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John Shrapnel

John Shrapnel

Shrapnel was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, the son of Mary Lillian Myfanwy (née Edwards) and journalist/author Norman Shrapnel.[1] As a stage actor, he was a member of Laurence Olivier's Royal National Theatre company and the Royal Shakespeare Company and most recently appeared as Sir Oliver Surface in The School for Scandal (directed by Deborah Warner) at the Barbican Centre in 2011. He has also appeared extensively in film and on television in roles in Elizabeth R, Z-Cars, Edward and Mrs

Born

Apr 27, 1942

Birmingham, England, UK

Died

Feb 14, 2020

Known For

Acting

Movies

80 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.8

Known For

Gladiator
Gladiator
2000 as Gaius
★ 8.2
Troy
Troy
2004 as Nestor
★ 7.2
101 Dalmatians
101 Dalmatians
1996 as Skinner
★ 5.9
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 as PR Chief
★ 7.3
Mirrors
Mirrors
2008 as Lorenzo Sapelli
★ 6.3
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007 as Lord Howard
★ 6.7
K-19: The Widowmaker
K-19: The Widowmaker
2002 as Admiral Bratyeev
★ 6.5
The Awakening
The Awakening
2011 as Reverend Hugh Purslow
★ 6.4
The Duchess
The Duchess
2008 as General Grey
★ 7.0
Fatherland
Fatherland
1994 as General Globus
★ 6.2
Nicholas and Alexandra
Nicholas and Alexandra
1971 as Petya
★ 6.9
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
1999 as General Charette
★ 7.2
The Body
The Body
2001 as Moshe Cohen
★ 5.5
Personal Services
Personal Services
1987 as Lionel
★ 6.0
Alien Autopsy
Alien Autopsy
2006 as Michael Kuhn
★ 5.7
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989 as Psychiatrist
★ 6.2
Hennessy
Hennessy
1975 as Tipaldi
★ 4.7
King Charles III
King Charles III
2017 as Archbishop of Canterbury
★ 6.4
National Theatre Live: Macbeth
National Theatre Live: Macbeth
2013 as Duncan/Seyton/Old Man
★ 7.0
National Theatre Live: Phèdre
National Theatre Live: Phèdre
2009 as Théramène
★ 7.8
Mary, Mother of Jesus
Mary, Mother of Jesus
1999 as Simon
★ 4.0
Shadow of the Sword
Shadow of the Sword
2005 as Archbishop
★ 5.8
Run.
Run.
2013 as St. Peter
Pope Joan
Pope Joan
1972 as Father James
★ 5.9
Timon of Athens
Timon of Athens
1981 as Alcibiades
★ 7.0
King Lear
King Lear
1975 as Duke of Cornwall
Hamlet
Hamlet
2015 as Claudius/Ghost
★ 8.2
King Lear
King Lear
1982 as Earl of Kent
★ 6.0
Troilus & Cressida
Troilus & Cressida
1981 as Hector
★ 8.0
Claim
Claim
2002 as Lex Vandenberg
★ 4.8
The Burston Rebellion
The Burston Rebellion
1985 as Rev. Charles Tucker Eland
Selling Hitler
Selling Hitler
1993 as Gerd Schulte-Hillen
★ 7.0
Professional Foul
Professional Foul
1977 as McKendrick
★ 6.0
Alone
Alone
2002 as Hannah
★ 4.5
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
1999 as Iwaszkiewicz
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
★ 2.0
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978 as Maj. Alexander Hardinge
★ 10.0
Two Deaths
Two Deaths
1996 as Cinca
★ 5.0
Whistle
Whistle
2002 as Paul
★ 6.1
Testimony
Testimony
1988 as Andre Zhdanov
★ 4.5
Schönbrunn - Well of Beauty
Schönbrunn - Well of Beauty
2002 as Narrator (English Version)
The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story
★ 6.5
England, My England
England, My England
1995 as Samuel Pepys
★ 5.0
Theban Plays: Antigone
Theban Plays: Antigone
1986 as Creon
The Gentleman Thief
The Gentleman Thief
2001 as Monty Sinclair
Hamlet
Hamlet
1992 as Claudius
movie
The Three Hostages
1977 as Gaudian
The Race for Everest
The Race for Everest
2003 as Narrator
movie
OXI, an Act of Resistance
2014 as Creon
Gossip from the Forest
Gossip from the Forest
1979 as Matthias Erzberger
Chemical Wedding
Chemical Wedding
2008 as Crowley
★ 4.2
Flayed
Flayed
1978 as Robert
St. Stephen's: The Living Cathedral
St. Stephen's: The Living Cathedral
1997 as Narrator (English voice)
movie
Poppyland
1985 as George Sims
Hindenburg: Titanic of the Skies
Hindenburg: Titanic of the Skies
2007 as Himself (Narrator)
★ 6.8
An Organization of Dreams
An Organization of Dreams
2009 as Father
Animals of the Ocean Desert
Animals of the Ocean Desert
2001 as Narrator
Partition
Partition
1987 as General Flood
★ 5.0
Wachau - Valley of Golden Magic
Wachau - Valley of Golden Magic
2005 as Narrator (English Version)
Seven Wonders of Ancient Rome
Seven Wonders of Ancient Rome
2004 as Narrator
movie
It's Called the Sugar Plum
1969 as Wally Zuckerman
Mountain Men: The Ghosts of K2
★ 7.0
movie
★ 4.0
Once Upon a Time on the Westway
Once Upon a Time on the Westway
2007 as Billy Palmer
Lion Queen
Lion Queen
1998 as Narrator (voice)
★ 9.0
movie
The Ha-Ha
1969 as Jamie
Seven Wonders of Ancient Egypt
★ 10.0
movie
Hitting Town
1976 as Leonard Brazil (voice)
Supermassive Black Holes
Supermassive Black Holes
2000 as Narrator
★ 8.0
movie
Wild Women of Viramba
2003 as Narrator
movie
The Return of the Flying Scotsman
2016 as Narrator - (Voice)
Britain's Nuclear Bomb - The Inside Story
Britain's Nuclear Bomb - The Inside Story
2017 as Narrator (Voice)
★ 7.0
movie
The Victim
1980 as Vincent Craig