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John Savident

Acting

Born January 1, 1938 · Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK

Died February 21, 2024

Biography

John Frederick Joseph Savident was a British actor, known for his numerous television roles, including his portrayal of butcher Fred Elliott in the soap opera Coronation Street from 1994-2006. He was also known for his performance as Monsieur Firmin in the West End cast of The Phantom of the Opera. He was in the episode The Double Death of Charlie Crippen in the spy-fi series Department S (1968). His other credits include The Avengers (1968), A Clockwork Orange (1971), The Professionals (1978), Blake's 7 (1979), Yes Minister (1980), Gandhi (1982), The Remains of the Day (1993) and Middlemarch (1994).

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Filmography36 titles

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders

1996as Clergyman in Coach

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders

1996as Clergyman in Coach

Yes Minister

1980

A Clockwork Orange

1971as Conspirator

Sharpe

1993as Sir Barstan Maxwell

Doctor Who

1963as The Squire

The Avengers

1961as Winthrop

Gandhi

1982as Manager of the Mine

Romeo and Juliet

1978as Friar John

The Professionals

1977as Robert Plumb

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971as Sir Arthur Inglewood

The Remains of the Day

1993as Doctor Meredith

Lovejoy

1986as Cecil

The Saint

1962as Frank Lomax

Blake's 7

1978as Egrorian

Man in a Suitcase

1967

Callan

1967

Above Suspicion

2009as Barry Southwood

Battle of Britain

1969as RAF Officer (uncredited)

The Bill

1984

Butley

1974

Robbery

1967as Policeman with Dog (uncredited)

Mountains of the Moon

1990as Lord Murchison

Othello

1995as 2nd Senator

Little Dorrit

1987as Tite Barnacle

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

1973as Hewel (uncredited)

Tom & Viv

1994as Sir Frederick Lamb

Brain Donors

1992as Edmund Lazlo

Impromptu

1991as Buloz

A Summer Story

1988as Bank Clerk

Penny Gold

1973as Sir Robert Hampton

Loch Ness

1996as Dr Binns

Hudson Hawk

1991as Auctioneer

Coronation Street

1960as Fred Elliott

David Copperfield

1986as Creakle

The Wicked Lady

1983as Squire Thornton