John Rolfe
Born: 1935-01-01 in Lewisham, London, England, UK
Died: 2020-08-12
Known For: Acting
Biography
John Richard Rolfe (1935 – 12 August 2020) was a British actor. He was named after the colonist who married Pocahontas in Jamestown, Virginia. His stage work includes appearances at the Bristol Old Vic and with the RSC.His television credits include: Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, Adam Adamant Lives!, The First Lady, Softly, Softly, Doctor Who (in the serials The War Machines, The Moonbase and The Green Death), Paul Temple, The Troubleshooters, Out of the Unknown, The Regiment, Spy Trap, Warship, Oil Strike North, Survivors, Blake's 7, Minder, Secret Army, The Enigma Files, Yes Minister, One by One, Howards' Way and The House of Eliott. He did the first, moustached and spectacled postman in "Mr. Bean Rides Again" (he played the postman seen before Mr. Bean got locked in the letterbox after he stole a lady's stamp for his own letter). He also played Graham in the 1980 film McVicar, starring Roger Daltrey. In 1994 he guest starred in The Bill.
Filmography
1995
- The World of Lee Evans as Station Manager
1991
- The House of Eliott as Doctor
1990
- Mr. Bean as Postman
1985
- EastEnders as Alec Carter
- Howards' Way as James Sinclair
1980
- Murder Rap as Doctor
- McVicar as Graham
- To Serve Them All My Days as Raunce
1979
- Minder as Collin
- Terry and June as Arthur
- Danger UXB as Fire Officer
1978
- Blake's 7 as Terloc
- Return of the Saint as Doland
- Enemy at the Door as Unterwachtmeister Klaas
- Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat as Other Man
1977
- Secret Army as Weikmann
- BBC2 Play of the Week as Other Man
1975
- The Sweeney as Det. Chief Supt. Brookford
- Poldark as Magistrate
1974
- The Gift of Friendship as Daniels
1973
- Doctor Who: The Green Death as Fell
1972
- Sykes as Newspaper Reporter
1970
- Shadows of Fear as Man
1968
- The Expert as Tom Fanshaw
1967
- Doctor Who: The Moonbase as Sam
1966
- Doctor Who: The War Machines as Soldier
1964
1963
- Doctor Who as Fell
1953
1952
- Head in Shadow ... (Producer)