John Thaw

John Thaw

Actor

Gorton, Manchester, England
January 3, 1942

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.​

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Representative Works

Chaplin
Chaplin
7.4
/ English
Cry Freedom
Cry Freedom
7.0
/ English
The Sign of Four
The Sign of Four
7.4
/ English
Killer Waiting
Killer Waiting
No Rating Yet
/ English
Sweeney!
Sweeney!
6.7
/ English
The Last Grenade
The Last Grenade
5.7
/ English
The Absence of War
The Absence of War
6.5
/ English
Serjeant Musgrave's Dance
Serjeant Musgrave's Dance
No Rating Yet
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Sweeney 2
Sweeney 2
6.2
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Chaplin
1992Nominee

Best Performance

Chaplin

Cry Freedom
1987Nominee

Best Performance

Cry Freedom

Dr. Phibes Rises Again
1972Nominee

Best Performance

Dr. Phibes Rises Again

Career Highlights

The Sign of Four
1987Highlight

Best Performance

The Sign of Four

Goodnight, Mister Tom
1998Highlight

Best Performance

Goodnight, Mister Tom