Christopher Benjamin

Career timeline

1. 1934 · Born

   Born in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

2. 1951 · Screen debut

   Hallmark Hall of Fame (TV)

3. 1997 · Breakthrough

   Midsomer Murders (TV)

4. 2016 · Latest release

   The Legend of Tarzan (Movie)

5. 2025 · Died

   January 10, 2025

Career in numbers

1 1950s

17 1960s

26 1970s

14 1980s

7 1990s

4 2000s

1 2010s

• Drama54
• Crime24
• Mystery13
• Comedy11
• Action & Adventure10
• Sci-Fi & Fantasy6

Highest-rated title Yes, Prime Minister 1986 8.3 Most popular title Doctor Who 2005 7.6

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Christopher Benjamin in our catalogue.

Herbert Wise

11 titles together

Peter Hammond

10 titles together

John Gorrie

10 titles together

Stuart Burge

7 titles together

Waris Hussein

7 titles together

Christopher Barry

7 titles together

Christopher Morahan

6 titles together

John Mortimer

5 titles together

Anthony Read

4 titles together

Bob Baker

4 titles together

1. 2016 The Legend of Tarzan as Lord Knutsford 5.9 Movie
2. 2007 Angel as Lord Norley 5.5 Movie
3. 2005 Doctor Who as Colonel Hugh 7.6 TV
4. 2002 Foyle's War as Brigadier Harcourt 7.9 TV
5. 2001 Judge John Deed as Steve Gaydon TV
6. 1999 The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns as Troll Manager 7.0 TV
7. 1997 Midsomer Murders as Harvey Crane 7.5 TV
8. 1995 Pride and Prejudice as Sir William Lucas 8.2 TV
9. 1993 Magic Grandad as Sir John Gage TV
10. 1992 Shakespeare: The Animated Tales as Duke Frederick / Corin (voice) TV
11. 1992 Heartbeat as Oliver Ridley 7.1 TV
12. 1992 Maigret as Guillaume Serre 7.6 TV
13. 1989 Campion as Coroner TV
14. 1987 Inspector Morse as Professor Furlong 7.9 TV
15. 1986 Casualty as Henry Lindall 6.2 TV
16. 1986 The Return of Sherlock Holmes as Dr Huxtable TV
17. 1986 Lovejoy as Walid 7.4 TV
18. 1986 Yes, Prime Minister 8.3 TV
19. 1985 Dempsey and Makepeace as Sam Powell 6.8 TV
20. 1984 Sherlock Holmes as Dr. Huxtable 8.2 TV
21. 1983 Brass as Sir Dudley Tilstock TV
22. 1982 The Plague Dogs as Rowf (voice) 7.8 Movie
23. 1982 Shine on Harvey Moon as Mr. Hartley TV
24. 1981 It Takes a Worried Man as The Old Man TV
25. 1981 Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years as Air Ministry Official TV
26. 1980 The Executioner as Rabbi Movie
27. 1979 Minder as Mr. Rushmer 7.2 TV
28. 1979 Shoestring as Leacock TV
29. 1979 Dick Turpin as Sir John Glutton TV
30. 1978 The Sandbaggers as David Follett TV
31. 1978 Armchair Thriller as Det. Inspector Tarrant TV
32. 1977 Target as Painter TV
33. 1977 Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle as Tozer TV
34. 1975 Rumpole of the Bailey as Sir Denis Tolson 7.1 TV
35. 1975 Get Some In! as Sergeant Foot TV
36. 1975 Poldark as Sir Hugh Bodrugan TV
37. 1975 Angels TV
38. 1974 Churchill's People as Peter TV
39. 1974 Father Brown as Jukes TV
40. 1974 Village Hall as Bill Jolly TV
41. 1973 Thriller as Medical Officer TV
42. 1973 Baffled! as Verelli 5.6 Movie
43. 1972 Crown Court as Dr. Hayward TV
44. 1972 The Protectors as Banker TV
45. 1972 Van der Valk as Mulder TV
46. 1972 New Scotland Yard as Mr Foster TV
47. 1971 The Onedin Line as Said Ben Salim TV
48. 1971 Upstairs, Downstairs as Max Weinberg 7.6 TV
49. 1971 Jason King TV
50. 1971 Budgie as Claude TV
51. 1970 Play for Today as Mr Porter TV
52. 1970 Ace of Wands as Falk TV
53. 1969 Paul Temple TV
54. 1969 Softly Softly: Task Force as Chief Immigration Officer Ingrams TV
55. 1969 Hadleigh as Oberman TV
56. 1968 Koroshi as Potter Movie
57. 1967 The Prisoner as Potter 7.7 TV
58. 1967 The Forsyte Saga as Prosper Profond TV
59. 1965 BBC Play of the Month as A Cobbler TV
60. 1965 Thirty-Minute Theatre as Dr. Warren Burrows TV
61. 1965 The Man in Room 17 as Chief Supt. Craythorpe TV
62. 1964 The Wednesday Play as Dan Royston TV
63. 1964 Theatre 625 as Mr Rushton TV
64. 1964 Detective as Rodier TV
65. 1963 Doctor Who as Jago 7.9 TV
66. 1962 The Saint as Fish 7.4 TV
67. 1962 Z-Cars TV
68. 1961 The Avengers as Whittle 7.8 TV
69. 1960 Danger Man as Potter 7.3 TV
70. 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame as Porter TV

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