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Post by Jan on May 10, 2024 5:20:57 GMT
A very distinguished classical stage actor who worked a lot with Peter Hall. I saw him often at the NT, RSC and several other theatres. I think I last saw him in the 2011 NT production of The Cherry Orchard.
I didn't realise he played Gaveson opposite Ian McKellen in the very famous 1969 production of Edward II which in tandem with Richard II was McKellen's breakthrough.
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Post by frankubelik on May 10, 2024 5:48:49 GMT
A rather memorable All For Love at the Almeida with Diana Rigg and he was Julian Marsh in 42nd Street with Georgia Brown. An impressive range.
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Post by Jan on May 10, 2024 7:16:36 GMT
The obituaries remind me he was nominated for an Olivier for the Ghost & Player King in the NT Rory Kinnear/Nicholas Hytner Hamlet. In that production as Ghost I remember he was dressed in exactly the same neutral colour as the walls of the room behind him so with appropriate lighting he seemed only partially present - a simple idea but very effective.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2024 17:14:59 GMT
Another fine actor passed away. One of those actors a bit like Ian Gelder who we also lost this week who had been in so many famous TV series. He also had a few nice film roles and appeared in countless plays where he is perhaps at his finest.
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Post by Fleance on May 11, 2024 13:38:45 GMT
So sorry to hear of the passing of a great actor. I've admired his performances many times, from the Commodore in Fuente Ovejuna to Exeter in Henry V in 2013. He leaves a great legacy and many wonderful theatrical memories.
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Post by bee on May 20, 2024 6:38:48 GMT
I was unaware of his stage career. He was such a familiar face from movies and TV for decades. For some reason I always remembered him from the short-lived Australian detective series "Boney" which he was in in the 70s.
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