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Name: John Woodvine  
   
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Date of Birth: 21st July 1929
   
Place of Birth: Tyne Dock, Co Durham, UK
   
Profession: Actor
 
 
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John Woodvine in the Doctor Who serial The Armageddon Factor

John Woodvine (born 21 July 1929 in Tyne Dock, County Durham) is a British actor who has appeared in over sixty film and television roles.

He played the Marshall in the 1979 Doctor Who serial The Armageddon Factor, Chief Supt Ross in Edge of Darkness and appeared in several episodes of the 1985 television adaptation of The Tripods. More recently he played Frank Gallagher's father in the Channel 4 offbeat drama Shameless.

His film roles include the 1981 John Landis film An American Werewolf in London.

He starred in the Radio 4 macabre comedy series The Cabaret of Dr Caligari as Dr Caligari.

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