Benjamin Whitrow

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Benjamin "Ben" Whitrow (born 17 February 1937 in Oxford, England) is a British actor. He attended the Dragon School, Tonbridge School, and RADA. Whitrow was also part of the King's Dragoon Guards from 1956 to 1958. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1981. He played Russell in the radio version of After Henry.

Whitrow was nominated for a BAFTA for his portrayal of Mr Bennet in Pride and Prejudice.

Select Filmography

• Chicken Run as Fowler
• The Queen's Sister as Cronin
• Restoration as Merivel's Father
• Pride and Prejudice as Mr Bennet
• Clockwise as a Headmaster
• The New Statesman as Paddy O'Rourke
• Chancer as Robert Douglas
• Brimstone and Treacle as Businessman
• Play for Today as Josh
• Troilus and Cressida as Ulysses
• The Sweeney as Det. Chief Supt. Braithwaite
• The Brontes of Haworth as Arthur Bell Nicholls

References

External links

• Benjamin Whitrow at bbc.co.uk Drama
• Benjamin Whitrow at the Internet Movie Database

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