David Markham
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| David Markham | |
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| Born | Peter Basil Harrison 3 April 1913 Worcestershire, England, U.K. |
| Died | 15 December 1983 (aged 70) East Sussex, England, U.K. |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1938-1983 |
| Spouse | Olive Dehn (m. 1937–1983) (his death) |
| Children | Sonia, Kika, Petra, Jehane |
David Markham (3 April 1913 - 15 December 1983) was an English stage and film actor for over forty years.
Markham was born Peter Basil Harrison in Wick, Worcestershire and died in Hartfield, East Sussex.[citation needed]
He was married to Olive Dehn (1914–2007), a BBC Radio dramatist, from 1937 until his death. They had four children together. Their daughters are Sonia (illustrator), Kika (born 1940, actress, widow of actor Corin Redgrave), Petra (born 1947, actress) and Jehane, married to actor Roger Lloyd-Pack.[1]
In the Second World War, he was a conscientious objector.[2]
David Markham appeared occasionally in cinema and television. He appeared in Carol Reed's film The Stars Look Down (1939) and in François Truffaut's film Day for Night (1973).
[edit] Selected filmography
- Gandhi (1982) - Older Englishman
- Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981) (mini) TV series - Marlborough
- The Life and Times of David Lloyd George (1981) TV series - Herbert Henry Asquith
- Richard's Things (1980) - Mr Morris
- Tess (1979) - Reverend Clare
- Day for Night (1973) - Doctor Nelson
- The Blakes Slept Here (1953) - Edward
- The Stars Look Down (1939) - Arthur Barras
- Last of the Long-haired Boys (1968)
[edit] References
- ^ Nicholas Tucker, "Obituary. Olive Dehn: Poet and children's writer", The Independent, 7 April 2007
- ^ Jonathan Croall: Don't You Know There's a War On?, 1988
