John Thaw
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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1942-01-03 · Gorton, Manchester, England
- Died
- 2002-02-21
Known for
- Chaplin (1992) — Fred Karno
- Sherlock Holmes (1984) — Jonathan Small
- Cry Freedom (1987) — Kruger
- The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) — Bosworth (uncredited)
- Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) — Shavers
- Inspector Morse (1987) — Chief Inspector Morse
- The Sign of Four (1987) — Jonathan Small
- Goodnight, Mister Tom (1998) — Tom Oakley
- Sweeney! (1977) — Det. Insp. Jack Regan
- The Sweeney (1975) — Det. Insp. Jack Regan
- Catch Me a Spy (1971) — (uncredited)
- The Protectors (1972) — Mario Carpiano
- Sweeney 2 (1978) — Det. Insp. Jack Regan
- Kavanagh Q.C. (1995) — James Kavanagh Q.C.
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) — Lt. Holst
- Play for Today (1970)