Overview

• Agent Phil Belfield confirmed Woodvine died peacefully at home on Monday morning.
• Notable roles included DI Witty in Z Cars, Dr. Hirsch in An American Werewolf in London, the Marshal of Atrios in Doctor Who, and the Archbishop of York in The Crown.
• He appeared in more than 70 stage productions at the Old Vic, the National Theatre, and the Royal Shakespeare Company, winning the 1987 Olivier Award for The Henrys.
• Born in South Shields in 1929, he trained at RADA and joined the Old Vic in the 1950s before a long career across theatre, film, television, and radio.
• He continued working into his nineties with the 2022 film Enys Men and is survived by his wife, Lynn Farleigh, and daughters, Mary and Emma.