About
John Westbrook
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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.
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| 1984 | The Dress | Actor | Matthew | N/A N/A |
| 1980 | North Sea Hijack | Actor | Dawnay | 59 Average |
| 1978 | B.Traven: A Mystery Solved | Actor | Reader | N/A N/A |
| 1978 | The Lord of the Rings | Actor | Treebeard (voice) | 63 Fair |
| 1975 | The Breakthrough | Actor | Voice of Charon One | N/A N/A |
| 1974 | Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery | Actor | Bradshaw | N/A N/A |
| 1970 | Let There Be Light | Actor | Inspector | N/A N/A |
| 1969 | The First Churchills | Actor | James, Duke of York | 69 Fair |
| 1968 | Look at Life: Queue for Gardens | Actor | Self - Commentator | N/A N/A |
| 1967 | Look at Life: Change at the Tower | Actor | Self - Commentator | N/A N/A |
| 1964 | The Tomb of Ligeia | Actor | Christopher Gough | 59 Average |
| 1964 | The Masque of the Red Death | Actor | The Man in Red | 61 Fair |
| 1962 | A Prize of Arms | Actor | Capt. Stafford | 59 Average |
| 1960 | Foxhole in Cairo | Actor | Roger | 59 Average |
| 1958 | Room at the Top | Actor | Jack Wales | 60 Fair |
| 1951 | There Is Another Sun | Actor | Detective | 59 Average |