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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
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as George J. Bundavin
- Sherlock Holmes (1984) as Jonathan Small
- Screen Two (1985) as George Jones
- Inspector Morse (1987) as Chief Inspector Morse
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Williams
- The Sweeney (1975) as Det. Insp. Jack Regan
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) as Rolf
- The Protectors (1972) as Mario Carpiano
- The BAFTA Awards (1949) as Self
- Drama 61-67 (1961) as Harry Fox
- The Onedin Line (1971) as Mr, Carby
- Kavanagh Q.C. (1995) as James Kavanagh Q.C.
- The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) as Bosworth (uncredited)
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) as Lt. Holst
- The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978) as Hubert de Burgh
- Six Fifty-Five Special (1981) as Self
- Budgie (1971) as Denzil Davies
- Edgar Wallace Mysteries (1959) Cast
- Chaplin (1992) as Fred Karno
- Redcap (1964) as Sergeant John Mann
- The Frighteners (1972) as Wood
- Home to Roost (1985) as Henry Willows
- The Younger Generation (1961) as Martin
- Menace (1970) as Don
- Strange Report (1969) as Inspector Jenner
- Mitch (1984) as Mitch
- A Year in Provence (1993) as Peter Mayle
- The Glass (2001) as Jim Proctor
- Cry Freedom (1987) as Kruger
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Tony
- Goodnight, Mister Tom (1998) as Tom Oakley
- Big Brother (1970) as Cordon
- Armchair Cinema (1974) as Det. Insp. Jack Regan
- Suspicion (1971) as Richard Early
- The Sign of Four (1987) as Jonathan Small
- Inheritance (1967) as Will Oldroyd
- Thick as Thieves (1974) as Stan
- Bat Out of Hell (1966) as Mark Paxton
- Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) as Shavers
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Most-watched John Thaw films currently: The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962), Chaplin (1992), Cry Freedom (1987), Goodnight, Mister Tom (1998), The Sign of Four (1987).
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Selected TV credits: Play for Today (1970), BBC Play of the Month (1965), Sherlock Holmes (1984), Screen Two (1985), Inspector Morse (1987).
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