biography
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| male
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| lived:
| (1922–92)
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| biography:
| Actor, born in London, UK. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London, prior to service in the RAF during World War 2, when he spent three years in a prisoner-of-war camp. A prolific performer in all media, and an inveterate scene-stealer, he won awards for both stage and screen, including British Film Awards for Trading Places (1983), A Private Function (1984), and Defence of the Realm (1985), and an Oscar nomination for A Room with a View (1986). |
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