father

1996

 

Jim Broadbent in The Last Englishman (1995)

The Last Englishman

8.0

TV Movie

Colonel

1995

 

The Detectives (1993)

The Detectives

7.4

TV Series

Brian Kent

1995

1 episode

 

Ian McShane in Lovejoy (1986)

Lovejoy

7.9

TV Series

Sir Ronald Edgehill

1994

1 episode

 

Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger in Shadowlands (1993)

Shadowlands

7.3

Station Acquaintance

1993

 

Blue (1993)

Blue

7.3

Narrator (voice)

1993

 

Jason Robards and Noley Thornton in Heidi (1993)

Heidi

7.1

TV Mini Series

Pastor

1993

2 episodes

 

Wittgenstein (1993)

Wittgenstein

6.9

John Maynard Keynes

1993

 

Tilda Swinton, Andrew Tiernan, and Steven Waddington in Edward II (1991)

Edward II

6.7

Chorus of Nobility

1991

 

Selling Hitler (1991)

Selling Hitler

7.1

TV Mini Series

Charles Douglas-Home

1991

2 episodes

 

The Diamond Brothers (1991)

The Diamond Brothers

8.0

TV Series

Auctioneer

1991

1 episode

 

4 Play (1989)

4 Play

6.1

TV Series

Keensmith

1991

1 episode

 

Vaikai is Amerikos viesbucio (1990)

Vaikai is Amerikos viesbucio

8.0

1990

 

Anthony Hopkins, Jean Simmons, and John Rhys-Davies in Great Expectations (1989)

Great Expectations

7.5

TV Mini Series

Mr. Wopsle (uncredited)

1989

1 episode

 

Screen Two (1984)

Screen Two

6.7

TV Series

Second DPP Official

1989

1 episode

 

The Return of the Antelope (1986)

The Return of the Antelope

7.9

TV Series

Fistram

1986–1988

27 episodes

 

Kristin Scott Thomas, Rupert Graves, and James Wilby in A Handful of Dust (1988)

A Handful of Dust

6.5

Brenda's Solicitor

1988

 

Strangers and Brothers (1984)

Strangers and Brothers

6.6

TV Series

Nightingale

1984

2 episodes

 

Don Henderson, Diane Keen, Peter Sallis, and Don Warrington in Crown Court (1972)

Crown Court

7.4

TV Series

Stephen AshLeonard Alldis

1974–1984

5 episodes

 

Jean Simmons and Ian Carmichael in All for Love (1982)

All for Love

6.6

TV Series

Vicar

1983

1 episode

 

Gandhi (1982)

Gandhi

8.0

Batsman

1982

 

Dead Ernest

5.1

TV Series

Cherub Beavis

1982

1 episode

 

Blake's 7 (1978)

Blake's 7

8.0

TV Series

Practor

1981

1 episode

 

The Other 'Arf (1980)

The Other 'Arf

6.6

TV Series

Willie Wellington

1981

1 episode

 

Christopher Walken in The Dogs of War (1980)

The Dogs of War

6.3

Party Guest

1980

 

A Man Called Intrepid (1980)

A Man Called Intrepid

5.8

1980

 

A Man Called Intrepid (1979)

A Man Called Intrepid

6.8

TV Mini Series

1979

3 episodes

 

King Solomon's Treasure (1979)

King Solomon's Treasure

3.9

Stetopatris

1979

 

Marius Goring and Jennifer Lonsdale in House of Caradus (1978)

House of Caradus

TV Series

Piers Edgerley

1979

1 episode

 

The Waterloo Bridge Handicap (1978)

The Waterloo Bridge Handicap

8.1

Short

Austin Reed

1978

 

The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)

The BBC Television Shakespeare

8.0

TV Series

Le Beau

1978

1 episode

 

It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974)

It Ain't Half Hot Mum

7.2

TV Series

Reverend Burgess

1978

1 episode

 

Ian Hendry, Carole Mowlam, and Maureen Pryor in The Sunday Drama (1977)

The Sunday Drama

5.0

TV Series

Writer at party

1977

1 episode

 

Warship (1973)

Warship

7.8

TV Series

FOO

1977

1 episode

 

Raffles (1975)

Raffles

7.9

TV Series

Parrington

1977

1 episode

 

Tony Britton, Peter Dyneley, and Celia Johnson in The Dame of Sark (1976)

The Dame of Sark

7.6

TV Movie

Major Lanz

1976

 

The Shadow Line (1976)

The Shadow Line

6.2

1976

 

Ben Kingsley, Kenneth Colley, and Peter Egan in The Love School (1975)

The Love School

6.6

TV Series

James Collinson

1975

1 episode

 

Haunted (1974)

Haunted

6.0

TV Movie

Publisher (segment "The Ferryman")

1974

 

Sean Connery in The Terrorists (1974)

The Terrorists

5.6

Shepherd

1974

 

Affairs of the Heart (1974)

Affairs of the Heart

7.6

TV Series

Lord Iffield

1974

1 episode

 

Brian Blessed in Boy Dominic (1974)

Boy Dominic

7.7

TV Series

Dr. Scatchard

1974

1 episode

 

Fulton Mackay, Patrick Mower, Derren Nesbitt, Wensley Pithey, and George Sewell in Special Branch (1969)

Special Branch

7.4

TV Series

Eastry

1974

1 episode

 

Clifford Rose and Mollie Sugden in Six Days of Justice (1972)

Six Days of Justice

6.8

TV Series

Crisp

1973

1 episode

 

Kenneth Haigh and Nanette Newman in Man at the Top (1973)

Man at the Top

5.2

Digby

1973

 

The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (1972)

The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club

8.1

TV Mini Series

George Fentiman

1973

4 episodes

 

Judi Bowker in The Adventures of Black Beauty (1972)

The Adventures of Black Beauty

6.6

TV Series

Francis

1972

1 episode

 

Robert Wagner, David McCallum, and Hans Meyer in Colditz (1972)

Colditz

8.3

TV Series

Paul Von Eissinger

1972

1 episode

 

John Carlisle and John Woodvine in New Scotland Yard (1972)

New Scotland Yard

7.5

TV Series

Reginald Davidge, QC

1972

1 episode

 

Shirley Dixon and Denis Lill in The Regiment (1972)

The Regiment

7.0

TV Series

Lt. Cunningham Glebe

1972

1 episode

 

The Search for the Nile (1971)

The Search for the Nile

8.3

TV Mini Series

John Hanning Speke

1971

5 episodes

 

Play for Today (1970)

Play for Today

7.8

TV Series

Craig

1971

1 episode

 

NET Playhouse (1964)

NET Playhouse

6.6

TV Series

King Ludwig IIBeaconDe Sechelles

1969–1971

3 episodes

 

Peter Cook in The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

6.9

Officer at Regimental Dinner (uncredited)

1970

 

Alan Dobie in Biography (1970)

Biography

5.8

TV Series

Hérault de Seychelles

1970

1 episode

 

The Wednesday Play (1964)

The Wednesday Play

7.3

TV Series

BloomMichael

1965–1970

2 episodes

 

Alan Badel, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, and Richard Pasco in The Siegfried Idyll (1969)

The Siegfried Idyll

TV Movie

King Ludwig of Bavaria

1969

 

Janet Munro in The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1968)

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

6.4

TV Series

Lord Lowborough

1969

2 episodes

 

Isadora (1968)

Isadora

6.8

Pim

1968

 

BBC Play of the Month (1965)

BBC Play of the Month

7.0

TV Series

BindonOctavius Robinson

1966–1968

2 episodes

 

The Further Adventures of the Musketeers (1967)

The Further Adventures of the Musketeers

7.6

TV Series

Prince de Beaufort

1967

9 episodes

 

Half Hour Story (1967)

Half Hour Story

7.1

TV Series

Simon

1967

1 episode

 

No Hiding Place (1959)

No Hiding Place

7.5

TV Series

Ian Thompson

1967

1 episode

 

Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

Thirty-Minute Theatre

6.9

TV Series

Oliver

1967

1 episode

 

Sword of Honour (1967)

Sword of Honour

6.4

TV Series

Ivor Claire

1967

1 episode

 

Theatre 625 (1964)

Theatre 625

7.1

TV Series

Ivor ClaireNigel Hadfield

1966–1967

2 episodes

 

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

7.5

Pawson (uncredited)

1965

 

Diane Cilento in Blackmail (1965)

Blackmail

6.9

TV Series

Lieut. Endean

1965

1 episode

 

Jury Room (1965)

Jury Room

TV Series

Mr. Kempshaw - Juror

1965

1 episode

 

Detective (1964)

Detective

6.9

TV Series

Edward Forsyth

1964

1 episode

 

Martin Chuzzlewit (1964)

Martin Chuzzlewit

TV Mini Series

Tom Pinch

1964

12 episodes

 

Earl Cameron, Lee Grant, and Fred Sadoff in The Respectful Prostitute (1964)

Festival

6.3

TV Series

Deacon

1963

1 episode

 

ITV Television Playhouse (1955)

ITV Television Playhouse

8.3

TV Series

Bank Clerk

1963

1 episode

 

ITV Play of the Week (1955)

ITV Play of the Week

6.6

TV Series

Peter Parker

1963

1 episode

 

Suspense (1962)

Suspense

5.7

TV Series

Young Man

1963

1 episode

 

The Chem. Lab. Mystery (1963)

The Chem. Lab. Mystery

TV Series

Mr. Arthurs

1963

5 episodes

 

Bob Dylan, David Warner, Ursula Howells, Reg Lye, James Mellor, and Maureen Pryor in The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963)

BBC Sunday-Night Play

8.4

TV Series

Burrows

1962

1 episode