John Richard Rolfe (1935 – 12 August 2020) was a British actor. He was named after the colonist who married Pocahontas in Jamestown, Virginia. His stage work includes appearances at the Bristol Old Vic and with the RSC.His television credits include: Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, Adam Adamant Lives!, The First Lady, Softly, Softly, Doctor Who (in the serials The War Machines, The Moonbase and The Green Death), Paul Temple, The Troubleshooters, Out of the Unknown, The Regiment, Spy Trap, Warship, Oil Strike North, Survivors, Blake's 7, Minder, Secret Army, The Enigma Files, Yes Minister, One by One, Howards' Way and The House of Eliott. He did the first, moustached and spectacled postman in "Mr. Bean Rides Again" (he played the postman seen before Mr. Bean got locked in the letterbox after he stole a lady's stamp for his own letter). He also played Graham in the 1980 film McVicar, starring Roger Daltrey. In 1994 he guest starred in The Bill.
Joking Apart
1993
Mr. Bean
1990
Blake's 7: Duel
1986
Howards' Way
1985
Mapp & Lucia
1985
EastEnders
1985
Kessler
1981
Bergerac
1981
Days
1981
McVicar
1980
Murder Rap
1980
Minder
1979
Terry and June
1979
Danger UXB
1979
Blake's 7
1978
Secret Army
1977
Poldark
1975
The Sweeney
1975
Sykes
1972
Shadows of Fear
1970
The Expert
1968
Doctor Who
1963
Agib and Agab
1953


































