John McEnery
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For decades now, John McEnery has been a British actor recognizable to viewers well beyond any single title. 61 years of work add up to around 50 titles. 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' is the entry that tends to open any account of the career. He also turns up in 'Romeo and Juliet'.
John McEnery
25 Movies
25 Series
For decades now, John McEnery has been a British actor recognizable to viewers well beyond any single title. 61 years of work add up to around 50 titles. 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' is the entry that tends to open any account of the career. He also turns up in 'Romeo and Juliet'.
Movies
Plays Mercutio
Romeo and Juliet
1968
Plays Apothecary
Girl with a Pearl Earring
2003
Plays Mr. York
Black Beauty
1994
Plays Amiable Second
The Duellists
1977
Plays Captain Von Schoenvorts
The Land That Time Forgot
1974
Plays Osric
Hamlet
1990
Plays Kerensky
Nicholas and Alexandra
1971
Plays Reg Faulkner
Thacker
1992
Plays Eddie Pellam
The Krays
1990
Plays Stephens
Schizo
1976
Plays Walter
Prince of Shadows
1991
Plays Philippe, l'auto-stoppeur
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun
1970
Plays Bartleby
Bartleby
1970
Plays Vadim
One Russian Summer
1973
Plays Captain Hopkins
Little Dorrit
1987
Plays Senators-Soldiers-Cypriots
Othello
1965
Plays Olivier
The Boat on the Grass
1971
Plays Federzoni
Galileo
1975
Plays Joe Muir
When Saturday Comes
1996
Plays Wick Blagdon
Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs
1974
Plays Old Man on Wagon
The Ragman's Daughter
1972
TV Shows
Plays John Harmon / 'John Rokesmith'
Our Mutual Friend
1976
Plays Sir William Wetherby
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1999
Plays Konrad
The Song of Songs
1973
Plays Caligula
A.D.
1985
Plays Florian Knight
The Word
1978
Plays Uncle Ted
The Buddha of Suburbia
1993
Plays Hamnet Sadler
Will Shakespeare
1978
Plays Jack Durbeyfield
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
1998
Plays Lord Ardente
Merlin
1998
Plays Jesuit Priest
Elizabeth I
2005
Plays Königsberater
Abraham
1993
Plays Reverend Francis Davey
Jamaica Inn
1983
Plays Danny Server
Waking the Dead
2001
Plays Polydektes
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
1991
Plays Pietro
Origins of the Mafia
1976
Plays Lars Magnusson
Wallander
2008
Plays Mr Keegan
Chiller
1995
Plays Mr. Burke
Dramarama
1983
Plays Ephraim Gardner
Wycliffe
1994
Plays Colonel Curtiss
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
Plays Ken Willett
Peak Practice
1993
Plays Tony (No Ticket) Hale
New Tricks
2004
Plays Golitsyn
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Plays Algernon Swinburne
Screen Two
1985
Plays Bill Pascoe
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996
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Girl with a Pearl Earring
Full Filmography
Wallander
Lars Magnusson · 1 episode
2008–
TV
Elizabeth I
Jesuit Priest · 2 episodes
2005–
TV
New Tricks
Tony (No Ticket) Hale · 1 episode
2004–
TV
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Apothecary
2003
Film
Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
John of Gaunt
2003
Film
Waking the Dead
Danny Server · 2 episodes
2001–
TV
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Sir William Wetherby · 6 episodes
1999–
TV
Merlin
Lord Ardente · 2 episodes
1998–
TV
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Jack Durbeyfield · 2 episodes
1998–
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is John McEnery still alive?
John McEnery passed away on April 12, 2019 at age 75.
What are the most famous roles of John McEnery?
John McEnery is best known for roles in Girl with a Pearl Earring, Romeo and Juliet, The Duellists.
How many movies has John McEnery been in?
Over a 54-year career (since 1965), John McEnery has appeared in 25 movies and 25 TV shows.
What was John McEnery's first movie?
The career of John McEnery began with Othello (1965).
What is John McEnery's most recent movie or series?
John McEnery's most recent release is Wallander, which premiered on November 30, 2008.
What TV shows has John McEnery appeared in?
On television, John McEnery has appeared in Agatha Christie's Poirot, Merlin, Wallander, Silent Witness.
John McEnery
1943-11-01 · Birmingham, England, UK
John McEnery (1943-2019) was a British actor and writer.
At age 20 he found his first stage work, spending three seasons with the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool. He joined the British National Theatre Company in 1966. He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
He starred alongside Claude Jade and Jean-Pierre Cassel in Gérard Brach's bittersweet The Boat on the Grass about a girl between two friends and appeared as Mercutio in Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet. He was nominated for a BAFTA for the latter performance. He also appeared in the film Nicholas and Alexandra. In 2008, he appeared in a guest role in Sidetracked, the first episode of Wallander.
In 1998 he wrote the play Merry Christmas, Mr. Burbage in honour of the 400th anniversary of the creation of the Globe Theatre.
McEnery is survived by two daughters, Phoebe and Chloe, by his former wife, actress Stephanie Beacham. One of his brothers is actor Peter McEnery, and another is photographer David McEnery.John McEnery, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.