
Actor
January 1, 1935 · Lewisham, London, England, UK
John Richard Rolfe (1935 – 12 August 2020) was a British actor. He was named after the colonist who married Pocahontas in Jamestown, Virginia.
His stage work includes appearances at the Bristol Old Vic and with the RSC.His television credits include: Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, Adam Adamant Lives!, The First Lady, Softly, Softly, Doctor Who (in the serials The War Machines, The Moonbase and The Green Death), Paul Temple, The Troubleshooters, Out of the Unknown, The Regiment, Spy Trap, Warship, Oil Strike North, Survivors, Blake's 7, Minder, Secret Army, The Enigma Files, Yes Minister, One by One, Howards' Way and The House of Eliott. He did the first, moustached and spectacled postman in "Mr. Bean Rides Again" (he played the postman seen before Mr. Bean got locked in the letterbox after he stole a lady's stamp for his own letter). He also played Graham in the 1980 film McVicar, starring Roger Daltrey. In 1994 he guest starred in The Bill.
The World of Lee Evans
as Station Manager
Joking Apart
as Alison's Father
The House of Eliott
as Doctor
Mr. Bean
as Postman
Howards' Way
as James Sinclair
Mapp & Lucia
as Milkman
EastEnders
as Alec Carter
Kessler
as Inspector
Bergerac
as Bank Manager
To Serve Them All My Days
as Raunce
Minder
as Collin
Terry and June
as Arthur