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John Thaw

John Thaw

ActingBorn January 3, 1942 (60 years old at death)· Died February 21, 2002

Gorton, Manchester, England

IMDb

Biography

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.​

Also known as: Джон Тоу, John Edward Thaw
Popularity: 1
Total credits: 75

Known For

Play for Today
TV
★6.6

Play for Today

BBC Play of the Month
TV
★5.3

BBC Play of the Month

as George J. Bundavin

Sherlock Holmes

Movies (36)

Buried Treasure

Buried Treasure

as Harry Jenkins

2001

The Waiting Time

The Waiting Time

as Joshua Mantle

1999

No image

Plastic Man

as Joe McConnell

1999

Goodnight, Mister Tom

TV Shows (38)

Play for Today

Play for Today

1 ep.

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as George J. Bundavin

1 ep.

Sherlock Holmes

Behind the Camera

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

Executive Producer

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

Executive Producer

Photos

TV
★8.2

Sherlock Holmes

as Jonathan Small

Inspector Morse
TV
★7.9

Inspector Morse

as Chief Inspector Morse

Screen Two
TV
★7.1

Screen Two

as George Jones

The Sweeney
TV
★8.0

The Sweeney

as Det. Insp. Jack Regan

ITV Playhouse
TV
★7.0

ITV Playhouse

as Williams

The Protectors
TV
★6.1

The Protectors

as Mario Carpiano

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV
★7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

as Rolf

Kavanagh Q.C.
TV
★7.3

Kavanagh Q.C.

as James Kavanagh Q.C.

The Onedin Line
TV
★7.0

The Onedin Line

as Mr, Carby

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
TV
★7.5

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as Lt. Holst

Play for Today
TV
★6.6

Play for Today

1970

BBC Play of the Month
TV
★5.3

BBC Play of the Month

as George J. Bundavin

1965

Sherlock Holmes
TV
★8.2

Sherlock Holmes

as Jonathan Small

1984

Inspector Morse
TV
★7.9

Inspector Morse

as Chief Inspector Morse

1987

Screen Two
TV
★7.1

Screen Two

as George Jones

1985

The Sweeney
TV
★8.0

The Sweeney

as Det. Insp. Jack Regan

1975

ITV Playhouse
TV
★7.0

ITV Playhouse

as Williams

1967

The Protectors
TV
★6.1

The Protectors

as Mario Carpiano

1972

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV
★7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

as Rolf

1969

Kavanagh Q.C.
TV
★7.3

Kavanagh Q.C.

as James Kavanagh Q.C.

1995

The Onedin Line
TV
★7.0

The Onedin Line

as Mr, Carby

1971

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
TV
★7.5

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as Lt. Holst

1971

Goodnight, Mister Tom

as Tom Oakley

1998

Into the Blue

Into the Blue

as Harry Barnett

1997

Masculine Mescaline

Masculine Mescaline

as The Man

1996

The Absence of War

The Absence of War

as George Jones

1995

No image

The Mystery of Morse

as Himself

1993

Chaplin

Chaplin

as Fred Karno

1992

Bomber Harris

Bomber Harris

as Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris

1989

Cry Freedom

Cry Freedom

as Kruger

1987

The Sign of Four

The Sign of Four

as Jonathan Small

1987

Business as Usual

Business as Usual

as Kieran Flynn

1987

We'll Support You Evermore

We'll Support You Evermore

as Geoff Hollins

1985

The Life and Death of King John

The Life and Death of King John

as Hubert de Burgh

1984

No image

Killer Waiting

as Peter Hastings

1984

No image

Where Is Betty Buchus?

as Jack Buchus

1982

The Grass Is Singing

The Grass Is Singing

as Dick Turner

1981

Drake's Venture

Drake's Venture

as Francis Drake

1980

Dinner at the Sporting Club

Dinner at the Sporting Club

as Dinny Mathews

1978

Sweeney 2

Sweeney 2

as Det. Insp. Jack Regan

1978

Sweeney!

Sweeney!

as Det. Insp. Jack Regan

1977

The Capone Investment

The Capone Investment

as Tom

1974

Regan

Regan

as Det. Insp. Jack Regan

1974

Buried Treasure

Buried Treasure

as Harry Jenkins

2001

The Waiting Time

The Waiting Time

as Joshua Mantle

1999

No image

Plastic Man

as Joe McConnell

1999

Goodnight, Mister Tom

Goodnight, Mister Tom

as Tom Oakley

1998

Into the Blue

Into the Blue

as Harry Barnett

1997

Masculine Mescaline

Masculine Mescaline

as The Man

1996

The Absence of War

The Absence of War

as George Jones

1995

No image

The Mystery of Morse

as Himself

1993

Chaplin

Chaplin

as Fred Karno

1992

Bomber Harris

Bomber Harris

as Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris

1989

Cry Freedom

Cry Freedom

as Kruger

1987

The Sign of Four

The Sign of Four

as Jonathan Small

1987

Business as Usual

Business as Usual

as Kieran Flynn

1987

We'll Support You Evermore

We'll Support You Evermore

as Geoff Hollins

1985

The Life and Death of King John

The Life and Death of King John

as Hubert de Burgh

1984

No image

Killer Waiting

as Peter Hastings

1984

No image

Where Is Betty Buchus?

as Jack Buchus

1982

The Grass Is Singing

The Grass Is Singing

as Dick Turner

1981

Drake's Venture

Drake's Venture

as Francis Drake

1980

Dinner at the Sporting Club

Dinner at the Sporting Club

as Dinny Mathews

1978

Sweeney 2

Sweeney 2

as Det. Insp. Jack Regan

1978

Sweeney!

Sweeney!

as Det. Insp. Jack Regan

1977

The Capone Investment

The Capone Investment

as Tom

1974

Regan

Regan

as Det. Insp. Jack Regan

1974

Sherlock Holmes

as Jonathan Small

1 ep.

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

as Chief Inspector Morse

28 ep.

Screen Two

Screen Two

as George Jones

1 ep.

The Sweeney

The Sweeney

as Det. Insp. Jack Regan

53 ep.

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

as Williams

1 ep.

The Protectors

The Protectors

as Mario Carpiano

1 ep.

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

as Rolf

1 ep.

Kavanagh Q.C.

Kavanagh Q.C.

as James Kavanagh Q.C.

26 ep.

The Onedin Line

The Onedin Line

as Mr, Carby

1 ep.

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as Lt. Holst

1 ep.

No image

Drama 61-67

as Harry Fox

1 ep.

The BAFTA Awards

The BAFTA Awards

as Self

1 ep.

Edgar Wallace Mysteries

Edgar Wallace Mysteries

0
Budgie

Budgie

as Denzil Davies

1 ep.

Strange Report

Strange Report

as Inspector Jenner

1 ep.

Home to Roost

Home to Roost

as Henry Willows

28 ep.

The Frighteners

The Frighteners

as Wood

1 ep.

No image

Menace

as Don

1 ep.

Redcap

Redcap

as Sergeant John Mann

26 ep.

Six Fifty-Five Special

Six Fifty-Five Special

as Self

1 ep.

Mitch

Mitch

as Mitch

10 ep.

A Year in Provence

A Year in Provence

as Peter Mayle

12 ep.

Play for Today

Play for Today

1 episodes

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as George J. Bundavin

1 episodes

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

as Jonathan Small

1 episodes

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

as Chief Inspector Morse

28 episodes

Screen Two

Screen Two

as George Jones

1 episodes

The Sweeney

The Sweeney

as Det. Insp. Jack Regan

53 episodes

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

as Williams

1 episodes

The Protectors

The Protectors

as Mario Carpiano

1 episodes

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

as Rolf

1 episodes

Kavanagh Q.C.

Kavanagh Q.C.

as James Kavanagh Q.C.

26 episodes

The Onedin Line

The Onedin Line

as Mr, Carby

1 episodes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as Lt. Holst

1 episodes

No image

Drama 61-67

as Harry Fox

1 episodes

The BAFTA Awards

The BAFTA Awards

as Self

1 episodes

Edgar Wallace Mysteries

Edgar Wallace Mysteries

0
Budgie

Budgie

as Denzil Davies

1 episodes

Strange Report

Strange Report

as Inspector Jenner

1 episodes

Home to Roost

Home to Roost

as Henry Willows

28 episodes

The Frighteners

The Frighteners

as Wood

1 episodes

No image

Menace

as Don

1 episodes

Redcap

Redcap

as Sergeant John Mann

26 episodes

Six Fifty-Five Special

Six Fifty-Five Special

as Self

1 episodes

Mitch

Mitch

as Mitch

10 episodes

A Year in Provence

A Year in Provence

as Peter Mayle

12 episodes