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John Westbrook
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Westbrook (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
The Lord of the Rings
as Treebeard (voice)
The Tomb of Ligeia
as Christopher Gough
The Masque of the Red Death
as The Man in Red
North Sea Hijack
as Dawnay
Room at the Top
as Jack Wales
Six Characters in Search of an Author
as Leading Man
A Prize of Arms
as Capt. Stafford
There Is Another Sun
as Detective
Foxhole in Cairo
as Roger
Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery
as Bradshaw
