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David Oxley
in Yesterday's Enemy (1959)
Born(1920-11-07)7 November 1920
Wellington, Somerset, England, UK
Died30 October 1985(1985-10-30) (aged 64)
Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
OccupationActor
Years active1947-75

David Oxley (7 November 1920 – 30 October 1985) was an English actor who made many film, television and stage appearances over a 28-year period.[1][2] He is best known for portraying Gilles de Rais in Saint Joan (1957), Sir Hugo Baskerville in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) and for the major role of Captain W. Stanley Moss in Ill Met by Moonlight (1957), based on the true story of the Kidnap of General Kreipe in 1944.[3] David had an extraordinarily powerful voice that he used to great effect, being able to fill an auditorium without the aid of microphones. He trained at the Central School of Dramatic Art in 1946.[4] His stage work included early appearances at Stratford, as well as touring New Zealand with J. C. Williamson Theatres in 1961 as Henry Higgins, in one of two original Australasian productions of My Fair Lady.[2][5] David suffered a stroke in October, 1985 whilst sunbathing at his hotel in Málaga, Spain. His friend, author Graham Murray, was at his bed-side when he died.

He also appeared in Bonjour Tristesse (1958), Sea Fury (1958), Yesterday's Enemy (1959), Life at the Top (1965), Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965) and House of the Living Dead (1974).[6] His television appearances included Danger Man (1960).[7][8]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1950 The Elusive Pimpernel Captain Duroc
1952 The Armchair Detective Terry
1954 Beau Brummell Footman Uncredited
1954 Svengali Dodor
1957 Ill Met by Moonlight Captain W. Stanley Moss, M.C.
1957 Saint Joan 'Bluebeard',- Gilles de Rais
1957 Black Ice Matt
1958 Bonjour Tristesse Jacques
1958 Sea Fury Blanco
1959 The Hound of the Baskervilles Sir Hugo
1959 Yesterday's Enemy Doctor
1965 Life at the Top Doctor
1965 Bunny Lake Is Missing Tim
1974 Oh Brother..! Edward Kingsley
1974 House of the Living Dead Dr. Collinson (final film role)

References

  1. ^ "David Oxley". BFI.
  2. ^ a b "David Oxley | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  3. ^ McFarlane, Brian; Slide, Anthony (July 20, 2013). "The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth Edition". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
  4. ^ https://virtualexhibit.marlboroughmuseum.org.nz/operatic_society/1961%20My%20Fair%20Lady%20(J%20C%20Williamson).pdf
  5. ^ Studios, Allan (July 20, 1960). "Patricia Moore as Eliza Doolittle and David Oxley as Henry Higgins in the J.C. Williamson production of My fair lady, act I, scene 5, Higgins' study, 1960" – via Trove.
  6. ^ "David Oxley | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
  7. ^ http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/CYD.HTM Archived 2011-06-13 at the Wayback Machine David Oxley at probert encyclopedia.com. retrieved 13 June 2011
  8. ^ http://digiguide.tv/person.asp?redirfrom=uktv&id=4156 David Oxley at digiguide.tv. retrieved 13 June 2011


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