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Anthony Nicholls (actor)

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Anthony Nicholls
Born(1902-10-16)16 October 1902
Windsor, Berkshire, England
Died22 February 1977(1977-02-22) (aged 74)
London, England
Years active1946–1977
SpouseFaith Kent (1947–1977; his death)
ChildrenPhoebe Nicholls
Kate Nicholls
Parent(s)Horace Nicholls
Florence Holderness
RelativesTom 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] Distinguishing himself 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

Television

Stage

References

  1. ^ "Anthony Nicholls – Broadway Cast & Staff". Internet Broadway Database (The Broadway League). Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  2. ^ Buckland, Gail; Horace Walter Nicholls (1989). The golden summer: the Edwardian photographs of Horace W. Nicholls. Pavilion. p. 114.
  3. ^ a b Erickson, Hal. "Anthony Nicholls Biography". AllMovie. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  4. ^ a b "BBC". The Champions- The TV Series. Retrieved 27 April 2007.
  5. ^ a b "Anthony Nicholls". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  6. ^ McFarlane, Brian, ed. (2016). "Nicholls, Anthony". The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. UK: Manchester University Press. p. 1,975. ISBN 9781526111968.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Matilda Sturridge". 1883 Magazine. n.d. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Anthony Nicholls | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
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