biography
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| lived:
| (1931– )
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| biography:
| Actor, born in Ilford, E Greater London, UK. He was a member of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company at Stratford (1954–5), toured Europe with Laurence Olivier in Titus Andronicus, and returned to Stratford in 1957, where he achieved a major success playing Prince Hal, Henry V, and Richard III in The Wars of The Roses (1963–4). He won an award for his part in the film Chariots of Fire (1981, Cannes, Best Supporting Actor), and among many later films are Blue Ice (1993), Big Night (1997), and The Lord of the Rings (2001). After a period away from the stage, he played a widely acclaimed Lear in Richard Eyre's 1997 production. In 1998 he received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Dramatic Actor, and was knighted the same year. Television appearances include The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000). |
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