John Bentley (actor)

John Bentley
Born(1916-12-02)2 December 1916[1]
Sparkhill, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England[1]
Died13 August 2009(2009-08-13) (aged 92)[1]
Petworth, West Sussex, England[1]
Years activelate 1930s–1976
SpouseJoyce Bentley (? – 1955) (divorced) 1 child

John Bentley (2 December 1916 – 13 August 2009) was a British film actor. He had a successful career as a leading man from the 1940s to the late '50s and was a popular heart-throb who appeared in many British B-movies during that time. Later in his career, in the 1970s he appeared as Hugh Mortimer, Meg Richardson's ill-fated third husband in the English soap opera Crossroads.[2] He also starred in the jungle adventure series African Patrol (1957) as Chief Inspector Paul Derek and made various other guest appearances in many popular TV series from the late 50s onwards.[3]

John Bentley was also an accomplished singer and stage actor.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d "John Bentley | Television". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  2. ^ "John Bentley" at BFI.
  3. ^ Hal Erickson, John Bentley Biography, AllMovie.
  4. ^ Gavin Gaughan, "John Bentley" (obituary), The Guardian, 18 August 2009.