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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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- Play for Today (1970) Cast
- The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978) as Hubert de Burgh
- Screen Two (1985) as George Jones
- Sherlock Holmes (1984) as Jonathan Small
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as George J. Bundavin
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) as Rolf
- Inspector Morse (1987) as Chief Inspector Morse
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Williams
- The Sweeney (1975) as Det. Insp. Jack Regan
- The BAFTA Awards (1949) as Self
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) as Lt. Holst
- Edgar Wallace Mysteries (1959) Cast
- The Protectors (1972) as Mario Carpiano
- A Year in Provence (1993) as Peter Mayle
- Six Fifty-Five Special (1981) as Self
- The Onedin Line (1971) as Mr, Carby
- The Second World War in Colour (1999) as Himself - Narrator
- Drama 61-67 (1961) as Harry Fox
- Kavanagh Q.C. (1995) as James Kavanagh Q.C.
- Budgie (1971) as Denzil Davies
- Chaplin (1992) as Fred Karno
- Redcap (1964) as Sergeant John Mann
- The Frighteners (1972) as Wood
- Mitch (1984) as Mitch
- The Younger Generation (1961) as Martin
- Menace (1970) as Don
- Cry Freedom (1987) as Kruger
- Home to Roost (1985) as Henry Willows
- Suspicion (1971) as Richard Early
- Big Brother (1970) as Cordon
- Strange Report (1969) as Inspector Jenner
- The Glass (2001) as Jim Proctor
- Armchair Cinema (1974) as Det. Insp. Jack Regan
- Bat Out of Hell (1966) as Mark Paxton
- Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) as Shavers
- The Sign of Four (1987) as Jonathan Small
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Tony
- Out of Town Theatre (1966) as Wally
- Thick as Thieves (1974) as Stan
- The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) as Bosworth (uncredited)
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Most-watched John Thaw films currently: Chaplin (1992), Cry Freedom (1987), Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972), The Sign of Four (1987), The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962).
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Selected TV credits: Play for Today (1970), The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978), Screen Two (1985), Sherlock Holmes (1984), BBC Play of the Month (1965).
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