John Wood (English actor)
| John Wood | |
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| Born | 5 July 1930 Derbyshire, United Kingdom |
| Died | 6 August 2011 (aged 81) Gloucestershire, United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Jesus College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1952–2008 |
John Wood, CBE (5 July 1930 – 6 August 2011) was an English actor.
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Life and career [edit]
Wood was born in Derbyshire[1] and studied law at Jesus College, Oxford, where he was president of the Oxford University Dramatic Society. [2] Changing to drama, Wood became known as a stage actor, appearing in numerous West End productions as well as on Broadway. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company during the 1970s and played many roles in Shakespeare's plays. He also appeared in many of Tom Stoppard's plays. Wood starred in the première of Stoppard's Travesties in 1974,[3] and he later took the role to Broadway, winning a Tony Award for his performance.[4]
Wood's wide-ranging cinema career included significant roles in WarGames (1983), Ladyhawke (1985), Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986), and Ian McKellen's Richard III (1995), Sabrina (1995), and The Revengers' Comedies (1997), among others.
He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2007.
Death [edit]
Wood died in his sleep on 6 August 2011.[1]
Films [edit]
- Stolen Face (1952) .... Dr. John 'Jack' Wilson
- Two-Way Stretch (1960) (uncredited) .... Army officer
- The Challenge (1960) .... School Inspector
- Invasion Quartet (1961) .... Duty Officer - War Office
- Wings of Death (1961) .... Photographer
- The Rebel (1961) .... Poet
- Live Now - Pay Later (1962) .... Curate
- Postman's Knock (1962) (as John Woods) .... P.C. Woods
- Just for Fun (1963) .... Official
- That Kind of Girl (1963) .... Doctor
- The Mouse on the Moon (1963) .... Countryman
- Love Is a Ball (1963) .... Julian Soames
- Lady L (1965) .... (uncredited) Photographer
- Just Like a Woman (1967) .... John Martin
- Which Way to the Front? (1970) .... Finkel
- One More Time (1970/I) .... Figg
- The Engagement (1970) .... Penciller
- Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) .... Colonel Kobylinsky
- Slaughterhouse-Five (1972) (as Tom Wood) .... English Officer
- Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978) .... Ernest Van Santen
- Agentti 000 ja kuoleman kurvit (1983) .... Agent 009
- WarGames (1983) .... Dr. Stephen Falken
- Ladyhawke (1985) .... Bishop of Aquila
- The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) .... Jason
- Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986) .... Jeremy Talbott
- Heartburn (1986) .... British Moderator
- Lady Jane (1986) .... John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland
- Orlando (1992) .... Archduke Harry
- Shadowlands (1993) .... Christopher Riley
- The Young Americans (1993) .... Richard Donnelly
- The Madness of King George (1994) .... Thurlow
- Uncovered (1994) .... Cesar
- Richard III (1995) .... King Edward IV
- Sabrina (1995) .... Tom Fairchild
- Jane Eyre (1996) .... Mr. Brocklehurst
- The Gambler (1997) .... The General
- Metroland (1997) .... The Retired Commuter
- The Avengers (1998) .... Trubshaw
- Sweet Revenge (1998) .... Col. Marcus
- Mad Cows (1999) .... Alistair
- The Venice Project (1999) .... The Viscount
- An Ideal Husband (1999) .... Lord Caversham
- Chocolat (2000) .... Guillaume Blerot
- The Little Vampire (2000) .... Lord McAshton
- The Body (2001) .... Cardinal Pesci
- Imagining Argentina (2003) .... Amos Sternberg
- The Rocket Post (2004) .... Sir Wilson Ramsay
- The White Countess (2005) .... Prince Peter Belinsky
Television [edit]
- Barnaby Rudge (1960) .... Barnaby Rudge
- Saki (1962) .... Mr. Blenkinthrope
- And Benbow Was His Name (1964) .... Captain Kirby
- Espionage (1964) .... Douglas
- A Tale of Two Cities (1965) .... Sydney Carton
- Out of the Unknown (1966) .... Brenner
- Hondo (1967) .... Goya
- Armchair Theatre (1967) .... Brian
- The Avengers (1967) .... Edgar Twitter
- Doomwatch (1971) .... Nigel Waring
- Thatcher: The Final Days (1991) .... Michael Heseltine
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1993) .... Charles Leadbeater
- Citizen X (1995) .... Prosecutor Gorbunov
- Kavanagh QC (1997) .... Mr. Justice Way
- Longitude (2000) .... Sir Edmond Halley
- The Canterbury Tales (2000) .... The Knight
- Love in a Cold Climate (2001) ..... Lord Merlin
- Victoria and Albert (2001) .... The Duke of Wellington
- Foyle's War (2004) .... Sir Michael Waterford
- Lewis (2007) .... Edward Le Plassiter
Awards [edit]
Wood won a Tony Award in 1976 for the role of Henry Carr in Stoppard's Travesties, and was nominated for an Olivier Award in 1997 for the role of A. E. Housman – which he originated – in Stoppard's The Invention of Love.
Wood received two other Tony Award nominations: for the role of Sherlock Holmes in a revival of William Gillette's play, and for the role of Guildenstern in Stoppard's Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead. In 1994 he received much acclaim for his role of Travis Flood in Philip Ridley's controversial play Ghost from a Perfect Place.
Wood was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours of 2007 in the United Kingdom.
References [edit]
- ^ a b "BBC News - British actor John Wood dies at 81". bbc.co.uk. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ "John Wood". The Daily Telegraph (London). 10 August 2011.
- ^ Clive James, "Tom Stoppard: Count Zero Splits the Infinite"
- ^ Theatermania: "Tony Award winner John Wood has died"
External links [edit]
- John Wood at the Internet Broadway Database
- John Wood at the Internet Movie Database
- Obituary in The Guardian
- Obituary in The Telegraph
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