JOHN WOOD - Veteran British Character Actor

British character actor John Wood died in England on August 6, 2011.  He was 81. Wood was born in Derbyshire, England, on July 5, 1930.  He began performing on stage at Jesus College, Oxford, where he was studying law in the 1950s.  He appeared frequently on stage, films and television from the early 1950s.  Wood was seen in episodes of  “Tales of Mystery”, “Saki”, “Out of the Unknown”, “The Avengers”, “Doomwatch”, and “The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles".  He also appeared frequently in films throughout his career with roles in “The Mouse on the Moon” (1963), “Somebody Killed Her Husband” (1978), “WarGames” (1983), “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), “Ladyhawke” (1985), “Lady Jane” (1986), “The Madness of King George” (1994), “Richard III” (1995) as King Edward IV, and “Sabrina” (1995) as Sabrina’s father, “Jane Eyre” (1996).  He was the only actor to have appeared in the 1960s television series "The Avengers" (other than Patrick MacNee) that resurfaced in the 1998 film version, appearing in the role of Trubshaw.  He was also seen in the films , “Mad Cows” (1999), “The Little Vampire” (2000), “Chocolat” (2000), “The Rocket Post” (2004), and “The White Countess” (2008).