---
name: "John Wood"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-wood"
fi1m_id: "john-wood"
imdb_id: "nm0939795"
tmdb_id: 8937
wikidata_id: "Q599439"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "5 July 1930"
died: "6 August 2011"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-10-07T13:42:38.259148+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# John Wood

## Identity

John Wood

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-wood
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-wood
- **IMDb ID:** nm0939795
- **TMDB ID:** 8937
- **Wikidata ID:** Q599439
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wood_(English_actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q599439, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0939795/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8937

Actor. Born 5 July 1930 in Derbyshire, England, UK. Died 6 August 2011.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 July 1930, Derbyshire, England, UK
- **Died:** 6 August 2011
- **Active:** 1971–2002
- **Also known as:** John Woods, Tom Wood, Джон Вуд
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 10 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 58 (1), 1980s 74 (3), 1990s 79 (4), 2000s 70 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 69 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 7 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 9, Comedy 4, Romance 4, Fantasy 2, History 2, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 17 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $387m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wood_(English_actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q599439, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0939795/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8937

## Streaming the US now

- **Pluto TV:** [*The Purple Rose of Cairo*](https://film.one/film/the-purple-rose-of-cairo.md) (84), [*The Madness of King George*](https://film.one/film/the-madness-of-king-george.md) (83)
- **AMC+:** [*WarGames*](https://film.one/film/wargames.md) (82)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Clothes in the Wardrobe*](https://film.one/film/the-clothes-in-the-wardrobe.md) (74)
- **Hulu:** [*Chocolat*](https://film.one/film/chocolat.md) (60)

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## Biography

John Wood (5 July 1930 – 6 August 2011) was an English actor. He was born in Derbyshire and educated at Bedford School and Jesus College, Oxford. He began his career with the Old Vic and became a prominent member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he performed many Shakespearean roles.

Wood was particularly associated with the plays of Tom Stoppard. He won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance in *Travesties* (1976) on Broadway and received further Tony nominations for *Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead* and *Sherlock Holmes*. His film roles included Archduke Harry in *Orlando* (1992), Christopher Riley in *Shadowlands* (1993) and Thurlow in *The Madness of King George* (1994), as well as appearances in *WarGames* (1983), *Ladyhawke* (1985), *The Purple Rose of Cairo* (1985), *Chocolat* (2000) and *The Avengers* (1998).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (10)

- *Foyle's War* (2002), Fi1m 81, as Sir Michael Waterford — [page](https://film.one/tv/foyles-war.md)
- *Chocolat* (2000), Fi1m 60, as Guillaume Blerot — [page](https://film.one/film/chocolat.md)
- *The Madness of King George* (1994), Fi1m 83, as Thurlow — [page](https://film.one/film/the-madness-of-king-george.md)
- *Shadowlands* (1993), Fi1m 79, as Christopher Riley — [page](https://film.one/film/shadowlands.md)
- *The Clothes in the Wardrobe* (1993), Fi1m 74, as Robert — [page](https://film.one/film/the-clothes-in-the-wardrobe.md)
- *Orlando* (1992), Fi1m 81, as Archduke Harry — [page](https://film.one/film/orlando.md)
- *Heartburn* (1986), Fi1m 55, as British Moderator — [page](https://film.one/film/heartburn.md)
- *The Purple Rose of Cairo* (1985), Fi1m 84, as Jason — [page](https://film.one/film/the-purple-rose-of-cairo.md)
- *WarGames* (1983), Fi1m 82, as Stephen Falken — [page](https://film.one/film/wargames.md)
- *Nicholas and Alexandra* (1971), Fi1m 58, as Col. Kobylinsky — [page](https://film.one/film/nicholas-and-alexandra.md)

## Complete filmography (91)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Lewis* (2007), series, as Edward Le Plassiter
- *The White Countess* (2005), as Prince Peter Belinskya
- *The Rocket Post* (2004), as Sir Wilson Ramsay
- *The Return of the Dancing Master* (2004), as Jonas Andersson
- *Imagining Argentina* (2003), as Amos Sternberg
- *Goodbye, Mr. Chips* (2002), as Wetherby
- *Foyle's War* (2002), series, as Sir Michael Waterford — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/foyles-war.md)
- *Napoleon* (2002), series, as Pape Pie VII
- *Gay Propaganda* (2002), Sound
- *The Body* (2001), as Cardinal Pesci
- *Love in a Cold Climate* (2001), series, as Lord Merlin
- *Chocolat* (2000), as Guillaume Blerot — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/chocolat.md)
- *The Little Vampire* (2000), as Lord McAshton
- *The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance* (2000), as Charles Leadbeater
- *Longitude* (2000), as Sir Edmund Halley
- *Longitude* (2000), series, as Edmund Halley
- *Mad Cows* (1999), as Alistair
- *The Venice Project* (1999), as The Viscount
- *An Ideal Husband* (1999), as Lord Caversham
- *Metroland* (1998), as The Retired Commuter
- *The Avengers* (1998), as Trubshaw
- *The Revengers' Comedies* (1998), as Col. Marcus
- *The Gambler* (1997), as The General
- *Rasputin* (1996), as Prime Minister Stolypin
- *Jane Eyre* (1996), as Mr. Brocklehurst
- *Richard III* (1995), as King Edward IV
- *Sabrina* (1995), as Fairchild
- *Citizen X* (1995), as Gorbunov
- *Uncovered* (1995), as Cesar
- *The Madness of King George* (1994), as Thurlow — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-madness-of-king-george.md)
- *Shadowlands* (1993), as Christopher Riley — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/shadowlands.md)
- *The Clothes in the Wardrobe* (1993), as Robert — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-clothes-in-the-wardrobe.md)
- *The Young Americans* (1993), as Richard Donnelly
- *Orlando* (1992), as Archduke Harry — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/orlando.md)
- *Memento Mori* (1992), as Ex-Inspector Henry Mortimer
- *The Storyteller: Greek Myths* (1991), series, as Minos
- *Twelfth Night* (1987), as Sir Toby Belch
- *At Mother's Request* (1987), series, as Richard Behrens
- *Jumpin' Jack Flash* (1986), as Jeremy Talbott
- *Heartburn* (1986), as British Moderator — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/heartburn.md)
- *Lady Jane* (1986), as John Dudley, Duke of Nothumberland
- *The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1985), series, Director
- *Ladyhawke* (1985), as Bishop of Aquila
- *The Purple Rose of Cairo* (1985), as Jason — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-purple-rose-of-cairo.md)
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Robert
- *Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Computers... But Were Afraid to Ask* (1984), Actor
- *WarGames* (1983), as Stephen Falken — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/wargames.md)
- *Marriage* (1981), as Councillor Podkolyossin
- *Somebody Killed Her Husband* (1978), as Ernest Van Stanten
- *The Truckies* (1978), series, Actor
- *Blue Fire Lady* (1977), as Gus
- *Churchill's People* (1974), series, as Edward the Confessor
- *Playhouse* (1974), series, as Councillor Podkolyossin
- *Slaughterhouse-Five* (1972), as English Officer
- *Nicholas and Alexandra* (1971), as Col. Kobylinsky — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/nicholas-and-alexandra.md)
- *Which Way to the Front?* (1970), as Finkel
- *One More Time* (1970), as Figg
- *Doomwatch* (1970), series, as Nigel Waring
- *Plays of Today* (1969), series, as Locke
- *Poor Cherry* (1967), as Brian
- *Hondo* (1967), series, Actor
- *Just Like a Woman* (1967), as John Martin
- *Too Many Cooks* (1966), as Brenner
- *NET Playhouse* (1966), series, as Silver Jack, Sir Harcourt, Tom Stylus, Dalton, Caleb Deecie, John Mildmay, Jakes, Dr. Delaney
- *Thirty-Minute Theatre* (1965), series, as Harry Dunn, Bone
- *Out of the Unknown* (1965), series, as Brenner
- *A Tale of Two Cities* (1965), series, as Sydney Carton
- *Thursday Theatre* (1964), series, as Max
- *The Summer in Gossensass* (1964), as Eilert Løvborg
- *A Choice of Coward: Design for Living* (1964), as Otto
- *A Choice of Coward* (1964), series, as Otto
- *Theatre 625* (1964), series, Actor
- *Festival* (1963), series, as Laevsky, The Speaker - Robert Emmet
- *Espionage* (1963), series, as Douglas
- *The Mouse on the Moon* (1963), as Countryman
- *Love is a Ball* (1963), as Julian Soames
- *Just for Fun* (1963), as Official
- *That Kind of Girl* (1963), as Doctor
- *Postman's Knock* (1962), as P.C. Woods
- *Drama 61-67* (1961), series, as Kincaid, Alec
- *The Rebel* (1961), as Poet
- *The Avengers* (1961), series, as Twitter — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md)
- *Two-Way Stretch* (1960), as Captain
- *Barnaby Rudge* (1960), series, as Barnaby Rudge
- *The Challenge* (1960), as School Inspector
- *Jazz Boat* (1960), as Benson - Jeweller's Assistant
- *Idol on Parade* (1959), as Jeremy
- *Theatre Night* (1957), series, as The Wall
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as Brian
- *Strange Experiences* (1955), series, as Man
- *Oh, Boy!* (1938), as Man

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 1976: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (won)
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 1975: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (nominated)
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play 1968: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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