John Woodvine

British actor (1929–2025)
Person human Q525541
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Summary

John Woodvine is a human[1]. He was born in South Shields[2]. He was born on July 21, 1929[3]. He died on October 6, 2025[4]. He worked as an actor[5], television actor[6], and stage actor[7]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,967 views/month, #6,825 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in South Shields[2].
  • John Woodvine was born on July 21, 1929[3].
  • John Woodvine died on October 6, 2025[4].
  • John Woodvine was married to Lynn Farleigh[9].
  • A child of John Woodvine was Mary Woodvine[10].
  • John Woodvine held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • John Woodvine's professions included actor[5].
  • John Woodvine worked as a television actor[6].
  • John Woodvine's professions included stage actor[7].
  • John Woodvine's education included a stint at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art[12].
  • John Woodvine is recorded as male[13].
  • John Woodvine's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John Woodvine's family name is recorded as Woodvine[15].
  • John Woodvine's given name is recorded as John[16].
  • John Woodvine's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].
  • John Woodvine's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'John Woodvine'}[18].
  • John Woodvine's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[19].
  • John Woodvine's start of work period is recorded as 1952[20].
  • John Woodvine's end of work period is recorded as 2022[21].
  • John Woodvine's P14750 is recorded as 1304-BC5A-1FCB-2F70-B683[22].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: GB[24]

  • Began / founded: 1929-07-21[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2025-10-06[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 129325d3-a548-4aa2-ab3e-c39dced45626[27]

Body

Origins and Family

John Woodvine's place of birth was South Shields[2]. He was born on July 21, 1929[3].

Education

John Woodvine was educated at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[5], television actor[6], and stage actor[7].

Personal Life

John Woodvine was married to Lynn Farleigh[9]. A child of him was Mary Woodvine[10].

Death and Burial

John Woodvine died on October 6, 2025[4].

Why It Matters

John Woodvine ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,967 views/month, #6,825 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was John Woodvine born?

Born in South Shields[2].

Who was John Woodvine married to?

John Woodvine's spouses include Lynn Farleigh[9].

What did John Woodvine do for work?

John Woodvine worked as actor[5], television actor[6], and stage actor[7].

Where did John Woodvine go to school?

John Woodvine was educated at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art[12].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved . telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . rada.ac.uk. Retrieved . rada.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . metro.co.uk. Retrieved . metro.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 11
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'en', 'eo', 'he', 'it', 'nl', 'no', 'simple', 'sv', 'vo']
    Allcinema person id → 45076
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Allcinema person id: 45076, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/321996484|ジョン・ウッドヴァイン (#321996484)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8395|Allcinema person]] #m"
  2. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 40702
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sinemalar person id: 40702, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/271268|batch #271268]]"
  3. 7w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 1304-BC5A-1FCB-2F70-B683
    Decine21 person id → 19728
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Decine21 person id: 19728, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/312540881|John Woodvine (#312540881)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/1537|decine21 biografías]"
  4. 12w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 45541
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43062|batch #43062]]: substitute P887 reference with P227 reference (3)"
  5. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sbn author id → RAVV345262
    Given name → John
    Spouse → Lynn Farleigh
    Family name → Woodvine
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32116|batch #32116]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (29)"
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