John Bett

ActorCrew Jan 1 (age 77) Cupar, Scotland, UK 1970–2026 (56 year career)

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Biography

John Bett is a British stage, film and television actor, director, and writer.

Known For

Film

The Golden Compass

Thorold

Film

Shallow Grave

Brian McKinley

Film

Tess

Felix Clare

Film

The First Great Train Robbery

McPherson

Film

Tamara Drewe

Diggory

Film

Gregory's Girl

Alistair

Film

Not Another Happy Ending

Mr. McLeish

Film

Britannia Hospital

Lady Felicity

Filmography

Acting (38)

Movies (28)

Glenrothan

2026

as Auctioneer

Scotland In A Day

2014

Not Another Happy Ending

as Mr. McLeish

Tamara Drewe

as Diggory

The Golden Compass

as Thorold

The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle

2005

as Charles Doyle

6.1

Loch Lomond: Legend of the Loch

2002

as The Duke

My Life So Far

as Uncle Crawford

Shallow Grave

as Brian McKinley

Down Among the Big Boys

1993

as Sam the Forger

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Rikki Fulton - Prince of Pochlers in Scotch & Wry 4

1992

as Various

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Triple Scotch & Wry

1990

as Various

Tank Malling

1989

as Campbell Sinclaire

3.0

Up Line

1987

as Duncan Hey

Scotch & Wry

Sacred Hearts

as Doctor Taylor

Britannia Hospital

as Lady Felicity

Gregory's Girl

as Alistair

Tess

as Felix Clare

The First Great Train Robbery

1978

as McPherson

6.7

Able's Will

1977

as Vicar

The Thin End of the Wedge

1977

as Paul

The Caledonian Account

1976

as Sir Walter Scott

Gestures

1976

BLAST

1975

as Narrator

Dunfermline

1974

as Narrator

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

1974

as Various

Travelpass - It's Just the Ticket

1973

Television (10)

A Very English Scandal

as Lord Kilmuir

Father Brown

as Hugo Masters

Vanity Fair

as Dr Clump

I, Lovett

as Sir Timothy

Border Warfare

Inspector Morse

as Thomas Neely

Rude Health

City Lights

as Mr Townshend

Worlds Beyond

as Roy Shields

Play for Today

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

Rikki Fulton - Prince of Pochlers in Scotch & Wry 4

1992

Additional Writing

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