John Westbrook
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 1, 1922
- Died
- June 16, 1989
- Birthplace
- Teignmouth, England, UK
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Westbrook (1 November 1922 - 16 June 1989) was an English actor. Born in Teignmouth, Devon, John Westbrook worked mainly in theatre and in radio. He also made occasional film and television appearances. His most famous role was as Christopher Gough in Roger Corman's The Tomb of Ligeia. Noted for his deep, mellifluous voice, he also recorded radio plays and audio books, and provided the role of Treebeard in the 1978 animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. Westbrook also recorded the spoken vocal parts for the orchestral pieces An Oxford Elegy by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Morning Heroes by Arthur Bliss. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Westbrook (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Filmography
The Dress 1984
as Matthew
North Sea Hijack 1980
as Dawnay
B.Traven: A Mystery Solved 1978
as Self - Reader
The Lord of the Rings 1978
as Treebeard (voice)
Six Characters in Search of an Author 1977
as Leading Man
- The Madness: Scenes from the Spanish Civil War
The Madness: Scenes from the Spanish Civil War 1976
as General Rojo
The Breakthrough 1975
as Voice of Charon One
Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery 1974
as Bradshaw
Let There Be Light 1970
as Inspector
- Look at Life: Mini and Mod
Look at Life: Mini and Mod 1968
as Self - Commentator
- Look at Life: It's Odds on the Fish
Look at Life: It's Odds on the Fish 1968
as Self - Commentator
- Look at Life: Queue for Gardens
Look at Life: Queue for Gardens 1968
as Self - Commentator
Look at Life: Change at the Tower 1967
as Self - Commentator
- Look at Life: The Abbey Backstage
Look at Life: The Abbey Backstage 1966
as Self - Commentator
The Tomb of Ligeia 1964
as Christopher Gough
The Masque of the Red Death 1964
as The Man in Red
A Prize of Arms 1962
as Capt. Stafford
Foxhole in Cairo 1960
as Roger
Room at the Top 1958
as Jack Wales
A Midsummer Night's Dream 1958
as Theseus
- Rupert of Hentzau
Rupert of Hentzau 1957
as The King / Rudolf Rassendyll
- The Twilight Forest
The Twilight Forest 1957
as Narrator
There Is Another Sun 1951
as Detective
Credits from TMDB.