Llewellyn Rees
Llewellyn Rees | |
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1939 Spotlight photo by Pollard Crowther | |
Born | Walter Llewellyn Rees 18 June 1901 |
Died | 7 January 1994 | (aged 92)
Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
Occupation | actor |
Spouse(s) | Madeleine Newbury |
Walter Llewellyn Rees (18 June 1901 – 7 January 1994)[1] was an English actor.[2][3]
Rees was born in Charmouth, Dorset, England.[4]
His television roles included appearances on Doctor Who (in the serial The Deadly Assassin playing the assassinated Time Lord President), The Brothers, Inspector Morse, Doomwatch and Coronation Street.[5][2] He appeared in a number of films such as The Dresser, Withnail and I, A Fish Called Wanda and Splitting Heirs.[6] In The Dresser, Rees played an aging member of a British touring company.[7] The play that the film was based on had its genesis in the touring company of actor/manager Sir Donald Wolfit, whom Rees had toured with in the 1940 and 1950s.[8][1]
Rees was also active in the political end of the theatre serving as General Secretary, Actors' Equity Association 1940–46;[9] Secretary, Federation of Theatre Unions 1944–46; Governor, Old Vic 1945–47; Drama Director, Arts Council of Great Britain 1947–49; Administrator, Old Vic 1949–51; Administrator, Arts Theatre 1951–52.[1]
When he was 60 years old, Rees married actress Madeleine Newbury.[4] He died on 7 January 1994, at the age of 92.[2]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1956 | Private's Progress | 2nd Art Expert | Uncredited |
1956 | You Can't Escape | Coroner | Uncredited |
1957 | Brothers in Law | Farrant QC | |
1958 | Cat & Mouse | Bank Manager | Uncredited |
1959 | The Navy Lark | Adm. Troutbridge | |
1959 | Strictly Confidential | Mellinger | |
1959 | The Price of Silence | H.G. Shipley | |
1960 | The House in Marsh Road | P.J. Webster | |
1963 | The Double | Bradshaw | |
1968 | Salt and Pepper | 'Fake' Prime Minister | |
1970 | Cromwell | The Speaker | |
1972 | The Ruling Class | Lord | |
1974 | Dead Cert | Chemist | |
1978 | Carry On Emmannuelle | Lord Chief Justice | |
1980 | The Mirror Crack'd | Villager at Film Screening | Uncredited |
1982 | The Return of the Soldier | Lord Lieutenant | |
1983 | The Dresser | Horace Brown | |
1984 | Another Country | Senior Chaplain | |
1987 | Withnail and I | Tea Shop Proprietor | |
1988 | A Fish Called Wanda | Sir John | |
1993 | Splitting Heirs | Old Major |
References
- ^ a b c "Obituary: Llewellyn Rees". The Independent. 10 January 1994. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ^ a b c "Llewellyn Rees". BFI.
- ^ "Llewellyn Rees - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ a b "A life either side of the curtain". The Guardian. England, London. 13 January 1994. p. 38. Retrieved 29 August 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Deadly Assassin Episode 1 (1976)". BFI.
- ^ "Llewellyn Rees - Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
- ^ "The Dresser (1983)". BFI.
- ^ "The Dresser (1983) - Peter Yates - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
- ^ "Llewellyn Rees - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie.
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