John Westbrook

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Westbrook  (1 November 1922 - 16 June 1989) was an English actor. Born in Teignmouth, Devon, John Westbrook worked mainly in theatre and in radio. He also made occasional film and television appearances. His most famous role was as Christopher Gough in Roger Corman's The Tomb of Ligeia. Noted for his deep, mellifluous voice, he also recorded radio plays and audio books, and provided the role of Treebeard in the 1978 animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. Westbrook also recorded the spoken vocal parts for the orchestral pieces An Oxford Elegy by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Morning Heroes by Arthur Bliss. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Westbrook (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

The Lord of the Rings

as Treebeard (voice)

The Masque of the Red Death

as The Man in Red

The Tomb of Ligeia

as Christopher Gough

Room at the Top

as Jack Wales

North Sea Hijack

as Dawnay

Blake's 7

as Muller

A Prize of Arms

as Capt. Stafford

The First Churchills

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

The Main Chance

as Charles Wainwright