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John Gibb Marshall, better known by the stage name John Sessions, is an English actor and comedian. He is known for comedy improvisation in television shows such as Whose Line Is It Anyway?, as a panellist on QI, and as a character actor in numerous films, both in the UK and in Hollywood.
Birth Name
John Gibb Marshall
Born
Sunday, 11 January 1953
Died
Monday, 02 November 2020
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Belfast | Joseph Tomelty as Marley | 2021 |
| The Great | Bishop Tarcinkus | 2020 |
| Intrigo: Dear Agnes | Pumpermann | 2019 |
| Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream | Himself / Self | 2019 |
| Finding Your Feet | Mike Abbott | 2017 |
| Loving Vincent | Pere Tanguy | 2017 |
| The Loch | CI Frank Smilie, DCI Frank Smilie | 2017 |
| Whisky Galore | Doctor McLaren | 2017 |
| Denial | Prof. Richard Evans | 2016 |
| Victoria | Lord John Russell | 2016 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Belfast | Joseph Tomelty as Marley | 2021 |
| The Great | Bishop Tarcinkus | 2020 |
| Intrigo: Dear Agnes | Pumpermann | 2019 |
| Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream | Himself / Self | 2019 |
| Finding Your Feet | Mike Abbott | 2017 |
| Loving Vincent | Pere Tanguy | 2017 |
| The Loch | CI Frank Smilie, DCI Frank Smilie | 2017 |
| Whisky Galore | Doctor McLaren | 2017 |
| Denial | Prof. Richard Evans | 2016 |
| Victoria | Lord John Russell | 2016 |
| Upstart Crow | Lord Inquisitor | 2016 |
| Florence Foster Jenkins | Dr. Hermann / Doctor | 2016 |
| The Rack Pack | Ted Lowe | 2016 |
| Legend | Lord Boothby | 2015 |
| Mr. Holmes | Mycroft Holmes | 2015 |
| Hiroshima: The Aftermath | Narrator | 2015 |
| Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell | John Murray | 2015 |
| The Silent Storm | Mr. Smith | 2014 |
| Outlander | Arthur Duncan | 2014 |
| Pudsey the Dog: The Movie | Thorne | 2014 |
| Filth | Toal / Bob Toal | 2013 |
| Father Brown | Reverend Adam Gillespie | 2013 |
| Blandings | Lord Didcot | 2013 |
| Mr Selfridge | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | 2013 |
| The Domino Effect | Talk Show Host | 2012 |
| Moone Boy | Dr. Stephen Gnot | 2012 |
| Dead Boss | Sir Humphreys | 2012 |
| The Real American: Joe McCarthy | Joe McCarthy | 2012 |
| The Iron Lady | Edward Heath | 2011 |
| Death in Paradise | Hugh Davenport | 2011 |
| The Making of Plus One | Derek - the line producer | 2011 |
| Friday Night Dinner | Mr. Murray | 2011 |
| Just William | Mr. Wellbecker | 2010 |
| The Many Faces of... | Self | 2010 |
| Little Crackers | Dr. Edward Cole | 2010 |
| Spies and Lies | Folkes / Major Kenneth Folkes | 2010 |
| Made in Dagenham | Harold Wilson | 2010 |
| Sherlock | Kenny Prince | 2010 |
| The Last Station | Dushan | 2009 |
| Breaking the Mould | Edward Mellanby | 2009 |
| Margaret | Ian Gow / Geoffrey Howe | 2009 |
| Nativity! | Mr. Lore | 2009 |
| Only Connect | Self - Free Speakers | 2008 |
| Inconceivable | Finbar 'Finn' Darrow | 2008 |
| Oliver Twist | Mr. Sowerberry | 2007 |
| Outnumbered | Vicar | 2007 |
| Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out | Self | 2007 |
| British Film Forever | Self | 2007 |
| Reichenbach Falls | Professor Bell | 2007 |
| Skins | Geoff Fitzgerald | 2007 |
| Intervention | Joe | 2007 |
| The Good Shepherd | Valentin Mironov #1 / Yuri Modin / Valentin Mironov #1/Yuri Modin | 2006 |
| Low Winter Sun | Prof Barry Lennox / Barry Lennox | 2006 |
| Inspector Lewis | Professor Rufus Strickfaden | 2006 |
| Hotel Babylon | Donovan Credo | 2006 |
| Rag Tale | Political Editor - The Rag, Felix Miles Sty / Felix Miles Sty | 2005 |
| Doctor Who | Gus | 2005 |
| Agatha Christie's Marple | Cardew Pye | 2004 |
| The Merchant of Venice | Salerio | 2004 |
| The Culture Show | Self | 2004 |
| Five Children and It | Peasemarsh | 2004 |
| Lighthouse Hill | Mr. Reynard | 2004 |
| Hawking | Dennis Sciama | 2004 |
| The Legend of the Tamworth Two | Rival Editor / Rival Newspaper Editor | 2004 |
| Stella Street | Al Pacino / Mrs. Huggett / Keith Richard / Jeremy Hickman / Joe Pesci / Dean Baraclough / News Reader / Jack Flatley / Johnny Van Damm / Muthatrucker / Lord Tony Stanford / Dustin Hoffman / The Vicar / Policeman | 2004 |
| Shameless | Father McGinn | 2004 |
| Absolute Power | John Kennedy | 2003 |
| Grumpy Old Men | Self | 2003 |
| QI | Self | 2003 |
| New Tricks | Dr Finlay McKenzie | 2003 |
| The Lost Prince | Mr. Hansell | 2003 |
| Gangs of New York | Harry Watkins - Lincoln | 2002 |
| George Eliot: A Scandalous Life | George Henry Lewes | 2002 |
| High Heels and Low Lifes | Director | 2001 |
| The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | John Corntel | 2001 |
| One of the Hollywood Ten | Paul Jarrico | 2001 |
| Judge John Deed | Brian Cantwell QC, Brian Cantwell, Q.C. | 2001 |
| Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) | Combe Fishacre | 2000 |
| Gormenghast | Dr. Prunesquallor | 2000 |
| Faeries | Chudley (voice) / Chudley | 1999 |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | Philostrate | 1999 |
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Self | 1998 |
| The Scarlet Tunic | Humphrey Gould | 1998 |
| Cousin Bette | Musical Director | 1998 |
| In the Red | Hercules Fortescue | 1998 |
| The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling | Henry Fielding | 1997 |
| Light Lunch | Self | 1997 |
| Midsomer Murders | Barrett Filby | 1997 |
| My Night with Reg | Daniel | 1997 |
| The Adventures of Pinocchio | Professor | 1996 |
| Dalziel and Pascoe | Charlie Penn | 1996 |
| The Treasure Seekers | Redman | 1996 |
| A Midwinter's Tale | Terry Du Bois (Queen Gertrude) / Terry Du Bois | 1995 |
| Princess Caraboo | Prince Regent | 1994 |
| Later... With Jools Holland | Self | 1992 |
| Freddie as F.R.O.7. | Additional Voices / Scotty | 1992 |
| The Pope Must Diet | Dino | 1991 |
| Have I Got News for You | Self | 1990 |
| Sweet Revenge | John | 1990 |
| One Foot in the Grave | The voice of | 1990 |
| Henry V | Macmorris | 1989 |
| Poirot | Radio Voice Overs | 1989 |
| Rab C. Nesbitt | Chief Inspector Haggerty | 1988 |
| Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Self | 1988 |
| Going Live! | Self | 1987 |
| The New Statesman | Lord Penistone | 1987 |
| Porterhouse Blue | Zipser | 1987 |
| Sky Bandits | Flight | 1986 |
| Whoops Apocalypse | Mr. Sweetzer | 1986 |
| Castaway | Man in Pub | 1986 |
| Boon | Barney Spitz | 1986 |
| Girls on Top | Rodney | 1985 |
| Tender Is the Night | Young Scot | 1985 |
| The Muppets Take Manhattan | Muppet Performer | 1984 |
| The Bounty | John Smith / Smith | 1984 |
| Spitting Image | (voice), Alasdair Milne / Prince Edward / Derek Jameson / Laurence Olivier, Caspar Weinberger / Jimmy Tarbuck / Laurence Olivier / Peter Hall / Pope John Paul II, Caspar Weinberger / Prince Edward / Norman Tebbit, David Young / Andrew Lloyd Webber / Desmond Wilcox / Alasdair Milne / Prince Edward / Caspar Weinberger, Ian Paisley / Laurence Olivier / Bernard Manning / Norman Tebbit, Ian Paisley / Prince Edward / Norman Tebbit / Barry Took, Jonathan Miller / Prince Edward / Caspar Weinberger, Laurence Olivier / Sandy Gall / Peter O'Toole / Roy Jenkins / Caspar Weinberger, Prince Edward / Bob Geldof / Ted Kennedy / Norman Tebbit / Jeffrey Archer, Prince Edward / Caspar Weinberger / Bryan Robson / Orson Welles | 1984 |
| The Comic Strip Presents | Tebbit | 1982 |
| The Sender | Patient | 1982 |
| The Great Muppet Caper | Muppet Performer | 1981 |
| Animalympics | Various | 1980 |
| The South Bank Show | Napoleon | 1978 |
| Mastermind | Self - Contender | 1972 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
