Anthony Nicholls (actor)
Anthony Nicholls | |
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| Born | 16 October 1902 |
| Died | 22 February 1977 (aged 74) London, England |
| Years active | 1946–1977 |
| Spouse |
Faith Kent
(m. 1947; died 1977) |
| Children | Phoebe Nicholls Kate Nicholls |
| Parent(s) | Horace Nicholls Florence Holderness |
| Relatives | Tom Sturridge (grandson) Matilda Sturridge (granddaughter) Charles Sturridge (son-in-law) |
Anthony Nicholls (16 October 1902 – 22 February 1977) was an English actor.[1]
Life and career
Nicholls was born 16 October 1902 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, the son of Florence (née Holderness) and photojournalist Horace Nicholls.[2] He appeared on the Shakespearean stage alongside the Redgrave family, Laurence Olivier and Peter O'Toole. In addition he played R Austin Freeman's Doctor Thorndyke on BBC Radio in Mr. Pottermack's Oversight, in 1963. The episode was preserved.
American audiences first saw Nicholls in the company of Ronald Reagan, Richard Todd and Patricia Neal in The Hasty Heart (1949).[3] He made his television debut in 1949[4] and continued with steady work as an actor for the rest of his life, including the film A Man For All Seasons (1966).[5] In the television series The Champions,[4] he played the role of W.Lawrence Tremayne, the overseer of three top secret agents.[3]
Personal life
Nicholls married actress Faith Kent on 29 September 1947. They had two daughters, Kate Nicholls (born 1954) and actress Phoebe Nicholls (born 1957)[6] two of whose children, with director Charles Sturridge, are actors: son Tom Sturridge[7] and daughter Matilda Sturridge.[8] Anthony Nicholls died at age 74 on 22 February 1977. He was cremated at Hereford crematorium.[5]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | The Laughing Lady | Mr. Pitt | |
| 1948 | The Guinea Pig | Mr. Stringer | |
| 1949 | Man on the Run | Wapping Station Inspector | |
| The Hasty Heart | Lt. Col. Dunn | ||
| 1950 | No Place for Jennifer | Baxter | |
| The Dancing Years | Prince Reinaldt | ||
| The Woman with No Name | Doctor | ||
| Portrait of Clare | Dr. Boyd | ||
| 1951 | The Franchise Affair | Kevin McDermott | |
| High Treason | Grant Mansfield | ||
| 1952 | The Woman's Angle | Nigel Jarvis | |
| 1953 | Street Corner | ||
| The House of the Arrow | Lawyer Jarrett | ||
| 1954 | The Weak and the Wicked | Prison Chaplain | |
| Happy Ever After | Solicitor | ||
| The Green Scarf | Goirin | ||
| Make Me an Offer | Auctioneer | ||
| 1958 | The Safecracker | General Prior | |
| Dunkirk | Military Spokesman | ||
| 1961 | Seven Keys | Governor | |
| Victim | Lord Fullbrook | ||
| 1962 | Night of the Eagle | Harvey Sawtelle | |
| 1964 | The Pumpkin Eater | Surgeon | |
| 1965 | Othello | Brabantio | |
| 1966 | A Man for All Seasons | King's Representative | |
| 1967 | Mister Ten Per Cent | Casey | |
| Our Mother's House | Mr. Halbert | ||
| 1968 | If.... | General Denson | |
| 1969 | Battle of Britain | Minister | |
| A Walk with Love and Death | Father Superior | ||
| 1970 | The Man Who Haunted Himself | Sir Arthur Richardson | |
| One More Time | Candler | ||
| The Walking Stick | Lewis Maud | ||
| 1973 | O Lucky Man! | General/Judge | |
| 1976 | The Omen | Doctor Becker |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-1953 | Sunday Night Theatre | Various | 4 episodes |
| 1955 | Portrait of Alison | Major Colby | Miniseries |
| 1957-1959 | ITV Television Playhouse | Robert Barlow/Doctor | 2 episodes |
| 1957-1965 | ITV Play of the Week | Various | 4 episodes |
| 1958 | Sword of Freedom | Zanobi | Episode: "Marriage of Convenience" |
| 1961 | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | Hardy Cole | Episode: "The Horsemasters" |
| 1963–1966 | The Saint | Lord Cranmore/George Marsh | 2 episodes |
| 1963–1968 | The Avengers | Dr. Ardmore/Dr. Shanklin | |
| 1964 | The Plane Makers | Sir David Carstairs | Episode: "The Salesmen" |
| 1967 | Man in a Suitcase | Sir Walter Fenchurch | Episode: "The Bridge" |
| 1968 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | The Bishop | Episode: "The Bishop and the Actress" |
| 1968-1969 | The Champions | Cmdr. W.L. Tremayne | |
| ITV Playhouse | Various | 4 episodes | |
| 1969 | Department S | Dr. Grant | Episode: "The Ghost of Mary Burnham" |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Sir Henry Crabtree | Episode: "Rogues Gallery: The Prude Pursued" | |
| 1970 | Callan | Heathcote Land | Episode: "Act of Kindness" |
| 1973 | The Adventurer | Samuel Cookson | Episode: "To the Lowest Bidder" |
| Z-Cars | Hugo Valance | Episode: "No Proceedings" | |
| Softly Softly | Judge | Episode: "Slip of the Tongue" | |
| Scotch on the Rocks | Patrick Harvey | 4 episodes | |
| 1974 | Special Branch | Colonel Lang | Episode: "Rendezvous" |
| 1975 | Play of the Month | Earl of Gloucester | Episode: King Lear |
| 1976 | Space: 1999 | James Warren | Episode: "The Troubled Spirit" |
| The Crezz | Cyril Antrobus | 6 episodes | |
| Crown Court | Mr Justice Logie | Serial: "Auld Lang Syne" |
Stage
- 1964: Hay Fever .... David Bliss (National Theatre)[9]
References
- ↑ "Anthony Nicholls – Broadway Cast & Staff". Internet Broadway Database (The Broadway League). Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ↑ Buckland, Gail; Horace Walter Nicholls (1989). The golden summer: the Edwardian photographs of Horace W. Nicholls. Pavilion. p. 114.
- 1 2 Erickson, Hal. "Anthony Nicholls Biography". AllMovie. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- 1 2 "BBC". The Champions- The TV Series. Retrieved 27 April 2007.
- 1 2 "Anthony Nicholls". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ↑ McFarlane, Brian, ed. (2016). "Nicholls, Anthony". The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. UK: Manchester University Press. p. 1,975. ISBN 9781526111968.
- ↑ Ellen, Barbara (3 July 2016). "Tom Sturridge: 'If I'd been a parent to myself, I would have been scared'". The Guardian. UK. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ↑ "Matilda Sturridge". 1883 Magazine. n.d. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ↑ "Anthony Nicholls | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.