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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
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Williams
- Sherlock Holmes (1984) as Jonathan Small
- Inspector Morse (1987) as Chief Inspector Morse
- Screen Two (1985) as George Jones
- The Sweeney (1975) as Det. Insp. Jack Regan
- The Protectors (1972) as Mario Carpiano
- Kavanagh Q.C. (1995) as James Kavanagh Q.C.
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) as Lt. Holst
- Drama 61-67 (1961) as Harry Fox
- The Onedin Line (1971) as Mr, Carby
- Budgie (1971) as Denzil Davies
- The BAFTA Awards (1949) as Self
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) as Rolf
- The Younger Generation (1961) as Martin
- Edgar Wallace Mysteries (1959) Cast
- Redcap (1964) as Sergeant John Mann
- Home to Roost (1985) as Henry Willows
- Chaplin (1992) as Fred Karno
- Six Fifty-Five Special (1981) as Self
- Strange Report (1969) as Inspector Jenner
- The Frighteners (1972) as Wood
- Into the Blue (1997) as Harry Barnett
- A Year in Provence (1993) as Peter Mayle
- Mitch (1984) as Mitch
- Armchair Cinema (1974) as Det. Insp. Jack Regan
- Dinner at the Sporting Club (1978) as Dinny Mathews
- Cry Freedom (1987) as Kruger
- Thick as Thieves (1974) as Stan
- Sweeney! (1977) as Det. Insp. Jack Regan
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Tony
- The Glass (2001) as Jim Proctor
- The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) as Bosworth (uncredited)
- Stanley and the Women (1991) as Stanley Duke
- Sweeney 2 (1978) as Det. Insp. Jack Regan
- Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) as Shavers
- Goodnight, Mister Tom (1998) as Tom Oakley
- The Sign of Four (1987) as Jonathan Small
- Inheritance (1967) as Will Oldroyd
- Monsignor Renard (2000) as Monsignor Augustine Renard
- The Last Grenade (1970) as Terry Mitchell
- Bat Out of Hell (1966) as Mark Paxton
- Regan (1974) as Det. Insp. Jack Regan
- Catch Me a Spy (1971) as (uncredited)
- The Life and Death of King John (1984) as Hubert de Burgh
- The Waiting Time (1999) as Joshua Mantle
- The Absence of War (1995) as George Jones
- Buried Treasure (2001) as Harry Jenkins
- The Bofors Gun (1968) as Gunner Featherstone
- Plastic Man (1999) as Joe McConnell
- Bomber Harris (1989) as Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris
- We'll Support You Evermore (1985) as Geoff Hollins
- The Grass Is Singing (1981) as Dick Turner
- Macbeth (1970) as Banquo
- Masculine Mescaline (1996) as The Man
- Five to One (1963) as Alan Roper
- The Second World War in Colour (1999) as Himself - Narrator
- Competition (1971) as Tony
- Business as Usual (1987) as Kieran Flynn
- Serjeant Musgrave's Dance (1961) as Pte. Hurst
- Drake's Venture (1980) as Francis Drake
- Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition (1970) as Dom
- Plastic Man (1999) as Joe McConnell
- Dead Man's Chest (1965) as David Jones
- The Capone Investment (1974) as Tom
- Britain At War In Colour (2012) as Narrateur
- The Capone Investment (1974) as Tom
- Killer Waiting (1984) as Peter Hastings
- The Mystery of Morse (1993) as Himself
- Where Is Betty Buchus? (1982) as Jack Buchus
- Whatever Became of Me? (1972) as Peter
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Most-watched John Thaw films currently: Chaplin (1992), Into the Blue (1997), Dinner at the Sporting Club (1978), Cry Freedom (1987), Sweeney! (1977).
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Selected TV credits: Play for Today (1970), BBC Play of the Month (1965), ITV Playhouse (1967), Sherlock Holmes (1984), Inspector Morse (1987).
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