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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.
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- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as George J. Bundavin
- Play for Today (1970) Cast
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Williams
- Sherlock Holmes (1984) as Jonathan Small
- Inspector Morse (1987) as Chief Inspector Morse
- Screen Two (1985) as George Jones
- The Sweeney (1975) as Det. Insp. Jack Regan
- The Protectors (1972) as Mario Carpiano
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) as Lt. Holst
- Drama 61-67 (1961) as Harry Fox
- The Onedin Line (1971) as Mr, Carby
- Kavanagh Q.C. (1995) as James Kavanagh Q.C.
- Budgie (1971) as Denzil Davies
- The BAFTA Awards (1949) as Self
- Edgar Wallace Mysteries (1959) Cast
- The Younger Generation (1961) as Martin
- Home to Roost (1985) as Henry Willows
- Chaplin (1992) as Fred Karno
- Redcap (1964) as Sergeant John Mann
- Six Fifty-Five Special (1981) as Self
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) as Rolf
- A Year in Provence (1993) as Peter Mayle
- Strange Report (1969) as Inspector Jenner
- The Frighteners (1972) as Wood
- Mitch (1984) as Mitch
- Armchair Cinema (1974) as Det. Insp. Jack Regan
- Cry Freedom (1987) as Kruger
- Thick as Thieves (1974) as Stan
- Dinner at the Sporting Club (1978) as Dinny Mathews
- Sweeney! (1977) as Det. Insp. Jack Regan
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Tony
- Monsignor Renard (2000) as Monsignor Augustine Renard
- The Glass (2001) as Jim Proctor
- Inheritance (1967) as Will Oldroyd
- Sweeney 2 (1978) as Det. Insp. Jack Regan
- The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) as Bosworth (uncredited)
- The Sign of Four (1987) as Jonathan Small
- Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) as Shavers
- Stanley and the Women (1991) as Stanley Duke
- Goodnight, Mister Tom (1998) as Tom Oakley
- Bat Out of Hell (1966) as Mark Paxton
- Into the Blue (1997) as Harry Barnett
- Buried Treasure (2001) as Harry Jenkins
- The Last Grenade (1970) as Terry Mitchell
- Catch Me a Spy (1971) as (uncredited)
- Plastic Man (1999) as Joe McConnell
- Regan (1974) as Det. Insp. Jack Regan
- The Bofors Gun (1968) as Gunner Featherstone
- The Absence of War (1995) as George Jones
- The Life and Death of King John (1984) as Hubert de Burgh
- Bomber Harris (1989) as Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris
- The Waiting Time (1999) as Joshua Mantle
- The Grass Is Singing (1981) as Dick Turner
- Macbeth (1970) as Banquo
- We'll Support You Evermore (1985) as Geoff Hollins
- Masculine Mescaline (1996) as The Man
- Business as Usual (1987) as Kieran Flynn
- Five to One (1963) as Alan Roper
- Dead Man's Chest (1965) as David Jones
- The Second World War in Colour (1999) as Himself - Narrator
- Serjeant Musgrave's Dance (1961) as Pte. Hurst
- Drake's Venture (1980) as Francis Drake
- Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition (1970) as Dom
- Killer Waiting (1984) as Peter Hastings
- Plastic Man (1999) as Joe McConnell
- Competition (1971) as Tony
- Britain At War In Colour (2012) as Narrateur
- The Capone Investment (1974) as Tom
- The Capone Investment (1974) as Tom
- The Mystery of Morse (1993) as Himself
- Whatever Became of Me? (1972) as Peter
- Where Is Betty Buchus? (1982) as Jack Buchus
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Most-watched John Thaw films currently: Chaplin (1992), Cry Freedom (1987), Dinner at the Sporting Club (1978), Sweeney! (1977), Sweeney 2 (1978).
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Selected TV credits: BBC Play of the Month (1965), Play for Today (1970), ITV Playhouse (1967), Sherlock Holmes (1984), Inspector Morse (1987).
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