Born 1942 (age 60) · Gorton, Manchester, England
Appears in 72 titles

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Edward Thaw, CBE (3 January 1942 – 21 February 2002) was an English actor who appeared in a range of television, stage, and cinema roles. He starred in the television series Inspector Morse as title character Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse, Redcap as Sergeant John Mann, The Sweeney as Detective Inspector Jack Regan, Home to Roost as Henry Willows, and Kavanagh QC as title character James Kavanagh. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Thaw, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Filmography

Chaplin
7.4
Chaplin
1992
as Fred Karno
Cry Freedom
7.0
Cry Freedom
1987
as Kruger
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
7.2
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962
as Bosworth (uncredited)
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
6.3
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
1972
as Shavers
The Sign of Four
7.4
The Sign of Four
1987
as Jonathan Small
Goodnight, Mister Tom
6.9
Goodnight, Mister Tom
1998
as Tom Oakley
Sweeney!
6.7
Sweeney!
1977
as Det. Insp. Jack Regan
Catch Me a Spy
4.8
Catch Me a Spy
1971
as (uncredited)
Sweeney 2
6.2
Sweeney 2
1978
as Det. Insp. Jack Regan
The Grass Is Singing
4.7
The Grass Is Singing
1981
as Dick Turner
Into the Blue
6.5
Into the Blue
1997
as Harry Barnett
The Last Grenade
5.7
The Last Grenade
1970
as Terry Mitchell
The Bofors Gun
6.5
The Bofors Gun
1968
as Gunner Featherstone
Buried Treasure
6.4
Buried Treasure
2001
as Harry Jenkins
The Capone Investment
6.2
The Capone Investment
1974
as Tom
Dead Man's Chest
6.0
Dead Man's Chest
1965
as David Jones
We'll Support You Evermore
7.8
We'll Support You Evermore
1985
as Geoff Hollins
Drake's Venture
5.8
Drake's Venture
1980
as Francis Drake
Bomber Harris
7.8
Bomber Harris
1989
as Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris
Five to One
6.3
Five to One
1963
as Alan Roper