Years active 1946-1980 Name John Witty | Role Film actor Spouse Genine Graham | |
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Full Name Rupert John Blanchflower Featherstone-Witty Born 17 September 1915 ( 1915-09-17 ) Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom Died January 14, 1990, Bristol, United Kingdom Movies Captain Horatio Hornblower, John Wesley, Hell Below Zero, Curse of Simba, Soho Conspiracy Similar People Genine Graham, Lindsay Shonteff, Raoul Walsh, Guy Green, Mark Robson | ||
John Witty (1915–1990) was a British film and television actor.
Witty's distinguished voice appeared extensively on various series and documentary short films. He was the TV Announcer for the 1961 film The Frightened City, the Computer Voice for the 1969 Doctor Who serial The Seeds of Death and the Announcer Voice for the 1979 television version of Dick Barton.
Filmography
Actor
1980
Q5 (TV Series) as
Various Characters
- Episode #5.6 (1980) - Various Characters
- Episode #5.5 (1980) - Various Characters
- Episode #5.1 (1980) - Various Characters
1979
Dick Barton: Special Agent (TV Series) as
Announcer
- Adventure One: Part 10 (1979) - Announcer (voice)
- Adventure One: Part 9 (1979) - Announcer (voice, uncredited)
- Adventure One: Part 8 (1979) - Announcer (voice, uncredited)
- Adventure One: Part 7 (1979) - Announcer (voice, uncredited)
- Adventure One: Part 6 (1979) - Announcer (voice, uncredited)
- Adventure One: Part 5 (1979) - Announcer (voice, uncredited)
- Adventure One: Part 4 (1979) - Announcer (voice, uncredited)
- Adventure One: Part 3 (1979) - Announcer (voice, uncredited)
- Adventure One: Part 2 (1979) - Announcer (voice, uncredited)
- Adventure One: Part 1 (1979) - Announcer (voice, uncredited)
1973
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (TV Series) as
Computer
- The Labour Exchange (1973) - Computer (voice, uncredited)
1973
The Vault of Horror as
Arthur Gaskill (segment "Drawn and Quartered")
1969
Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) as
Voices on TV
- Aggers and Torters: Hickory Dickory (1969) - Voices on TV
1969
Out of the Unknown (TV Series) as
Computer
- 1+1=1.5 (1969) - Computer (voice)
1969
Doctor Who (TV Series) as
Computer Voice
- The Seeds of Death: Episode Six (1969) - Computer Voice (voice)
- The Seeds of Death: Episode Five (1969) - Computer Voice (voice)
- The Seeds of Death: Episode Four (1969) - Computer Voice (voice)
- The Seeds of Death: Episode Three (1969) - Computer Voice (voice)
- The Seeds of Death: Episode Two (1969) - Computer Voice (voice)
- The Seeds of Death: Episode One (1969) - Computer Voice (voice)
1967
On Form (Short) as
Commentator (voice)
1966
The Dick Emery Show (TV Series) as
Commentator
- Episode #5.13 (1966) - Commentator
- Episode #5.12 (1966) - Commentator
- Episode #5.11 (1966) - Commentator
- Episode #5.8 (1966) - Commentator
- Episode #5.4 (1966) - Commentator
- Episode #5.2 (1966) - Commentator
- Episode #5.1 (1966) - Commentator
1965
Voodoo Blood Death as
Police Inspector
1964
World of His Own (TV Series)
- Episode #1.2 (1964)
1962
The Cheaters (TV Series) as
Announcer
- Legs, £50,000 Each (1962) - Announcer
1961
The Frightened City as
T.V. Announcer
1958
Dial 999 (TV Series) as
Hadley / Det. Insp. Benson / Sgt. Mason / ...
- Rat Trap (1959) - Hadley
- 24 Hours a Day (1959) - Det. Insp. Benson (uncredited)
- Gun Rule (1958) - Sgt. Mason
- Illegal Entry (1958) - Det. Sgt. West
1958
The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (TV Series) as
Dr. Paul Durrant
- The Point of No Return (1958) - Dr. Paul Durrant
1954
The Vise (TV Series) as
Dr. Evans / Mark / Bill Blake / ...
- Corpse Cried Murder (1958) - Dr. Evans
- The Better Chance (1955) - Mark
- Man in Demand (1955) - Bill Blake (uncredited)
- The Gamblers (1954) - Bob
1958
Moment of Indiscretion as
Brian
1958
Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) as
Philip Gratwicke
- George Takes Whisky (1958) - Philip Gratwicke
1957
O.S.S. (TV Series) as
MI5 Man
- Operation Barbecue (1957) - MI5 Man (uncredited)
1957
White Hunter (TV Series) as
Dennis Ashmore
- The Squire of the Serengeti (1957) - Dennis Ashmore
1957
Alive on Saturday as
Slade
1956
Patrol Car (TV Series) as
Map Expert
- The Masterpiece (1956) - Map Expert
- The Ribbon Trap (1956) - Map Expert
1955
A Prize of Gold as
British Officer
1954
John Wesley as
Peter Bohler
1954
Solution by Phone as
Peter Wayne
1953
The Teckman Biography (TV Series) as
The Man
- Third Person Singular (1954) - The Man
- The Man (1954) - The Man
- A Cable from Kesner (1954) - The Man
- 47 Harrison Court (1954) - The Man
- Charmaine (1954) - The Man
- The Proposition (1953) - The Man
1954
Hell Below Zero as
Martens
1950
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Herald to Mowbray / Lord Ross / Sir Andrew Ffoulkes / ...
- Gunpowder, Treason and Plot (1953) - Thomas Winter
- Our Marie (1953)
- The Final Test (1951) - Frank Weller
- The Scarlet Pimpernel (1951) - Sir Andrew Ffoulkes
- The Tragedy of King Richard II/III (1950) - Herald to Mowbray / Lord Ross
- The Tragedy of King Richard II/II (1950) - Herald to Mowbray / Lord Ross
- The Tragedy of King Richard II (1950) - Herald to Mowbray / Lord Ross
- The Tragedy of Pompey the Great (1950) - Philip
- This Land of Ours (1950) - Colin Stuart
- The Scarlet Pimpernel (1950) - Sir Andrew Ffoulkes
1953
Three's Company as
Manning (segment "The Surgeon' story)
1953
Rheingold Theatre (TV Series) as
Lorenzo / Captain of the Guard / Manning
- The Great White Bird (1953) - Lorenzo
- A Lodging for the Night (1953) - Captain of the Guard
- The Surgeon (1953) - Manning
1953
The Passing Show (TV Series) as
Bit part
- Our Marie (1953) - Bit part
1952
The Broken Horseshoe (TV Series) as
Ernest Carrel
- Mr. Mark Fenton (1952) - Ernest Carrel
- Mr. Ernest Carrel (1952) - Ernest Carrel
1951
Rumpelstiltskin (TV Movie) as
The King
1951
Breakers Ahead (TV Movie) as
Jim Milson
1951
The Trial of Andy Fothergill (TV Movie) as
The Black Prince
1951
Hail and Farewell (TV Movie) as
Roderick
1951
Captain Horatio Hornblower as
Capt. Entenza
1950
Soho Conspiracy as
Guy Potbury
1950
Seven Days to Noon as
Bit Part (uncredited)
1950
Hangman's Wharf as
David Galloway, M.D.
1948
A Policeman at the Door (TV Movie) as
Robin Miles
1948
Love in Waiting as
Harry Pepperfield
1948
Birthmark (TV Movie) as
Gerald Dartle (9th December 1948 version)
1947
Three Blind Mice (TV Movie) as
Giles Davis
1946
The Queen's Husband (TV Movie) as
Frederick Granton
1944
Champagne Charlie as
Lord Petersfield's Companion (uncredited)
Writer
1990
Fire by Nite (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Satanism Unmasked: The Return Part 2 (1990) - (writer)
1959
Wednesday Magazine (TV Series) (narrative script - 2 episodes)
- Episode dated 8 April 1959 (1959) - (narrative script)
- Episode dated 11 March 1959 (1959) - (narrative script)
Self
1969
Look at Life: Gold in the Mud (Documentary short) as
Self - Commentator
1968
Mobilplex (Documentary short) as
Self - Commentator
1967
Look at Life: Free Fall (Documentary short) as
Self - Commentator
1967
Look at Life: Once Upon a Time.... (Documentary short) as
Self - Commentator
1967
Look at Life: The Spoilers (Documentary short) as
Self - Commentator
1967
Look at Life: Where Do You Leave the Boat? (Documentary short) as
Self - Commentator
1966
Look at Life: Down to Earth (Documentary short) as
Self - Commentator
1966
Quiz Ball (TV Series) as
Self - Introduced by
- Arsenal v Nottingham Forest (1966) - Self - Introduced by (voice)
1964
Look at Life: Trouble-Shooters (Documentary short) as
Self - Commentator
1962
Look at Life: Girls Ahoy (Documentary short) as
Commentator (voice)
1959
Wednesday Magazine (TV Series) as
Self - Presenter
- Episode dated 27 May 1959 (1959) - Self - Presenter
- Episode dated 8 April 1959 (1959) - Self - Presenter
- Episode dated 11 March 1959 (1959) - Self - Presenter
1957
Pipelines Under Southampton Water (Documentary short) as
Self - Commentator
References
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