John Westbrook
Acting

John Westbrook

Born 1 November 1922 · Teignmouth, England, UK · Died 16 June 1989

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Westbrook  (1 November 1922 - 16 June 1989) was an English actor. Born in Teignmouth, Devon, John Westbrook worked mainly in theatre and in radio. He also made occasional film and television appearances. His most famous role was as Christopher Gough in Roger Corman's The Tomb of Ligeia. Noted for his deep, mellifluous voice, he also recorded radio plays and audio books, and provided the role of Treebeard in the 1978 animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. Westbrook also recorded the spoken vocal parts for the orchestral pieces An Oxford Elegy by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Morning Heroes by Arthur Bliss.

Known for

The Lord of the Rings
The Masque of the Red Death
The Tomb of Ligeia
Room at the Top
North Sea Hijack
A Prize of Arms
Foxhole in Cairo
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery
The Dress
There Is Another Sun
The Breakthrough
The Dress
North Sea Hijack
The Lord of the Rings
Six Characters in Search of an Author
The Breakthrough
Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery
Let There Be Light
The Masque of the Red Death
The Tomb of Ligeia
A Prize of Arms
Foxhole in Cairo
Room at the Top
A Midsummer Night's Dream
There Is Another Sun
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