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Benjamin John Whitrow (17 February 1937 – 28 September 2017) was a British actor. He was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor for his role as Mr Bennet in the 1995 BBC version of Pride and Prejudice, and voiced the role of Fowler in the 2000 animated film Chicken Run.
Benjamin Whitrow (1937-2017) was an English actor who worked on stage and screen. He was known for his roles in Pride and Prejudice, Chicken Run, The Saint and more.
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- Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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- Wimbledon, London, England, UK
Benjamin Whitrow was a softly-spoken, RADA-trained English actor who performed on stage from 1959. He worked for seven years in the 1960s under the direction of Laurence Olivier at the National Theatre. He was also a prolific actor on screen, usually seen in avuncular roles.
- February 17, 1937
- September 28, 2017
Oct 5, 2017 · Benjamin Whitrow, who died aged 80, was a versatile and acclaimed actor who appeared in stage, TV and film. He was nominated for a BAFTA for his role as Mr Bennet in the 1995 BBC adaptation of Jane Austen's novel, and voiced Fowler in the animated hit Chicken Run.
- Callum Keown
A tribute to the British actor who played Mr Bennet in Pride and Prejudice (1995) and appeared in over 100 films and TV shows. Learn more about his life and career from his Guardian obituary.
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Sep 29, 2017 · The Oxford-born actor Benjamin Whitrow, who has died aged 80, was a great man of the theatre who also had a flourishing career on television and in films. Never the big star, he nevertheless graced any production with a passionate affection playing roles that had a certain authority or oddity about them.