John Rolfe
Biography
John Richard Rolfe (1935 – 12 August 2020) was a British actor. He was named after the colonist who married Pocahontas in Jamestown, Virginia.
His stage work includes appearances at the Bristol Old Vic and with the RSC.His television credits include: Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, Adam Adamant Lives!, The First Lady, Softly, Softly, Doctor Who (in the serials The War Machines, The Moonbase and The Green Death), Paul Temple, The Troubleshooters, Out of the Unknown, The Regiment, Spy Trap, Warship, Oil Strike North, Survivors, Blake's 7, Minder, Secret Army, The Enigma Files, Yes Minister, One by One, Howards' Way and The House of Eliott. He did the first, moustached and spectacled postman in "Mr. Bean Rides Again" (he played the postman seen before Mr. Bean got locked in the letterbox after he stole a lady's stamp for his own letter). He also played Graham in the 1980 film McVicar, starring Roger Daltrey. In 1994 he guest starred in The Bill.
Known For
Acting History
1995
The World of Lee Evans as Station Manager
1991The House of Eliott as Doctor
1990Mr. Bean as Postman
1985Howards' Way as James Sinclair
1985EastEnders as Alec Carter
1981Kessler as Inspector
1981Bergerac as Bank Manager
1981Days as Teacher
1980To Serve Them All My Days as Raunce
1980McVicar as Graham
1980Murder Rap as Doctor
1979Minder as Collin
1979Terry and June as Arthur
1979Danger UXB as Fire Officer
1978Return of the Saint as Doland
1978Enemy at the Door as Unterwachtmeister Klaas
1978Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat as Other Man
1978Blake's 7 as Terloc
1977BBC2 Play of the Week as Other Man
1977Secret Army as Weikmann
1975Poldark as Magistrate
1975The Sweeney as Det. Chief Supt. Brookford
1974The Gift of Friendship as Daniels
1973Doctor Who: The Green Death as Fell
1972Sykes as Newspaper Reporter
1970Shadows of Fear as Man
1968The Expert as Tom Fanshaw
1967Doctor Who: The Moonbase as Sam
1966Doctor Who: The War Machines as Soldier
1964Cluff
1963Doctor Who as Fell
1953Agib and Agab









