Overview
- His agent, Phil Belfield of Belfield & Ward, confirmed on Oct. 6 that Woodvine died peacefully at home.
- The South Shields–born actor appeared in more than 70 stage productions at the Old Vic, National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company.
- He received the 1987 Olivier Award for Comedy Performance for The Henrys at the Old Vic.
- Screen credits spanned Dr. Hirsch in An American Werewolf in London, Detective Inspector Witty in Z Cars, the Marshal of Atrios in Doctor Who and the Archbishop of York in The Crown.
- He is survived by his wife, Lynn Farleigh, and daughters Mary and Emma, with Enys Men (2022) cited as his final onscreen role.