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John Westbrook
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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.
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As actor
The Dress
North Sea Hijack
The Lord of the Rings
B.Traven: A Mystery Solved
Six Characters in Search of an Author
The Breakthrough
Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery
Let There Be Light
Look at Life: Queue for Gardens
Look at Life: It's Odds on the Fish
Look at Life: Mini and Mod
Look at Life: Change at the Tower
Look at Life: The Abbey Backstage
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
Rupert of Hentzau
The Twilight Forest
There Is Another Sun