Gary Raymond
Gary Raymond (born 20 April 1935) is an English film, television, and theatre actor.[1][2]
Biography
Gary Barrymore Raymond was born in Brixton, London, to theatrical parents, both of whom were Variety Artistes. The youngest of three brothers, Gary and his brother Robin are twins, Robin being twenty minutes older. Gary's mother died of tuberculosis within nine months of he and his brother's birth, and the two were then in the care of a nanny. When Gary was eleven years old, he won a scholarship to the Gateway School and remained there until he graduated at age sixteen. After training at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Gary worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company in the 1950s, playing roles such as MacBeth, Oberon, and Claudius, as well as numerous others. He made his film debut as Charles Stuart (King Charles II) in the British classic swashbuckling film, The Moonraker (1958). He soon followed up with his role as Cliff Lewis in Tony Richardson's film adaptation of John Osborne's Look Back in Anger (1958), opposite Richard Burton and Claire Bloom.[3][4] Subsequent notable films included: Suddenly, Last Summer (1959), in which Gary Raymond appeared with Katharine Hepburn, and as son to Mercedes McCambridge and Elizabeth Taylor as his sister, The Millionairess (1960), where Gary played Sophia Loren's husband, El Cid (1961), the legendary epic film in which Gary played opposite Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren, The Playboy of the Western World (1962), which Gary starred in, Jason and the Argonauts (1963), the cult-classic fantasy film, as well as The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), where Gary portrayed the apostle Simon bar Jonah who became Peter the Rock.[5]
Gary's fine speaking voice was also well suited for singing, as he played one of the lead roles in the 1964 Original London Cast production of the hit Broadway musical, She Loves Me. He also had roles in many other theatrical musicals including Irma La Douce,Treasure Island, The Sound of Music, and Grand Hotel.
Gary Raymond is also well known for his role as Sergeant Jack Moffitt in the late-1960s American television show, The Rat Patrol (1966–68)[6] The series, despite running only two seasons, remains highly popular to this day. Gary continued acting on film and TV, and has been married since 1961 to actress Delena Kidd, with whom he has three children; Matthew, Sophie, and the youngest being actress Emily Raymond.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | The Black Brigand (TV series) | Francis | 8 episodes |
| 1958 | The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series) | Henry | Episode: "One Man's Meat" |
| 1958 | About Religion (TV series) | Episode: "Christ in Jeans" | |
| 1958 | The Moonraker | Charles Stuart | |
| 1958 | ITV Television Playhouse (TV series) | Obie | Episode: "Poet's Corner" |
| 1959 | Look Back in Anger | Cliff Lewis | |
| 1959 | The Invisible Man (TV series) | Prince Jonetta | Episode: "Man in Power" |
| 1959 | Suddenly, Last Summer | George Holly | |
| 1960 | The Millionairess | Alastair | |
| 1961 | ITV Play of the Week (TV series) | Joesy Vaughan | Episode: "Hallelujah Corner" |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67 (TV series) | Episode: "Drama '61: The Best of Everything" | |
| 1961 | El Cid | Prince Sancho | |
| 1962 | Out of this World (TV series) | Seldon Bishop | Episode: "Immigrant" |
| 1962 | Man of the World (TV series) | Hossain | Episode: "The Frontier" |
| 1963 | Playboy of the Western World | The Playboy (Christy Mahon) | |
| 1963 | Jason and the Argonauts | Acastus | |
| 1963 | The Sentimental Agent (TV series) | Mateo | Episode: "A Box of Tricks" |
| 1964 | Martin Chuzzlewit (TV mini series) | Martin Chuzzlewit | 13 episodes |
| 1964 | Das Verrätertor | Graham | |
| 1965 | The Greatest Story Ever Told | Peter | |
| 1965 | The Saint (TV series) | Gilberto Arroyo | Episode: "The Spanish Cow" |
| 1965 | Blackmail (TV series) | Machiavelli Edwards | Episode: "Cut Yourself a Slice of Throat" |
| 1966 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame (TV series) | Pierre Gringoire | 7 episodes |
| 1966 | Love Story (TV series) | Karim Lateef | Episode: "Another Name from Nowhere" |
| 1967 | Red and Blue (short) | Songwriter | |
| 1966 - 1968 | The Rat Patrol (TV series) | Sergeant Jack Moffitt | 58 episodes |
| 1968 | What Maisie Knew (TV series) | Sir Claude | 3 episodes |
| 1968 | Massacre Harbor | Sergeant Jack Moffitt | |
| 1968 | Sherlock Holmes (TV series) | Sir Henry Baskerville | 2 episodes |
| 1969 | Who-Dun-It (TV series) | Jeremy Moon | 5 episodes |
| 1969 | Dombey and Son (TV mini series) | James Carker | 9 episodes |
| 1970 | ITV Sunday Night Theatre (TV series) | Orsino | Episode: "Twelfth Night" |
| 1971 | UFO (TV series) | Colonel John Grey | Episode: "The Man Who Came Back" |
| 1971 | And Mother Makes Three (TV series) | John Montgomery | Episode: "School for Love" |
| 1971 | The Doctors (TV series) | Paul Foster | 6 episodes |
| 1971 | Jason King (TV series) | Sandro | Episode: "Buried in the Cold Cold Ground" |
| 1972 | The Persuaders! (TV series) | Sergei | Episode: "The Ozerov Inheritance" |
| 1972 | BBC Show of the Week (TV series) | Episode: "Keith Michell at the Adelphi" | |
| 1972 | New Scotland Yard (TV series) | Ronnie Johnson | Episode: "Evidence of Character" |
| 1972 | Harriet's Back in Town (TV series) | Andrew Folland | 6 episodes |
| 1973 | Comedy Playhouse (TV series) | Episode: "The Birthday" | |
| 1974 | Boy Dominic (TV series) | Carnaby | Episode: "The Man with the Painted Face" |
| 1976 | The New Avengers (TV series) | Roger Masgard | Episode: "Three Handed Game" |
| 1977 - 1978 | The Cedar Tree (TV series) | Jack Poole | 36 episodes |
| 1979 | Thomas and Sarah (TV series) | Eli Watkins | Episode: "Return to Gethyn" |
| 1979 | The Omega Factor (TV series) | Townsend | Episode: "Out of Body, Out of Mind" |
| 1980 | Spy! (TV series) | Commandant | Episode: "Camp 020" |
| 1980 | Hammer House of Horror (TV series) | Martin | Episode: "The Two Faces of Evil" |
| 1982 | Playhouse: The Combination (TV movie) | Father - Mr Bedford | |
| 1983 | Jemima Shore Investigates (TV series) | Sterling Stanley | Episode: "Dr. Ziegler's Casebook" |
| 1984 | Play for Today (TV series) | Michael | Episode: "Moving on the Edge" |
| 1985 | Coronation Street (TV series) | Wally Trainer | Episode: "Episode #1.2524" |
| 1986 | God's Outlaw | Sir John Walsh | |
| 1987 | Screen Two (TV series) | Quentin Featherston | Episode: "The Children of Dynmouth" |
| 1988 | The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank (TV movie) | Kraler | |
| 1994 | Scarlett (TV mini series) | Old Daniel O'Hara | 3 episodes |
| 1995 | Casualty (TV series) | William Gower | Episode: "Lost Boys" |
| 1996 | Ellington (TV series) | Falconni | Episode: "Man of Honour" |
| 1997 | Love in the Ancient World (TV movie) | Member at Platon's Guest meal | |
| 2001 | Brilliant! (Short) | Art Collector | |
| 2001 | Victoria & Albert (TV movie) | Archbishop | |
| 2003 | The Foreigner | Jared Olyphant | |
| 2007 | Empathy (TV movie) | Walt | |
| 2010 | S.N.U.B! | Ministerial Driver (voice) | |
| 2011 | Balzan's Contract (short) | ||
| 2014 | Sex, Marriage and Infidelity | Sir Edward | |
| 2017 | National Theatre Live: Follies | Dimitri Weismann |
References
- ^ "Gary Raymond".
- ^ "Gary Raymond – Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ "Gary Raymond – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos – AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "Look Back in Anger (1958) – Tony Richardson – Cast and Crew – AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "Gary Raymond – Movies and Filmography – AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "The Rat Patrol: Season 01 (1966) – – Cast and Crew – AllMovie". AllMovie.
External links
- Gary Raymond at IMDb
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