
John Thaw
Born
1942-01-03
Place of birth
Gorton, Manchester, England
Died
2002-02-21
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Edward Thaw, CBE (3 January 1942 – 21 February 2002) was an English actor who appeared in a range of television, stage, and cinema roles. He starred in the television series Inspector Morse as title character Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse, Redcap as Sergeant John Mann, The Sweeney as Detective Inspector Jack Regan, Home to Roost as Henry Willows, and Kavanagh QC as title character James Kavanagh. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Thaw, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

Chaplin
Fred Karno

Sherlock Holmes
Jonathan Small

Cry Freedom
Kruger

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Bosworth (uncredited)

Dr. Phibes Rises Again
Shavers

Inspector Morse
Chief Inspector Morse

The Sign of Four
Jonathan Small

Goodnight, Mister Tom
Tom Oakley

Sweeney!
Det. Insp. Jack Regan

The Sweeney
Det. Insp. Jack Regan

Catch Me a Spy
(uncredited)

Sweeney 2
Det. Insp. Jack Regan

The Protectors
Mario Carpiano

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Lt. Holst

Kavanagh Q.C.
James Kavanagh Q.C.