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Jim Dale Biography (1935-)

Born Jim Smith, August 15, 1935, in Rothwell, Northantshire, England; son ofWilliam Henry and Miriam Jean (Wells) Smith; married Patricia Gardiner. Addresses: AGENT--Harold Schiff, 555 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10017.

Favorite roles: Scapino and Petruchio.

Nationality

English

Gender

Male

Birth Details

August 15, 1935

Rothwell, Northantshire, England

Famous Works

• Credits
• STAGE DEBUT--Comedian, Savoy Theatre, Kettering, England.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• William Dowton, The Wayward Way, Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, England, 1954.
• Autolycus, The Winter's Tale, Edinburgh Festival, Scotland, then Cambridge, England, 1966.
• Burglar, The Burglar, Vaudeville Theatre, London, 1967.
• Bottom, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Edinburgh Festival, Scotland, then Saville Theatre, London, 1967. With the National Theatre Company, Old Vic, London: Barnet, The National Health, 1969, Nicholas, The Travails of Sancho Panza,1969, Costard, Love's Labour's Lost, 1970, Launcelot Gobbo, The Merchant ofVenice, 1970.
• at the Young Vic, London: Scapino, The Cheats of Scapino, 1970, Petruchio, The Taming of the Shrew, 1970.
• Old Vic, London: The Architect, The Architect and the Emperor of Assyria,1971, Mr. Lofty, The Good-Natured Man, 1971, and Kalle, The Captain of Kopenick, 1971. Denry Machin, The Card, Queen's Theatre, London, 1973.
• Petruchio, The Taming of the Shrew, Young Vic Company, Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY, 1974.
• title role, Scapino, Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY, Circle in the Square,NY, and Ambassador Theatre, NY, 1974.
• Gethin Price, Comedians, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 1977.
• Terri Dennis, Privates on Parade, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1979.
• title role, Barnum, St James Theatre, NY, 1979-81.
• A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Promenade Theatre, NY, 1984, then LongacreTheatre, NY, 1985.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Petruchio, The Taming of the Shrew, European cities, 1972.
• title role, The Music Man, U.S. cities, 1984.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK
• Director, Scapino, Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY, Circle in the Square, NY, and Ambassador Theatre, NY, 1974.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• Raising the Wind, 1961.
• Carry on Spying, Governor, 1965.
• Carry on Cleo, Governor, 1965.
• Lock Up Your Daughters!, 1969.
• Digby--The Biggest Dog in the World, 1974.
• Joseph Andrews, 1977.
• Pete's Dragon, Buena Vista, 1977.
• The Unidentified Flying Oddball, Buena Vista, 1979.
• Scandalous, Orion, 1984.
• Also, The Big Job; Carry on Cowboy; Carry on Screaming; The National Health.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; MOVIES
• The Duke, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, PBS, 1985.
• Circus, CBS, 1986.
• Writings;MUSIC
• "Georgy Girl," score, Scapino, Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY, Circle in the Square, NY, and Ambassador Theatre, NY, 1974.