John Thaw



First NameJohn
Last NameThaw
Age60 (age at death)
Date of BirthJanuary 3, 1942
BirthplaceGorton, Manchester, England
Date of DeathFebruary 21, 2002
Location of DeathLuckington, Wiltshire, England
Cause of Deathcancer of the oesophagus
Height5' 9" (175 cm)
BuildAverage
Hair ColorGrey
Star SignCapricorn
EthnicityWhite
NationalityBritish
Occupation CategoryActor
Claim to FameInspector Morse

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, his most popular being police and legal dramas such as Redcap, The Sweeney, Inspector Morse and Kavanagh QC.


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Filmography

Selected John Thaw film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2001
Buried Treasure
Harry Jenkins

2001
The Glass
Jim Proctor

2000
Monsignor Renard
Monsignor Augustine Renard

1999
The Waiting Time
Joshua Mantle

1999
Joe MacConnell

1998
Tom Oakley

1997
Into the Blue
Harry Barnett

1996
Masculine Mescaline
The Man

1995
James Kavanagh QC

1995
The Absence of War
George Jones

1993
A Year in Provence
Peter Mayle

1992
Fred Karno

1991
Stanley and the Women
Stanley Duke

1989
Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris

1987
Kieran Flynn

1987
Kruger

1987
The Sign of Four
Jonathan Small

1987
Chief Inspector Morse

1985
Henry Willows

1985
We'll Support You Evermore
Geoff Hollins

1984
The Life and Death of King John
Hubert de Burgh

1984
Mitch
Mitch

1984
Killer Waiting
Major Peter Hastings

1982
Saturday Night Thriller
Jack Buchus

1981
Killing Heat
Dick Turner

1980
Drake's Venture
Francis Drake

1978
Det. Insp. Jack Regan

1977
Regan

1975
The Sweeney
Det. Insp. Jack Regan

1974
Thick as Thieves
Stan, Stanley

1973
Armchair Cinema
Det. Insp. Jack Regan

1972
Shavers

1972
The Adventures of Black Beauty
Jack Desmond

1972
The Frighteners
Wood

1972
Mario Carpiano

1972
Pretenders
Fast Jack

1972
Suspicion
Richard Early

1971
Denzil Davies

1971
The Onedin Line
Carby

1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Lt. Hoist

1970
Terry Mitchell

1970
Play for Today
Dinny Matthews

1970
Menace
Don

1970
Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition
Dom

1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Larry, Paul, Rolf

1968
The Bofors Gun
Featherstone

1968
Strange Report
Inspector Jenner

1968
The Borderers
Sir Richard

1967
ITV Playhouse
Williams

1967
Inheritance
Will Oldroyd

1966
The Making of Jericho
-

1966
Bat Out of Hell
Mark Paxton

1965
BBC Play of the Month
Banquo

1965
Dead Man's Chest
David Jones

1964
Redcap
Sergeant John Mann, Sgt John Mann

1963
Five to One
Alan Roper

1962
Det. Con. Elliot

1962
Nil Carborundum
-

1962
Smashing Day
Stan

1961
Captain Trench

1961
The Younger Generation
Charlie, Customer, Denny, Denny

1960
Alan Roper, David Jones

1959
Probation Officer
Stan Liddell

1956
Armchair Theatre
Peter, Tony

1955
ITV Play of the Week
Frank, Henry Potter, Private Hurst

1955
ITV Television Playhouse
Barritt

Big Brother
Cordon

Happy Ever After
Frank Wilshaw

Producer Credits






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