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His [[film]]s included ''[[The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956 film)|The Man Who Knew Too Much]]'' (1956), ''[[Across the Bridge]]'' (1957), ''[[Carve Her Name with Pride]]'' (1958), ''[[The Kiss of the Vampire]]'' (1963), ''[[Doctor Zhivago (1965 film)|Dr. Zhivago]]'' (1965) and ''[[The Reptile]]'' (1966). |
His [[film]]s included ''[[The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956 film)|The Man Who Knew Too Much]]'' (1956), ''[[Across the Bridge]]'' (1957), ''[[Carve Her Name with Pride]]'' (1958), ''[[The Kiss of the Vampire]]'' (1963), ''[[Doctor Zhivago (1965 film)|Dr. Zhivago]]'' (1965) and ''[[The Reptile]]'' (1966). |
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He was also a [[theatre direction|theatre director]] and actor, and won a [[Tony Award]] in 1962 for his direction of the original Broadway production of [[Robert Bolt]]'s ''[[A Man For All Seasons]]''. He was also nominated in 1966 for the same category |
He was also a [[theatre direction|theatre director]] and actor, and won a [[Tony Award]] in 1962 for his direction of the original Broadway production of [[Robert Bolt]]'s ''[[A Man For All Seasons]]''. He was also nominated in 1966 for the same category for [[James Goldman]]'s ''[[The Lion in Winter]]'', and he directed [[Katharine Hepburn]] and [[Christopher Reeve]] in ''[[A Matter of Gravity]]'' in 1976. He frequently collaborated with Bolt, also directing on ''The Tiger and the Horse'' and ''Gentle Jack'' (and appearing in ''Zhivago'', which Bolt scripted). One of his most famous theatrical roles was opposite [[Alec Guinness]] in the stage production of [[Bridget Boland]]'s ''[[The Prisoner (play)|The Prisoner]]'', later made into a film with Guinness and [[Jack Hawkins]]. |
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Revision as of 15:21, 28 May 2007
Noel Willman (August 4, 1918 in Derry, Ireland - December 14, 1988 in New York) was a British actor and theatre director.
His films included The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), Across the Bridge (1957), Carve Her Name with Pride (1958), The Kiss of the Vampire (1963), Dr. Zhivago (1965) and The Reptile (1966).
He was also a theatre director and actor, and won a Tony Award in 1962 for his direction of the original Broadway production of Robert Bolt's A Man For All Seasons. He was also nominated in 1966 for the same category for James Goldman's The Lion in Winter, and he directed Katharine Hepburn and Christopher Reeve in A Matter of Gravity in 1976. He frequently collaborated with Bolt, also directing on The Tiger and the Horse and Gentle Jack (and appearing in Zhivago, which Bolt scripted). One of his most famous theatrical roles was opposite Alec Guinness in the stage production of Bridget Boland's The Prisoner, later made into a film with Guinness and Jack Hawkins.
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