Henry Lincoln (born Henry Soskin, 1930) is an English author, television presenter, scriptwriter and former supporting actor. He co-wrote three Doctor Who multi-part serials in the 1960s, and —starting in the 1970s— authored a series of books and inspired documentaries for the British television channel BBC2, on the alleged "mysteries" surrounding the French village of Rennes-le-Château. This launched a series of lectures, and in 1982, Lincoln co-wrote the pseudohistorical book The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, which became the inspiration for Dan Brown's 2003 best-selling novel, The Da Vinci Code.
On November 8, 2003, he was given an Honorary Knighthood in the Militi Templi Scotia order. Sir Knight Lincoln was honoured at Newbattle Abbey in Scotland. This honour was given in recognition of his work in the fields of Sacred Geometry and Templar history.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
L'homme sans visage
1975
TV Mini-Series
Professeur Pétri / Le professeur Pétri
Nuits rouges
1974
Le professeur Pétri (as Henry Soskin)
The Champions
1969
TV Series
Branco
The Jazz Age
1968
TV Series
Herr Breitschwanz
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
1968
Bearded Arab (as Henry Soskin)
Man in a Suitcase
1968
TV Series
Douglas
The Saint
1967
TV Series
Kemal / Warburg
Write a Play
1965-1967
TV Series
No Hiding Place
1959-1967
TV Series
Grant / Harvey / Johnny Cracker / ...
The Woman in White
1966
TV Series
Gardener
Love Story
1966
TV Series
Rupert
Seven Deadly Sins
1966
TV Series
Caretaker
The Liars
1966
TV Series
Septimus Dwelf
Theatre 625
1965
TV Series
Hack
Z Cars
1964-1965
TV Series
Nightingale / Sparky
Public Eye
1965
TV Series
Morris
The Villains
1965
TV Series
Joseph Weintraub
Crane
1963-1964
TV Series
Mogista / Arab guide
ITV Play of the Week
1959-1964
TV Series
Charlie Dype / Jan / Hatcham
The Barnstormers
1964
TV Series
Mr. Selborne / Mr. Selbourne
The Avengers
1961-1963
TV Series
Emir Abdulla Akaba / Peter Sampson
Maigret
1961-1963
TV Series
Jules / Albert Rochain
Teletale
1963
TV Series
Moseika
Sierra Nine
1963
TV Series
King Sharifa
Ghost Squad
1963
TV Series
Abdul
The Plane Makers
1963
TV Series
Ginger / Andrew Crompton
Strange Concealments
1962
TV Series
Ambrose Lemmon
The Jelly End Strike
1961
TV Movie
Jelly Floor Man (as Henry Soskin)
St. Patrick's Day
1961
TV Short
Trounce (as Henry Soskin)
Walk a Crooked Mile
1961
TV Mini-Series
Alistair Paul
The Secret of the Nubian Tomb
1961
TV Series
The Omda
BBC Sunday-Night Play
1960-1961
TV Mini-Series
Sergeant Pitt / Young workman
The Haunted House
1960
TV Series
Grumio
Scotland Yard
1960
TV Series
Milligan
The True Mistery of the Passion
1960
TV Movie
Robert (as Henry Soskin)
A Kiss for Cinderella
1959
TV Movie
Danny (as Henry Soskin)
ITV Television Playhouse
1959
TV Series
Private Weems
World Theatre
1959
TV Mini-Series
Lievens
Love and Mr Lewisham
1959
TV Series
Waiter
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
1957-1959
TV Series
Till / Ambulance Man
The Life and Death of Sir John Falstaff
1959
TV Series
Medico
1959
TV Movie
Tea Boy, Landsend Radio (as Henry Soskin)
Our Mutual Friend
1958
TV Series
Bob Gliddery
Saturday Playhouse
1958
TV Series
Wardroom Steward
Starr and Company
1958
TV Series
Higgins
Big Guns
1958
TV Series
Rizzy
Wideawake
1957
TV Series
The Runaway King
1957
TV Short
Turlupin (as Henry Soskin)
The Condemned
1956
TV Movie as Henry Soskin
A Man from the Sun
1956
TV Movie as Henry Soskin
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Sarah Jane Adventures
2008
TV Series character: "Sir Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart" - 2 episodes
Henry Lincoln's Guide to Rennes-le-Château
2002
Video documentary
Discovery Showcase: The Secrets of the Templars
TV Series documentary book "The Holy Blood And the Holy Grail" - 4 episodes, 1993 writer - 4 episodes, 1993
Chronicle
1971-1979
TV Series documentary writer - 3 episodes
The Silent Witness
1978
Documentary writer
Warship
1974
TV Series 1 episode
Hadleigh
1971
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Ryan International
1970
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Codename
1970
TV Series writer - 1 episode
It's Tommy Cooper
1969
TV Series additional material - 1 episode
The Expert
1968-1969
TV Series writer - 3 episodes
Softly Softly
1969
TV Series 1 episode
The Inside Man
1969
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Curse of the Crimson Altar
1968
screenplay by
Doctor Who
TV Series by - 6 episodes, 1968 writer - 6 episodes, 1967 written by - 4 episodes, 1968 story - 1 episode, 1968
The Barnstormers
1964
TV Series 1 episode
Once Aboard the Lugger...
1963
TV Series script - 1 episode
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Discovery Showcase: The Secrets of the Templars
1993
TV Series documentary author - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Revealed
2006
TV Series documentary
Himself - Co-Author: The Holy Blood & The Holy Grail
60 Minutes
2006
TV Series documentary
Himself - Scriptwriter (segment "The Secret of the Priory of Sion")
Terra X - Rätsel alter Weltkulturen
2006
TV Series documentary
Himself - Author
Da Vinci Declassified
2005
TV Special documentary
Himself
Origins of the Da Vinci Code
2005
Video documentary
Himself
Temalørdag: Da Vinci mysteriet og den hellige gral
2005
TV Special documentary
Himself - Author (segments "Manden bag Da Vinci mysteriet", "På sporet af den hellige gral" and "Jesus og hans efterkommere")
Dateline NBC
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself - Author
Da Vinci Code Decoded
2004
Video documentary
Himself
Henry Lincoln's Guide to Rennes-le-Château
2002
Video documentary
Himself - Presenter
Discovery Showcase: The Secrets of the Templars
1993
TV Series documentary
Himself - Narrator
Chronicle
1971-1979
TV Series documentary
Himself - Presenter
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Forbidden History
2013
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Real Da Vinci Code
2005
TV Special documentary
Himself - Co-Author 'The Holy Blood and The Holy Grail'