John Rolfe (actor)

John Richard Rolfe (1935 – 12 August 2020) was a British actor.^[3][4] He was named after the colonist who married Pocahontas in Jamestown, Virginia.

John Rolfe
Rolfe in "Mr. Bean Rides Again" (1992)
Born	1935
Died	12 August 2020 (aged 85)[1][2] Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England
Occupation	Actor

His stage work includes appearances at the Bristol Old Vic and with the RSC.^[5] His television credits include: Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, Adam Adamant Lives!, The First Lady, Softly, Softly, Doctor Who (in the serials The War Machines, The Moonbase and The Green Death), Paul Temple, The Troubleshooters, Out of the Unknown, The Regiment, Spy Trap, Warship, Oil Strike North, Survivors, Blake's 7, Minder, Secret Army, The Enigma Files, Yes Minister, One by One, Howards' Way and The House of Eliott.^[6] He did the first, moustached and spectacled postman in "Mr. Bean Rides Again" (he played the postman seen before Mr. Bean got locked in the letterbox after he stole a lady's stamp for his own letter).^[7] He also played Graham in the 1980 film McVicar, starring Roger Daltrey.^[8] In 1994 he guest starred in The Bill.

Filmography

Film

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1952	Head in Shadow	—	Short film Producer
1953	Agib and Agab		Short film
Seagulls Over Sorrento	Wireless Operator	Uncredited Also known as Crest of the Wave
1980	McVicar	Graham

Television

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1962	Emergency Ward 10	Paul Wright	3 episodes
	The River Flows East	Gordon	Episode 3
	Maigret	Receptionist	Series 3, episode 10: "Death in Mind"
1962-1963	The Old Curiosity Shop	Jacob Owl	Miniseries 3 episodes
	Suspense	Reporter	2 episodes
1962-1974	Z-Cars	George Smethurst / Tom Ballard / Various	6 episodes
1963	Moonstrike	Anton	2 episodes
1963-1975	Dixon of Dock Green	Robson / Frank Wilson / Jackson / Joe Gillespie / John Baldwin / Various	10 episodes
1964	Compact	Studio Manager	Episode 223: "In the Air"
	Detective	Constable Barker	Series 1, episode 2: "The Drawing"
1964-1965	Play of the Week	First gentleman / Radner	2 episodes
	Cluff	Detective Constable Barker	19 episodes
1966	Adam Adamant Lives!	Kelvin	Series 1, episode 2: "Death Has a Thousand Faces"
1966-1973	Doctor Who	Sam / Fell / Captain	8 episodes
1968-1976	The Expert	Dr. Muir / Tom Fanshaw	2 episodes
1969	Softly, Softly	Irons	Series 4, episode 17: "Departure"
	The First Lady	Walker	Series 2, episode 16: "The Whips Are Out"
	Counterstrike	Dr. Ferris	Episode 7: "The Lemming Syndrome"
1969-1970	Paul Temple	Jenkins / Sergeant Dashford	2 episodes
1970	Special Branch	Shelby	Series 2, episode 2: "Dinner Date"
1971	A Family at War	R.E. Officer	Series 2, episode 11: "Hazard"
	Shadows of Fear	Man	Episode 7: "The Lesser of Two"
	Out of the Unknown	Rawlinson	Series 4, episode 3: "This Body Is Mine"
	The Troubleshooters	Tanker Officer	Series 7, episode 6: "A Touch of the Nelsons"
1972	The Man Outside	Codron	Episode 12: "Mandala"
	The Man Who Was Hunting Himself	Detective Inspector Pearson	Episode 2
	The Regiment	Captain Robins	Series 2, episode 6: "Cholera"
1972-1973	Spy Trap	Harvey / Doctor	2 episodes
1973	Sykes	Newspaper Reporter	Series 2, episode 8: "Window Smasher"
1974	Hunter's Walk	John Dix	Series 2, episode 3: "Villain"
	Masquerade	Host	Episode 4: "Something Down There Is Crying"
	Playhouse	Daniels	Series 8, episode 1: "The Gift of Friendship"
	The Brothers	Haughton	Series 4, episode 9: "The Race"
	The Chinese Puzzle	Bill Jameson	6 episodes
1975	The Fight Against Slavery	Counsel	Miniseries Episode 3: "A Matter of Insurance"
	Oil Strike North	Burton	Episode 7: "It Depends Where You Stand"
	Poldark	Magistrate	Episode #1.5
1976	Hadleigh	Thompson	Series 4, episode 13: "Broke"
	The Crezz	Airline Man	Episode 6: "Voices from the Past"
	Brensham People	Solicitor	Episode 3: "William Hart, Wainwright"
1976-1983	Rentaghost	Mr. Saunders / Mr. Green	2 episodes
1977	The Phoenix and the Carpet	Policeman	Episode 5: "The Phoenix and the Carpet"
	Warship	Lodge	Series 4, episode 6: "A Matter of History"
	Survivors	Summers	Series 3, episode 1: "Manhunt"
	Seven Faces of Woman	Director	Series 2, episode 2: "She: Sight Unseen"
	Don't Forget to Write!	Vegetable Judge	Series 1, episode 3: "The Tasting of the Wine"
1978	BBC2 Play of the Week	Other Man	Series 1, episode 11: "Mr. & Ms. Bureaucrat"
	Blake's 7	Terloc	Series 1, episode 9: "Project Avalon"
	The Onedin Line	Mr. Andrews	Series 6, episode 3: "Double Dealers"
	The Sweeney	Det. Chief Supt. Brookford	Series 4, episode 3: "Drag Act"
	Return of the Saint	Doland	Episode 7: "Yesterday's Hero"
	Lillie	Mr. O'Brien	Episode 11: "Mr. Jersey"
	Secret Army	Weikmann	Series 2, episode 13: "Day of Wrath"
1979	Danger UXB	Fire Officer	Episode 2: "Unsung Heroes"
	Dick Barton: Special Agent	Whiteson	3 episodes
	Last of the Summer Wine	Man in Pub	Series 5, episode 5: "Earnshaw Strikes Again"
	Angels	Mr. Johnson	2 episodes
1980	Enemy at the Door	Unterwachtmeister Klaas	Series 2, episode 2: "Reception for the General"
	Play for Today	Doctor	Series 10, episode 15: "Murder Rap"
	A Question of Guilt	Vicar	Episode 1: "Constance Kent: Part 1"
	Time of My Life	Edward	Episode 6
	The Gentle Touch	Police Doctor	Series 1, episode 4: "Shock"
	The Enigma Files	Charles Higgins	Episode 6: "The Charity Man"
	Escape	Sweet	Episode 4: "Alfred Hinds"
	Terry and June	Arthur	Series 2, episode 12: "Only Two Can Play"
	A Tale of Two Cities	Bank Clerk	2 episodes
	Minder	Collin	Series 2, episode 12: "Caught in the Act, Fact"
	A Little Silver Trumpet	Policeman	Miniseries 2 episodes
	To Serve Them All My Days	Raunce	Episode 10: "Part Ten"
1981	Sunday Night Thriller	Biologist	Episode 2: "Dark Secret: Part 2"
	Partners	Bill	Episode 1: "Partnership"
	The Jail Diary of Albie Sachs	Colonel McIntyre	TV movie
	BBC2 Playhouse	Teacher	Series 7, episode 16: "Days"
	Coming Home	Deputy Head	Episode #1.6
	Yes Minister	Committee Member	Series 2, episode 7: "A Question of Loyalty"
	Kessler	Inspector	Miniseries Episode 2
1982	Nancy Astor	Maitre d'hotel	Episode 7: "Scandals"
	The Chinese Detective	Special Branch Man	Series 2, episode 8: "Secret State"
1983	Jemima Shore Investigates	Mr. Lewis	Episode 9: "A Promising Death"
1985	By the Sword Divided	Mr. John Downes	Series 2, episode 2: "Cruel Necessity"
	One by One	Arthur Carter	3 episodes
	Mapp & Lucia	Milkman	Series 1, episode 5: "The Owl and the Pussycat"
	Drummonds	Mr. Rogers	Series 1, episode 7: "A Breath of Fresh Air"
	Bergerac	Bank Manager	Series 4, episode 1: "The Last Interview"
1985-1986	Howards' Way	James Sinclair	8 episodes
1986	Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy	Attlee / Clement Attlee	Miniseries 6 episodes
1987	Teresa	Driving Instructor	TV movie
1988	Wish Me Luck	Conducting Officer	Episode #1.2
	Hannay	Ross	Series 1, episode 6: "The Hazard of the Die"
1988-1994	The Bill	Hugh Cardwell / Chas Baker / Mr. Covington	3 episodes
1990	EastEnders	Carter	1 episode
1992	Moon and Son	Mr. Thorpe	Episode 3: "G.I. Joe is Missing"
	Mr. Bean	The Postman	Episode 6: "Mr. Bean Rides Again"
1993	Poirot	Registrar	Series 5, episode 7: "Dead Man's Mirror"
1994	Moving Story	Aubrey Standfast	Series 1, episode 5: "Charlotte, Emma, Bamber & Anne"
1995	Joking Apart	Alison's Father	Episode #2.4
	The World of Lee Evans	Station Manager	Episode 2: "Off the Rails"

References

1. "Equity magazine Autumn 2020". Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
2. @DrWhoCastCrew (18 November 2020). "RIP John Rolfe, who died on August 12th, aged 85. John played a Captain in The War Machines (1966), Sam Becket in T…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
3. "John Rolfe". BFI. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017.
4. "Find a will | GOV.UK".
5. "John Rolfe | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
6. "John Rolfe". www.aveleyman.com.
7. "Mr. Bean Rides Again (1992)". BFI. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020.
8. "McVicar (1980) - Tom Clegg | Cast and Crew". AllMovie.

External links

• John Rolfe at IMDb