Anthony Nicholls (actor)

Infobox actor
name = Anthony Nicholls

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birthdate = 16 October 1902
location = Windsor, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
deathdate = 22 February 1977
(aged 74)
deathplace = London, England,
United Kingdom
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yearsactive = 1930's - 1977
spouse = Faith Kent (2 children)
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Anthony Nicholls (16 October 1902 - 22 February 1977cite web | title=IMDb.com | work=Biography for Anthony Nicholls | url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0629458/bio| accessdate=April 27 | accessyear=2007] ) was an English film, television, and stage actor.

Biography

Nicholls was born in Windsor, Berkshire, England and served in the Royal Artillery.cite web | title=IMDb.com | work=Biography for Anthony Nicholls | url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0629458/bio| accessdate=April 27 | accessyear=2007] In post-war years he met the much younger Faith Kent during a production of "Vanity Fair". They subsequently married and had two children, actresses Kate and Phoebe Nicholls.cite web | title=IMDb.com | work=Biography for Faith Kent| url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0448741/bio| accessdate=April 27 | accessyear=2007] Distinguishing himself on the Shakespearean stage alongside the Redgrave family, Laurence Olivier and Peter O'Toole, he would go on to make the portrayal of government officials a way of life in his films.cite web | title=All Movie guide | work=Anthony Nicholls | url=http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:52546| accessdate=April 27 | accessyear=2007]

American audiences first saw Nicholls in the company of Ronald Reagan, Richard Todd and Patricia Neal in "The Hasty Heart".cite web | title=All Movie guide | work=Anthony Nicholls | url=http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:52546| accessdate=April 27 | accessyear=2007] He made his television debut in 1937cite web | title=BBC | work=The Champions- The TV Series |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A2524501| accessdate=April 27 | accessyear=2007] and continued with steady work in acting for four decades, including the 1966 Academy Award-winning film "A Man For All Seasons". He was already a veteran by the time of the television series "The Champions",cite web | title=BBC | work=The Champions- The TV Series|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A2524501| accessdate=April 27th | accessyear=2007] where he played his best known role as W.L. Tremayne the overseer of three top secret agents.cite web | title=All Movie guide | work=Anthony Nicholls | url=http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:52546| accessdate=April 27 | accessyear=2007] He died at age 74 in 1977. His grandson Tom Sturridge is also an actor.

Filmography

* 1948: "The Guinea Pig"
* 1949: "The Dancing Years"
* 1949: "The Hasty Heart"
* 1951: "High Treason"
* 1954: "The Weak and the Wicked"
* 1958: "Dunkirk"
* 1961: "Victim"
* 1962: "Night of the Eagle"
* 1964: "The Pumpkin Eater"
* 1965: "Othello"
* 1966: "A Man for All Seasons"
* 1967: "Our Mother's House"
* 1968: "If...."
* 1969: "The Battle of Britain"
* 1970: "One More Time"
* 1970: "The Man Who Haunted Himself"
* 1973: "O Lucky Man!"
* 1976: "The Omen"

Television

* 1949: "The Time Machine
* 1957: "Sword of Freedom"
* 1961: "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
* 1963-66: "The Saint"
* 1963-68: "The Avengers"
* 1967: "Man in a Suitcase"
* 1968-69: "The Champions"
* 1970: "Department S"
* 1973: "Merchant of Venice"
* 1973: "Z-Cars"
* 1973: "Softly Softly"
* 1974: "Special Branch"
* 1975: "Play of the Month - King Lear"
* 1976: ""
* 1977: "The Crezz"

tage

* 1964: "Hay Fever"

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0629458|name=Anthony Nicholls

Persondata
NAME=Nicholls, Anthony
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Actor
DATE OF BIRTH=October 16, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH=Windsor, Berkshire, England
DATE OF DEATH=February 22] , 1997
PLACE OF DEATH=London, England