John Westbrook

John Westbrook

1922-11-01 – 1989-06-16 (age 66) Teignmouth, England, UK
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John Westbrook Β (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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Known For

The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings

1978

as Treebeard (voice)

North Sea Hijack
North Sea Hijack

1980

as Dawnay

Room at the Top
Room at the Top

1958

as Jack Wales

The Masque of the Red Death
The Masque of the Red Death

1964

as The Man in Red

There Is Another Sun
There Is Another Sun

1951

as Detective

The Tomb of Ligeia
The Tomb of Ligeia

1964

as Christopher Gough

Foxhole in Cairo
Foxhole in Cairo

1960

as Roger

A Prize of Arms
A Prize of Arms

1962

as Capt. Stafford

B.Traven: A Mystery Solved
The Breakthrough
The Breakthrough

1975

as Voice of Charon One

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Rupert of Hentzau

1957

as The King / Rudolf Rassendyll

A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Dress
The Dress

1984

as Matthew

Six Characters in Search of an Author
Let There Be Light
Let There Be Light

1970

as Inspector

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Look at Life: Queue for Gardens

1968

as Self - Commentator

Look at Life: Change at the Tower
Look at Life: Change at the Tower

1967

as Self - Commentator

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The Twilight Forest

1957

as Narrator

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Look at Life: Mini and Mod

1968

as Self - Commentator