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'''Christopher Benjamin''' (born [[27 December]] [[1934]]) played Sir [[Keith Gold]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'', [[Henry Gordon Jago]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' and [[Hugh Curbishley|Colonel Hugh]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'', making him one of the few actors to guest star in both the classic and new series of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. He also voiced [[Tardelli]] in [[BFA]]/[[BBCR]]: ''[[Grand Theft Cosmos]]''.
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|aka            =
|birth date    = [[27 December (people)|27 December]] [[1934 (people)|1934]]
|death date    =
|role          = [[Henry Gordon Jago]]
|job title      = [[Actor]]
|story          = [[#Credits|See credits section]]
|time          = 1970, 1977, 2008-2020, 2022
|non dwu        = ''[[The Forsyte Saga]]'', ''The Prisoner'', ''[[The Avengers]]'', ''Crown Court'', ''Poldark'', ''Gangsters'', ''Dick Turpin'', ''Holding the Fort'', ''The Return of [[Sherlock Holmes]]'', ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]'', ''Foyle's War'', ''Judge John Deed'', ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'', ''The Avengers''
|imdb          = 0071290
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'''Christopher Benjamin''' (born [[27 December (people)|27 December]] [[1934 (people)|1934]]<ref>[https://kodiapps.com/actor-94021 Kodiapp]</ref>) appeared in several ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories, both on TV and [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s audio adventures - notably as [[Henry Gordon Jago]].


Benjamin is a very familiar face to fans of 1960s British TV series, having appeared in many guest starring roles in shows such as ''Danger Man'' and ''The Prisoner''.
He had earlier been considered for the role of [[Toby (The Evil of the Daleks)|Toby]] in ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'' ([[DWM 200]]) and later for [[Marcus Scarman]] in ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]''. ([[TCH 24]])


In 2009, Benjamin returned to the role of Henry Gordon Jago in ''[[The Mahogany Murderers]]'', an installment of [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'' and continued to play him in the [[Jago and Litefoot|''Jago and Litefoot'' audio series]].
== Career ==
Benjamin's other credits include ''[[Danger Man]]'', {{wi|The Prisoner}}, ''[[The Saint (series)|The Saint]]'', {{wi|Poldark (1975 TV series)|Poldark}} and {{wi|Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series)|Pride and Prejudice}}. He also appeared in the 2016 film {{wi|The Legend of Tarzan (film)|The Legend of Tarzan}}.
 
== Credits ==
As [[Henry Gordon Jago]]
=== Television ===
==== Doctor Who ====
* ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''
 
=== Audio ===
==== Doctor Who Special Releases ====
* ''[[Voyage to Venus (audio story)|Voyage to Venus]]''
* ''[[Voyage to the New World (audio story)|Voyage to the New World]]''
* ''[[The Worlds of Doctor Who (audio anthology)|The World of Doctor Who]]''
** ''[[Mind Games (audio story)|Mind Games]]''
** ''[[The Screaming Skull (audio story)|The Screaming Skull]]''
 
==== The Fourth Doctor Adventures ====
* ''[[The Justice of Jalxar (audio story)|The Justice of Jalxar]]''
* ''[[The Beast of Kravenos (audio story)|The Beast of Kravenos]]''
 
==== The Sixth Doctor Adventures ====
* ''[[Stage Fright (audio story)|Stage Fright]]''
 
==== The Companion Chronicles ====
* ''[[The Mahogany Murderers (audio story)|The Mahogany Murderers]]''
 
==== Short Trips ====
* ''[[The Jago & Litefoot Revival (audio story)|The Jago & Litefoot Revival]]''
 
==== Jago & Litefoot ====
* ''[[Jago & Litefoot: Series One|Series One]]''
** ''[[The Bloodless Soldier (audio story)|The Bloodless Soldier]]''
** ''[[The Bellova Devil (audio story)|The Bellova Devil]]''
** ''[[The Spirit Trap (audio story)|The Spirit Trap]]''
** ''[[The Similarity Engine (audio story)|The Similarity Engine]]''
* ''[[Jago & Litefoot: Series Two|Series Two]]''
** ''[[Litefoot and Sanders (audio story)|Litefoot and Sanders]]''
** ''[[The Necropolis Express (audio story)|The Necropolis Express]]''
** ''[[The Theatre of Dreams (audio story)|The Theatre of Dreams]]''
** ''[[The Ruthven Inheritance (audio story)|The Ruthven Inheritance]]''
* ''[[Jago & Litefoot: Series Three|Series Three]]''
** ''[[Dead Men's Tales (audio story)|Dead Men's Tales]]''
** ''[[The Man at the End of the Garden (audio story)|The Man at the End of the Garden]]''
** ''[[Swan Song (audio story)|Swan Song]]''
** ''[[Chronoclasm (audio story)|Chronoclasm]]''
* ''[[Jago & Litefoot: Series Four|Series Four]]''
** ''[[Jago in Love (audio story)|Jago in Love]]''
** ''[[Beautiful Things (audio story)|Beautiful Things]]''
** ''[[The Lonely Clock (audio story)|The Lonely Clock]]''
** ''[[The Hourglass Killers (audio story)|The Hourglass Killers]]''
* ''[[Jago & Litefoot: Series Five|Series Five]]''
** ''[[The Age of Revolution (audio story)|The Age of Revolution]]''
** ''[[The Case of the Gluttonous Guru (audio story)|The Case of the Gluttonous Guru]]''
** ''[[The Bloodchild Codex (audio story)|The Bloodchild Codex]]''
** ''[[The Final Act (audio story)|The Final Act]]''
* ''[[Jago & Litefoot: Series Six|Series Six]]''
** ''[[The Skeleton Quay (audio story)|The Skeleton Quay]]''
** ''[[Return of the Repressed (audio story)|Return of the Repressed]]''
** ''[[Military Intelligence (audio story)|Military Intelligence]]''
** ''[[The Trial of George Litefoot (audio story)|The Trial of George Litefoot]]''
* ''[[Jago & Litefoot: Series Seven|Series Seven]]''
** ''[[The Monstrous Menagerie (audio story)|The Monstrous Menagerie]]''
** ''[[The Night of 1000 Stars (audio story)|The Night of 1000 Stars]]''
** ''[[Murder at Moorsey Manor (audio story)|Murder at Moorsey Manor]]''
** ''[[The Wax Princess (audio story)|The Wax Princess]]''
* ''[[Jago & Litefoot: Series Eight|Series Eight]]''
** ''[[Encore of the Scorchies (audio story)|Encore of the Scorchies]]''
** ''[[The Backwards Men (audio story)|The Backwards Men]]''
** ''[[Jago & Litefoot & Patsy (audio story)|Jago & Litefoot & Patsy]]''
** ''[[Higson & Quick (audio story)|Higson & Quick]]''
* ''[[Jago & Litefoot: Series Nine|Series Nine]]''
** ''[[The Flying Frenchmen (audio story)|The Flying Frenchmen]]''
** ''[[The Devil's Dicemen (audio story)|The Devil's Dicemen]]''
** ''[[Island of Death (audio story)|Island of Death]]''
** ''[[Return of the Nightmare (audio story)|Return of the Nightmare]]''
* ''[[Jago & Litefoot: Series Ten|Series Ten]]''
** ''[[The Case of the Missing Gasogene (audio story)|The Case of the Missing Gasogene]]''
** ''[[The Year of the Bat (audio story)|The Year of the Bat]]''
** ''[[The Mourning After (audio story)|The Mourning After]]''
** ''[[The Museum of Curiosities (audio story)|The Museum of Curiosities]]''
* ''[[The Haunting (audio story)|The Haunting]]''
* ''[[Jago & Litefoot: Series Eleven|Series Eleven]]''
** ''[[Jago & Son (audio story)|Jago & Son]]''
** ''[[Maurice (audio story)|Maurice]]''
** ''[[The Woman in White (audio story)|The Woman in White]]''
** ''[[Masterpiece (audio story)|Masterpiece]]''
* ''[[Jago & Litefoot: Series Twelve|Series Twelve]]''
** ''[[Picture This (audio story)|Picture This]]''
** ''[[The Flickermen (audio story)|The Flickermen]]''
** ''[[School of Blood (audio story)|School of Blood]]''
** ''[[Warm Blood (audio story)|Warm Blood]]''
* ''[[Jago & Litefoot: Series Thirteen|Series Thirteen]]''
** ''[[The Stuff of Nightmares (JL audio story)|The Stuff of Nightmares]]''
** ''[[Chapel of Night (audio story)|Chapel of Night]]''
** ''[[How The Other Half Lives (audio story)|How the Other Half Lives]]''
** ''[[Too Much Reality (audio story)|Too Much Reality]]''
* ''[[Jago & Litefoot Forever (audio story)|Jago & Litefoot Forever]]''
 
==== The Paternoster Gang ====
* ''[[Merry Christmas, Mr Jago (audio story)|Merry Christmans, Mr Jago]]''
 
==== The Diary of River Song ====
* ''[[The Talents of Greel (audio story)|The Talents of Greel]]''
 
Other Roles
=== Television ===
==== Doctor Who ====
* ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'' - Sir [[Keith Gold]]
* ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'' - [[Hugh Curbishley|Colonel Hugh]]
 
=== Audio ===
==== The Eighth Doctor Adventures ====
* ''[[Grand Theft Cosmos (audio story)|Grand Theft Cosmos]]'' - [[Claudio Tardelli|Tardelli]]
 
=== Audiobook Readings ===
==== Target Novelisations ====
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''
 
==== Jago & Litefoot ====
* ''[[A Command Performance (audio story)|A Command Performance]]''


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{imdb name|id=0071290|name=Christopher Benjamin}}
{{imdb name|id=0071290}}
 
== Footnotes ==
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[[Category:Actors who portrayed companions of the Doctor]]
[[Category:The Sixth Doctor Adventures voice actors]]
[[Category:The Diary of River Song voice actors]]
[[Category:The Paternoster Gang voice actors]]

Latest revision as of 12:44, 22 April 2024

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Christopher Benjamin (born 27 December 1934[1]) appeared in several Doctor Who stories, both on TV and Big Finish's audio adventures - notably as Henry Gordon Jago.

He had earlier been considered for the role of Toby in The Evil of the Daleks (DWM 200) and later for Marcus Scarman in Pyramids of Mars. (TCH 24)

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

Benjamin's other credits include Danger Man, The Prisoner, The Saint, Poldark and Pride and Prejudice. He also appeared in the 2016 film The Legend of Tarzan.

Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

As Henry Gordon Jago

Television[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who Special Releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Fourth Doctor Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Sixth Doctor Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Companion Chronicles[[edit] | [edit source]]

Short Trips[[edit] | [edit source]]

Jago & Litefoot[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Paternoster Gang[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Diary of River Song[[edit] | [edit source]]

Other Roles

Television[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Eighth Doctor Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audiobook Readings[[edit] | [edit source]]

Target Novelisations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Jago & Litefoot[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Kodiapp
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