Acting
John Turner (born 7 July 1932) is a British television and film actor. One of Turner's most recognisable roles was that of Roderick Spode (6 episodes, 1991β1993) in the ITV television series Jeeves and Wooster, based on the P. G. Wodehouse novels. He had performed the same role earlier in his career at Her Majesty's Theatre, London in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical flop Jeeves. At the Prince Edward Theatre he performed in the role of Juan PerΓ³n in the musical theatre show Evita. He later returned to the West End playing Molokov in Tim Riceβs Chess. He also portrayed Charlemagne in the original West End cast of Pippin at His Majesty's Theatre. Turner made his television debut in 1957, playing a hillbilly in Operation Fracture. In 1963 he appeared in 5/13 episodes of The Sentimental Agent ...
