Actor
John Turner
July 7, 1932 · London, England, UK
John Turner (born 7 July 1932) is a British television and film actor. One of Turner's most recognisable roles was that of Roderick Spode (6 episodes, 1991–1993) in the ITV television series Jeeves and Wooster, based on the P. G. Wodehouse novels. He had performed the same role earlier in his career at Her Majesty's Theatre, London in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical flop Jeeves. At the Prince Edward Theatre he performed in the role of Juan Perón in the musical theatre show Evita. He later returned to the West End playing Molokov in Tim Rice’s Chess. He also portrayed Charlemagne in the original West End cast of Pippin at His Majesty's Theatre.
Turner made his television debut in 1957, playing a hillbilly in Operation Fracture.
Often works with
Norman Bird
3 titles together
The Saint, The Slipper and the Rose, The Black Torment
Ed Bishop
2 titles together
The Saint, Thriller
Paul Stassino
2 titles together
The Saint, Sammy Going South
Charles Houston
2 titles together
The Saint, The Black Torment
Godfrey Quigley
2 titles together
The Saint, The Champions
Michael Hordern
2 titles together
The Slipper and the Rose, Fall of Eagles
Full filmography · 37
Bugs
cast
1995
Frank Stubbs Promotes
as Peter Dagenham
1993
Heartbeat
as Hunter
19927.2
Jeeves and Wooster
as Spode
19908.1
The Bill
cast
19846.8
Lorna Doone
cast
1976
Churchill's People
as Sir Walter Raleigh
1974
Fall of Eagles
as Prince Mirsky
1974
Thriller
as Bart
1973
New Scotland Yard
as Sam Abbott
1972
Justice
as Greg Carson
1971
The Main Chance
as Acting Supt. Grover
1969