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John Shrapnel was an English actor, known mainly for his stage work with the RSC and National Theatre in the UK, and for his many television appearances.
Birth Name
John Morley Shrapnel
Born
Monday, 27 April 1942
Died
Friday, 14 February 2020
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hamlet Within | Claudius / Polonius | 2023 |
| King Charles III | Archbishop of Canterbury | 2017 |
| Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale | Camillo / Camilo | 2015 |
| Hamlet | Claudius / Ghost / Claudius/Ghost | 2015 |
| OXI, an Act of Resistance | Creon | 2014 |
| Building Burma's Death Railway: Moving Half the Mountain | Narrator | 2014 |
| Macbeth | Old Man / Duncan / Seyton / Duncan, King of Scotland/Seyton, attendant to Macbeth/Old Man | 2013 |
| The Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls | Narrator | 2013 |
| The Awakening | Reverend Hugh Purslow | 2011 |
| Phèdre | Théramène | 2009 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hamlet Within | Claudius / Polonius | 2023 |
| King Charles III | Archbishop of Canterbury | 2017 |
| Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale | Camillo / Camilo | 2015 |
| Hamlet | Claudius / Ghost / Claudius/Ghost | 2015 |
| OXI, an Act of Resistance | Creon | 2014 |
| Building Burma's Death Railway: Moving Half the Mountain | Narrator | 2014 |
| Macbeth | Old Man / Duncan / Seyton / Duncan, King of Scotland/Seyton, attendant to Macbeth/Old Man | 2013 |
| The Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls | Narrator | 2013 |
| The Awakening | Reverend Hugh Purslow | 2011 |
| Phèdre | Théramène | 2009 |
| Treasure Quest | Narrator | 2009 |
| An Organization of Dreams | Father | 2009 |
| Merlin | The Sarrum | 2008 |
| The Duchess | General Grey | 2008 |
| Chemical Wedding | Crowley | 2008 |
| Apparitions | Cardinal Bukovak | 2008 |
| Mirrors | Lorenzo Sapelli | 2008 |
| The Palace | PM Edward Shaw | 2008 |
| Elizabeth: The Golden Age | Lord Howard | 2007 |
| Sparkle | Bernie | 2007 |
| Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire | Pompey | 2006 |
| Alien Autopsy | Michael Kuhn | 2006 |
| Shadow of the Sword | Archbishop | 2005 |
| Troy | Nestor | 2004 |
| I Am Not an Animal | Narrator | 2004 |
| The Last Detective | Billy Palmer | 2003 |
| New Tricks | DAC John Felsham | 2003 |
| Stonehenge Rediscovered | Narrator | 2003 |
| Schönbrunn: Well of Beauty | Self (narrator) / Narrator (English Version) | 2002 |
| Foyle's War | Raymond Brooks | 2002 |
| K-19: The Widowmaker | Admiral Bratyeev | 2002 |
| Claim | Lex Vandenberg | 2002 |
| Alone | Hannah | 2002 |
| Whistle | Paul | 2002 |
| Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire | (voice) | 2001 |
| The Gentleman Thief | Monty Sinclair | 2001 |
| The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Sergeant Mike McCaffrey | 2001 |
| The Body | Moshe Cohen | 2001 |
| Waking the Dead | John Christie | 2000 |
| Gladiator | Gaius | 2000 |
| The 10th Kingdom | Governor of Prison | 2000 |
| Mary, Mother of Jesus | Simon | 1999 |
| Notting Hill | PR Chief | 1999 |
| Horatio Hornblower: The Wrong War | General Charette | 1999 |
| The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka: The Mystery of Chopin | Iwaszkiewicz | 1999 |
| Invasion Earth | Air Marshal Bentley | 1998 |
| Jonathan Creek | Prof. Lance Graumann | 1997 |
| Midsomer Murders | Leo Clarke / Max Jennings | 1997 |
| 101 Dalmatians | Skinner | 1996 |
| Two Deaths | Cinca | 1996 |
| Bodyguards | Commander Alan MacIntyre | 1996 |
| Coogan's Run | Douglas Crown | 1995 |
| Kavanagh QC | Mr. Justice Griffin | 1995 |
| England, My England | Samuel Pepys | 1995 |
| Fatherland | General Globus | 1994 |
| Wycliffe | Dr. Sam Malvern | 1994 |
| Shakespeare: The Animated Tales | Claudius / The Ghost | 1992 |
| Between the Lines | Deputy Assistant Commissioner Dunning / D.C.C. Dunning / D.A.C. Dunning | 1992 |
| G.B.H. | Dr Jacobs | 1991 |
| The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story | BKA Police Chief | 1990 |
| Centrepoint | Claud Wareing | 1990 |
| The Chief | Dan Cheyney | 1990 |
| TECX | Di Sotto | 1990 |
| Blackeyes | Detective Blake | 1989 |
| About Face | Donald | 1989 |
| How to Get Ahead in Advertising | Psychiatrist | 1989 |
| Testimony | Andre Zhdanov | 1988 |
| Vanity Fair | Lord Steyne | 1987 |
| Biography | Narrator | 1987 |
| Personal Services | Lionel | 1987 |
| Inspector Morse | Dr. Julian Storrs | 1987 |
| The Theban Plays by Sophocles | Creon | 1986 |
| Screen Two | Rev. Charles Tucker Eland / Heiger / George Sims | 1985 |
| Sorrell and Son | Thomas Roland | 1984 |
| Mr. Palfrey of Westminster | Adrian Vyner | 1984 |
| Natural World | Self - Narrator | 1983 |
| Wagner | Semper | 1983 |
| My Cousin Rachel | Ambrose Ashley | 1983 |
| The Woman in White | Sir Percival Glyde | 1982 |
| Troilus & Cressida | Hector | 1981 |
| Private Schulz | German Newsreel Commentator / Newsreel Commentator | 1981 |
| Timon of Athens | Alcibiades | 1981 |
| Edward & Mrs. Simpson | Major Alexander Hardinge | 1978 |
| Armchair Thriller | Vincent Craig | 1978 |
| Hennessy | Tipaldi | 1975 |
| Space: 1999 | Capt. Jack Tanner | 1975 |
| Good Girl | Christopher Wimple | 1974 |
| Crown Court | John Claudius | 1972 |
| Pope Joan | Father James | 1972 |
| The Organization | John Wimbourne | 1972 |
| Nicholas and Alexandra | Petya | 1971 |
| Justice | Roger Anderson | 1971 |
| Elizabeth R | Earl of Sussex | 1971 |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Wally Zuckerman | 1969 |
| ITV Playhouse | Jamie / Schoner | 1967 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Duke of Cornwall / Viktor Myshlaevsky | 1965 |
| Horizon | Self - Narrator / Cyril Burt | 1964 |
