Born 1935 (age 85) · Lewisham, London, England, UK
Appears in 36 titles

John Richard Rolfe (1935 – 12 August 2020) was a British actor. He was named after the colonist who married Pocahontas in Jamestown, Virginia. His stage work includes appearances at the Bristol Old Vic and with the RSC.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. 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). He also played Graham in the 1980 film McVicar, starring Roger Daltrey. In 1994 he guest starred in The Bill.

Filmography

McVicar
6.5
McVicar
1980
as Graham
Doctor Who: The Green Death
8.4
Doctor Who: The Green Death
1973
as Fell
Doctor Who: The War Machines
7.4
Doctor Who: The War Machines
1966
as Soldier
Doctor Who: The Moonbase
7.3
Doctor Who: The Moonbase
1967
as Sam
The Gift of Friendship
10.0
The Gift of Friendship
1974
as Daniels
Agib and Agab
Agib and Agab
1953
Murder Rap
Murder Rap
1980
as Doctor
Days
Days
1981
as Teacher
Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat
Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat
1978
as Other Man
Blake's 7: Duel
Blake's 7: Duel
1986
as Terloc