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Nicholas Selby Biography (1925-)

Born September 13, 1925, London, England; married Kathleen Rayner. Education: Attended Central School of Speech and Drama, London, 1948-50. Avocational interests: Music, books, architecture. Addresses: Agent-- John Cadell, Ltd., 2 Southwood Lane, London N6 5EE, England. Career: Actor. Member of repertory theatres in Liverpool, Birmingham, Coventry,York, Guildford, Hornchurch, and Cambridge, England, between 1946 and 1955;Royal Shakespeare Company, associate artist, beginning in 1963. Military service: Served in British armed forces during World War II. Addresses: Agent: John Cadell, Ltd., 2 Southwood Lane, London N6 5EE, England.

Nationality

English

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

September 13, 1925

London, England

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• Gordon, Dangerous Corner, English National Stage Academy, near Preston, England, 1943
• Bernardo, Aunt Edwina, Fortune Theatre, London, England, 1959
• Ben, The Dumb Waiter, English Stage Company, Royal Court Theatre,London, 1960
• Sullivan, The Naming of Murderer's Rock, English Stage Company, Royal Court Theatre, 1960
• Hardrader, The Happy Haven, English Stage Company, Royal Court Theatre, 1960
• Vengerovich, Platnov, English Stage Company, Royal Court Theatre,1960
• Bluntschli, Arms and the Man, Pembroke Theatre, Croydon, England,1960
• Joseph Engleman, Masterpiece, Royalty Theatre, London, England, 1961
• Surrey, That's Us, Royal Court Theatre, 1961
• Mosbie, Arden of Faversham, English Stage Company, Arts Theatre, Cambridge, England, 1961
• Lord Byron, An Elegance of Rebels, Playhouse, Liverpool, England,1962
• Richard Warboys, Rockets in Ursa Major, Mermaid Theatre, London, 1962
• Antonio, The Tempest, Stratford Memorial Theatre, London, 1963
• Casca, Julius Caesar, Stratford Memorial Theatre, 1963
• Winchester, Henry VI, Stratford Memorial Theatre, 1963
• Lord Chief Justice Blunt, Henry IV, Part II, Stratford Memorial Theatre, 1964
• Reverend Mort, Eh?, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1964
• Duke Solinus, The Comedy of Errors, Aldwych Theatre, 1965
• King Charles VI of France, Henry V, Aldwych Theatre, 1965
• The Great Muheim, The Meteor, Aldwych Theatre, 1965
• Squire Blackheart, The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew, Aldwych Theatre, 1965-66
• Junius Brutus, Coriolanus, Stratford Memorial Theatre, 1967
• Duke, The Revenger's Tragedy, Stratford Memorial Theatre, 1967
• Capulet, Romeo and Juliet, Stratford Memorial Theatre, 1967
• Lafeu, All's Well That Ends Well, Aldwych Theatre, then Paris,France, both 1968
• Camillo, The Winter's Tale, Stratford Memorial Theatre, 1969
• Hippolito, Women Beware Women, Stratford Memorial Theatre, 1969
• Lord Chamberlain, Henry VIII, Stratford Memorial Theatre, 1969
• Camillo, Lord Chamberlain, and Erwin, The Plebeians Rehearse the Uprising, Aldwych Theatre, 1970
• Owen Lamb, West of Suez, Royal Court Theatre, and Cambridge Theatre, London, both 1971
• Foot, After Magritte, Birmingham Repertory Company, Birmingham, England, 1972
• Birdboot, The Real Inspector Hound, Birmingham Repertory Company,1972
• God Ra, Caesar and Cleopatra, Birmingham Repertory Company, 1972
• Garry Essendine, Present Laughter, Birmingham Repertory Company, 1972
• Carter, Captain Oate's Left Sock, Theatre Upstairs, London, 1973
• Eric, The Houseboy, Open Space Theatre, London, 1973
• Asquith, Cries from Casement, Royal Shakespeare Company, The Place, London, 1973
• Cominius, Coriolanus, Aldwych Theatre, 1973
• James Larrabee, Sherlock Holmes, Aldwych Theatre, then John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C., followed by BroadhurstTheatre, New York City, 1974
• Almirante de Castilla, The Bewitched, Aldwych Theatre, 1974
• Lord Milton, The Fool, Royal Court Theatre, 1975
• Max, Anatol, Open Space Theatre, 1976
• Nestor, Troilus and Cressida, National Theatre Company, Young VicTheatre, London, 1976
• Meander, Tamburlaine the Great, Olivier Theatre, London, 1976
• Captain, Tales from the Vienna Woods, National Theatre Company, Young Vic Theatre, 1977
• First avocatore, Volpone, National Theatre Company, Young Vic Theatre, then Hippodrome Theatre, Bristol, England, 1977
• Quack, The Country Wife, National Theatre Company, Young Vic Theatre, 1977
• The dean, Brand, National Theatre Company, Young Vic Theatre, 1978
• Duncan, Macbeth, National Theatre Company, Young Vic Theatre, 1978
• Lord Froth, The Double Dealer, National Theatre Company, Young VicTheatre, 1978
• William Scantlebury, Strife, National Theatre Company, Young Vic Theatre, 1978
• The professor, The Fruits of Enlightenment, National Theatre Company, Young Vic Theatre, 1979
• Duke Frederick, As You Like It, National Theatre Company, Young Vic Theatre, 1979
• Baron Von Sweiten, Amadeus, National Theatre Company, Young Vic Theatre, 1979
• Lodovico, Othello, National Theatre Company, Young Vic Theatre, 1980
• Macbeth, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, England,1988
• Film Appearances
• Egeus, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Columbia, 1962
• Duncan, Macbeth, Columbia, 1971
• Judge, Schiele in Prison,1980
• Von Jagow, Mata Hari, Cannon, 1985
• Monsignor Camos, Christopher Columbus: The Discovery, Warner Bros., 1992
• President of the Assizes, Scarlet and Black, Miramax, 1993
• Speaker, The Madness of King George(also known as The Madness of George III), Samuel Goldwyn, 1994
• First don, Stiff Upper Lips, MetroDome, 1998
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Jimmy, Compact, BBC, 1962-65
• Movies
• Group Captain Griffiths, The Night of the Big Heat,1960
• Doctor, Anna Karenina,1985
• General Ismay, Fall from Grace, CBS, 1994
• Mr. Leyland, The Affair(also known as Black Tuesday), HBO,1995
• Elderly peer, Giving Tongue,1996
• Constituency chairperson, Mr. White Goes to Westminster[England],1997
• Major Studholme, Dalziel and Pascoe: The Wood Beyond, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
• Miniseries
• Sir Walter Raleigh, Elizabeth R, BBC, 1971 later broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1971
• Nicholas Warleggan, Poldark, BBC, 1977 later broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1977
• General Burnett, Blott on the Landscape, BBC, 1985
• Lord Billsborough, House of Cards, BBC, 1990 later broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1991
• Sir Edward Jones, Our Friends in the North,1996
• Episodic
• "The Heartless Giant," The Jim Henson Hour, NBC, 1989
• Uncle George, "The Village Sports Day at Twing (or, The Gambling Event),"Jeeves and Wooster, BBC, 1990 later broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1990
• Mr. Johnstone, "The Double Clue," Agatha Christie's Poirot(also known as Poirot), London Weekend Television, 1991 later broadcast asan episode of Mystery!, PBS, 1992
• Markov, "Souvenir," C15: The New Professionals,1998
• Judge, "Deadly Impact," The Bill,1998
• Also appeared in an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.