Search results
Jonathan Edmund Fulford "John" Turner (9 November 1951 – 16 June 2020), better known by his stage name John Benfield, was a British character actor.
John Benfield (1951-2020) was a character actor who appeared in films by Ken Loach and Woody Allen. He was best known for his role in Prime Suspect (1991) and died of sarcoma in 2020.
- January 1, 1
- Wanstead, London, England, UK
- January 1, 1
- Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Jul 8, 2020 · John Benfield, who played DCS Michael Kernan in ITV's Prime Suspect, passed away on 16 June after a rare cancer battle. The British TV star also appeared in The Winter's Tale, The Day of the Triffids, and Hippies as Dad.
Jul 9, 2020 · John Benfield, who played DCS Michael Kernan in the ITV police drama Prime Suspect, died of cancer in June 2020. He was a British TV star who appeared in over 70 other shows or films, including Doctor Who and Beautiful Thing.
- Matt Bagwell
John Benfield was a character actor who appeared in films by Ken Loach and Woody Allen. He died in 2020 from sarcoma, after marrying Lilian Lees in 1989.
- November 9, 1951
- June 16, 2020
Jul 8, 2020 · Actor John Benfield, who played Helen Mirren's boss in the British TV series Prime Suspect, has died aged 68. Benfield died on June 16, from a rare cancer, at Sobell House Hospice in Oxford, according to the Oxford Mail.
Jul 8, 2020 · The Oxford and Witney resident, known in the trade as John Benfield, was a dedicated man who, since 1981, performed in over 70 films and TV series. Mr Turner died aged 68, on June 16 from a...