John Woodvine

Biography

John Woodvine was a renowned English actor born on July 21, 1929, in Tyne Dock, South Shields. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1953 and went on to work with prominent companies like the Old Vic and the Royal Shakespeare Company. Notable film roles include Admiral Croft in "Persuasion" (1995) and Sir Hugh Dalrymple in "Horatio Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil" (1999).