John Baskcomb

John Baskcomb
Birth date:	7 February 1916
Death date:	29 March 2000
Work in the DWU
Main roles:	Luigi Rossini
Main jobs:	Actor
Stories:	Terror of the Autons
Main time period active:	1971
Career highlights
Notable non-DWU work:	The Railway Children, Nicholas Nickleby, The Silver Sword, The Pocket Lancer, The Saint, Out of the Unknown, Softly Softly, The Forsyte Saga, Oliver!, Sherlock Holmes, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Battle of Britain, The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Dad's Army, Zeppelin, Z-Cars, Poldark, Crown Court, Treasure Island, The Onedin Line, The Final Battle
IMDb profile

John Baskcomb (7 February 1916-29 March 2000) played Luigi Rossini in the Doctor Who television story Terror of the Autons.

Baskcomb's other television credits included The Protectors, Sergeant Cork, The Saint, Out of the Unknown, Softly, Softly, The First Lady, The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Z-Cars and Crown Court. However, he is best known for playing Petty Officer Woodward in twenty-six episodes of Tell It to the Marines, Timothy Forstye in four episodes of The Forsyte Saga and Nat Pearce on Poldark. His film credits included Oliver!, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Battle of Britain and Dad's Army.

External links

• John Baskcomb at the Internet Movie Database