John Savident (born 21 January 1938) is a British actor, best known for his many television roles, notably that of Fred Elliott in the soap opera Coronation Street from 1994 to 2006.
As of 2016, has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: A Clockwork Orange (1971), Gandhi (1982) and The Remains of the Day (1993). Of those Gandhi (1982) is a winner in the category.
Prior to his extensive stint on North of England soap Coronation Street (1960) as a strongly Lancashire accented and very loud butcher, Savident invariably played his roles with a cultured upper class accent.
Sustained knife injuries to his neck following an attack at his Manchester flat by a 28-year-old male, whom he had befriended in a pub. He was meant to play a big part as "Fred Elliott" in the live Coronation Street (1960) show, as a result, he could not take part. The script had to be vastly rewritten and rehearsed in time for the live show date. [December 2000]
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Before becoming an actor in the early 1960s, John Savident used to be a policeman in Manchester.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Holby City
2012
TV Series
Rupert Pool
The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall
2011
Monsieur Firmin - Original Company
Hotel Babylon
2009
TV Series
Tristrum Calder
Above Suspicion
2009
TV Series
Barry Southwood
Coronation Street
1994-2006
TV Series
Fred Elliott
Coronation Street: Pantomime
2005
TV Movie
Fred Elliott
Aladdin
2000
TV Movie
Widow Twankey
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
1996
TV Movie
Clergyman in Coach
Sharpe's Regiment
1996
TV Movie
Sir Barstan Maxwell
Loch Ness
1996
Dr. Binns
Mayday Mayday
1995
Short
Jack Redpath
Othello
1995
2nd Senator
Tom & Viv
1994
Sir Frederick Lamb
Mike & Angelo
1993-1994
TV Series
Howard Fogle
Middlemarch
1994
TV Mini-Series
Raffles
The Remains of the Day
1993
Doctor Meredith
Heart of Darkness
1993
TV Movie
Company Director
Lovejoy
1993
TV Series
Cecil
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
1992
TV Movie
Mr. Armont
Take Off with T-Bag
1992
TV Series
Claude de Terre
Brain Donors
1992
Edmund Lazlo
Jeeves and Wooster
1992
TV Series
Chiswick
One Against the Wind
1991
TV Movie
Henry Smallwood, American Embasy
Hudson Hawk
1991
Auctioneer
Impromptu
1991
Buloz
Duel of Hearts
1991
TV Movie
Rev. Adolphus Wantage
Parnell & the Englishwoman
1991
TV Mini-Series
W.E. Forster
Tygo Road
1990
TV Series
Chief Inspector
Haggard
1990
TV Series
Lord Chesterfield
Mountains of the Moon
1990
Lord Murchison
Camping
1990
English camper
Chelmsford 123
1990
TV Series
Jupiter
T-Bag and the Revenge of the T-Set
1989
TV Series
Monsieur Claude
Boon
1988
TV Series
Gerald Neale
A Summer Story
1988
Bank Clerk
Little Dorrit
1987
Tite Barnacle
The Pyrates
1986
TV Movie
Don Lardo
David Copperfield
1986
TV Mini-Series
Mr. Creakle
Chance in a Million
1986
TV Series
Derek
Screenplay
1986
TV Series
Sir John Puckering
Starting Out
1986
TV Series
Councillor Howard
Screen Two
1986
TV Series
Judge
Fresh Fields
1985
TV Series
Mr. Royce
This Office Life
1984
TV Movie
Copeland
The Bill
1984
TV Series
Video Shop Owner
Jane
1984
TV Series
Count Boris Badinov
Never the Twain
1983
TV Series
Mr. Wilde
The Crystal Cube
1983
TV Movie
The Bishop of Horley, The Very Reverend Previous Lockhort
The Wicked Lady
1983
Squire Thornton
Let There Be Love
1983
TV Series
Mr. Bagley
The Cleopatras
1983
TV Mini-Series
Pythagoras
Gandhi
1982
Manager of the Mine
Juliet Bravo
1982
TV Series
Ronnie Gore
The Chinese Detective
1982
TV Series
Don Lidell
The Black Adder
1982
TV Series
The King
Father Charlie
1982
TV Series
Bishop Larkin
Oliver Twist
1982/I
TV Movie
Mr. Fang
Doctor Who
1982
TV Series
The Squire
Jackanory Playhouse
1982
TV Series
Lord Chamberlain
The Story of the Treasure Seekers
1982
TV Mini-Series
Mr. Mallow
Blakes 7
1979-1981
TV Series
Egrorian / Fleet Warden-General Samor
Thank You, P.G. Wodehouse
1981
TV Movie
Beach
Private Schulz
1981
TV Series
Globke
BBC2 Playhouse
1981
TV Series
Dunswick
The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls
1980
TV Movie
King Fortunatus
In Loving Memory
1980
TV Series
Mr. Hargreves
The Good Companions
1980
TV Mini-Series
Pobbleby
Moving Pictures
1980
TV Movie
Shelley
1980
TV Series
Dr. Wellbeloved
Yes Minister
1980
TV Series
Sir Frederick 'Jumbo' Stewart
The Day Christ Died
1980
TV Movie
Aide to Herod
The Professionals
1979
TV Series
Robert Plumb
Two's Company
1978-1979
TV Series
Paul
Romeo & Juliet
1978
TV Movie
Friar John
Z Cars
1978
TV Series
Assistant Chief Constable
Just William
1978
TV Series
Mr. Bumbleby
1990
1977
TV Series
Dan Mellor
Rachel and the Beelzebub Bombardiers
1977
Captain Verney, MP
Whodunnit?
1977
TV Series
P.C. Ferrit
Raffles
1977
TV Series
Brigstock
The Common Lot
1977
TV Movie
Burridge
The Velvet Glove
1977
TV Series
Crawford
When the Boat Comes In
1977
TV Series
Colfax
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1976
TV Movie
Florian
Dixon of Dock Green
1976
TV Series
Van Heerden
A Dirty Knight's Work
1976
Oliver Griggs - Police Commissioner
Our Mutual Friend
1976
TV Mini-Series
Mr. Podsnap
Crown Court
1973-1976
TV Series
James Binyon / Cecil Walker
Quiller
1975
TV Series
Sir Ian Dalrymple
Comedy Premiere
1975
TV Series
Mr. Frisby
Goose with Pepper
1975
TV Movie
Floater Rope
The Main Chance
1975
TV Series
Donald Jarram
Looking for Clancy
1975
TV Series
Sir John Kernan
Galileo
1975
Second Senator
Warship
1973-1974
TV Series
First Sea Lord / Admiral Norris
Softly Softly: Task Force
1974
TV Series
Stackpole
Late Night Drama
1974
TV Series
Mr. Cubbins
Dial M for Murder
1974
TV Series
Conrad
QB VII
1974
TV Mini-Series
Anaesthetist
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1974
TV Series
Steward
Great Mysteries
1974
TV Series
Sir Richard Muir Q.C.
Butley
1974
James (uncredited)
Diamonds on Wheels
1973
TV Movie
Steward
The Lotus Eaters
1973
TV Series
Major Constantinos
Penny Gold
1973
Sir Robert Hampton
A Picture of Katherine Mansfield
1973
TV Series
Herr Hoffman
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973
Hewel (uncredited)
Harriet's Back in Town
1973
TV Series
Marius
Love Story
1973
TV Series
William
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1973
TV Series
Sir Arthur Inglewood
New Scotland Yard
1973
TV Series
Rupert Medway
Colditz
1973
TV Series
Capt. Meegeren
Thirty Minutes Worth
1972
TV Series
Lollipop Loves Mr Mole
1972
TV Series
King Crow
Alcock and Gander
1972
TV Series
Cripps
Tightrope
1972
TV Series
Forrester
Spyder's Web
1972
TV Series
Chief
Man of Straw
1972
TV Mini-Series
Von Wulchow
A Family at War
1970-1972
TV Series
George Askew
The Adventurer
1972
TV Series
Consul
A Clockwork Orange
1971
Conspirator
Justice
1971
TV Series
Furness
BBC Play of the Month
1971
TV Series
Purishkevich
Public Eye
1966-1971
TV Series
Sven Gustafson / Clerk of the Court
Hine
1971
TV Series
Cyril Hallet
Brett
1971
TV Series
Counsel / Prosecuting counsel
Budgie
1971
TV Series
Godlove
Doomwatch
1970-1971
TV Series
Minister
The Minister
Long Ago, Tomorrow
1971
Fete Guest
Say Hello to Yesterday
1971
City gent on train (uncredited)
Biography
1970
TV Series
Muehleck
Waterloo
1970/I
Muffling
The Mating Machine
1970
TV Series
Head waiter
Manhunt
1970
TV Series
Raoul
Codename
1970
TV Series
Largo
Department S
1970
TV Series
Captain Svenoski
Two in Clover
1970
TV Series
Man
The Wednesday Play
1968-1969
TV Series
Mr. Brummitt / Mr. Miller / Hans Von Dorring
Battle of Britain
1969
RAF Officer (uncredited)
Nearest and Dearest
1969
TV Series
Landlord
ITV Playhouse
1969
TV Series
Desfournettes
Judge Dee
1969
TV Series
Sheik Mansur
Before Winter Comes
1969
British Corporal
Otley
1969
Businessman
Callan
1969
TV Series
Hanson
The Saint
1968
TV Series
Frank Lomax
The Merry Widow
1968
TV Movie
Kromov
The Avengers
1968
TV Series
Henry Winthrop
Inadmissible Evidence
1968
Mr. Watson
Mystery and Imagination
1968
TV Series
Blount
Man in a Suitcase
1968
TV Series
Joe Gulliver
City '68
1968
TV Series
Mogul
1967
TV Series
Francis Pearce
Red, White and Zero
1967
Supporter
Mrs Thursday
1967
TV Series
Sudi
Robbery
1967
Policeman with Dog (uncredited)
ITV Play of the Week
1966-1967
TV Series
Thurston / Drawbell
Armchair Theatre
1967
TV Series
Cecil
Seven Deadly Virtues
1967
TV Series
Sam
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1967
TV Series
Spirit Guardian
Emergency-Ward 10
1967
TV Series
Maxim Nagal
Redcap
1966
TV Series
Sergeant Jones
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Aladdin
2000
TV Movie performer: "Having a Ball"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
This Morning
2010
TV Series
Himself
Loose Women
2009
TV Series
Himself
The Story of the Costume Drama
2008
TV Series documentary
Himself
The National Television Awards
2006
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Presenter
The Paul O'Grady Show
2005-2006
TV Series
Himself
An Audience with Coronation Street
2006
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Avenue of the Stars: 50 Years of ITV
2005
TV Special
Himself
Blankety Blank
1998-2002
TV Series
Himself
Songs of Praise
2001
TV Series
Himself
The Way They Were: Coronation Street
2000
TV Special
Himself
This Is Your Life
2000
TV Series documentary
Himself
Soap Fever
1999
TV Series documentary
Himself
The British Soap Awards
1999
TV Special
Himself
The Entertainment Game
1998
TV Series
Himself
Another Audience with Freddie Starr
1997
TV Movie
Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)
Talking Telephone Numbers
1997
TV Series
Himself
The Good Sex Guide
1994
TV Series
Channel Report
1976
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Stars of the Street: 50 Years, 50 Classic Characters