biography
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| lived:
| (1913–94)
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| biography:
| Actor, born in Kenley, Greater London, UK. He studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, making his stage debut in 1935. A trip to the USA resulted in his Hollywood film debut in The Man in the Iron Mask (1939). After the war he established himself as a classical actor with the Old Vic Company (1948–9). He was chiefly known for his long association with the Gothic horror films produced by Hammer Studios, such as The Curse of Frankenstein (1956), Dracula (1958), and The Mummy (1959). His numerous other films include Hamlet (1948), Dr Who and the Daleks (1965), and Star Wars (1977). He also enjoyed a long screen association with the character of Sherlock Holmes. His writing includes An Autobiography (1986) and Past Forgetting (1988). |
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