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Charles Keating Biography (1941-)

Born October 22, 1941, in London, England; immigrated to the United States; son of Charles James and Margaret (maiden name, Shevlin) Keating; married MaryEllen Chobody; children: Sean, Jamie.

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, director, teacher

Birth Details

October 22, 1941

London, England

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• Valentine, Love for Love, Charles Playhouse, Boston, MA, 1967
• Laertes, Hamlet, Charles Playhouse, 1967
• Eilif, Mother Courage, Charles Playhouse, 1967
• (Broadway debut) Pylades, The House of Atreus, Billy Rose Theatre,1968
• Antony, Julius Caesar, Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, between 1968-1970
• Caliban, The Tempest, Guthrie Theatre, between 1968-1970
• Hurst, Sergeant Musgrave's Dance, Guthrie Theatre, between 1968-1970
• Title role, Baal, Guthrie Theatre, between 1968-1970
• Giri, Arturo Ui, Guthrie Theatre, between 1968-1970
• Pylades, The House of Atreus, Guthrie Theatre, between 1968-1970
• Ralph, The Shoemaker's Holiday, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England, 1972
• Cromwell, A Man for All Seasons, Bankside Globe Playhouse, England, 1972
• Ross, Richard II, Royal Shakespeare Company, Memorial Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1973
• Oliver, As You Like It, Royal Shakespeare Company, Memorial Theatre, 1973
• Lord, The Taming of the Shrew, Royal Shakespeare Company, MemorialTheatre, 1973
• King, Escurial, Other Place Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon, 1974
• Ross, Richard II, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, 1974
• Cloten, Cymbeline, Memorial Theatre, 1974
• (London debut) Consul Casimir, The Marquis of Keith, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, 1975
• Edmund, King Lear, Other Place Theatre, The Place, London, both 1974, then Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1975
• Cloten, Cymbeline, Aldwych Theatre, 1975
• Orsino, Twelfth Night, Chichester Festival, Chichester, England, 1976
• Ham, Noah, Chichester Festival, 1976
• Title role, Macbeth, Cleveland Playhouse, Cleveland, OH, 1977
• Mark Antony, Julius Caesar, Chichester Festival, 1977
• American ambassador, The Applecart, Chichester Festival, 1977
• Jerry, The Zoo Story, Chichester Festival, 1977
• Murder in the Cathedral, Chichester Festival, 1977
• Ergun, An Ounce of Prevention, Hartley House, New York City, 1985
• McLeavy, Loot, Manhattan Theatre Club, then Music Box Theatre, both New York City, 1986
• Romeo and Juliet, Playhouse 91, New York City, 1990
• Ridgeon, Doctor's Dilemma, Roundabout Theatre, New York City,1990
• Carlton, Light Up the Sky, Roundabout Theatre, 1990
• Doolittle, Pygmalion, Roundabout Theatre, 1991
• Waiter, You Never Can Tell, Roundabout Theatre Company, Laura PelsTheatre, New York City, 1998
• Appeared as Giri, Arturo Ui, Broadway production; and as the common man, A Man for All Seasons, Roundabout Theatre; also performed at Provincetown Playhouse, Cape Cod, MA, 1959-60.
• Major Tours
• When I Was a Boy with Never a Crack in My Heart (solo show), Guthrie Theatre, Midwest cities, 1968
• What Is Past, Passing or to Come (solo show), Guthrie Theatre, Midwest cities, 1968
• The Hollow Crown, Royal Shakespeare Company, U.S. universities, 1976
• Shall I Compare Thee, Royal Shakespeare Company, U.S. universities, 1976
• Groupings, Royal Shakespeare Company, U.S. universities, 1976
• Stage Work
• Director, Unless Otherwise Noted
• The Madness of Lady Bright, Guthrie Theatre, 1969
• Macbeth, Crawford Livingston Theatre, St. Paul, MN, 1970
• The Scarecrow, American College Theatre Festival, 1971
• Codirector, Murder in the Cathedral, Chichester Cathedral, Chichester, 1976
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Carl Hutchins, Another World (also known as Another World: BayCity), 1983-85 and 1991-98
• Dr. Damon Lazarre, All My Children, 1987-88
• Niles Mason, As the World Turns, 1989-90
• Dr. Jack Van DeWeghe, Going to Extremes, ABC, 1992
• Miniseries
• Ernest Simpson, Edward and Mrs. Simpson, 1980
• Rex Mottram, Brideshead Revisited, 1982
• Charles, Fresno, 1986
• Specials
• Duke of Aumerle, King Richard the Second (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: Richard II), BBC, 1978
• John John J. Stuart, Infiltrator, CBS, 1987
• Cable Crossings: The Early Months, 1994
• Presenter, The 11th Annual Soap Opera Awards, 1995
• Also appeared in Dream of Living.
• Episodic
• Sammy, "Everest Was Also Conquered," The Professionals, 1978
• Kenneth Whitten, "Hand and Glove," The Equalizer, 1987
• "Last Call," The Equalizer, 1988
• Neville, "The Power of Female Sex," Sex and the City, HBO, 1998
• Zeus, "Full Circle," Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, syndicated,1999
• Zeus, "God Fearing Child," Xena: Warrior Princess, syndicated, 2000
• Peter, "Paradise Inn," Providence, 2000
• Also appeared in an episode of Miami Vice.
• Other Television Appearances
• Dr. Delane, Meriel, the Ghost Girl (also known as BBC2 Playhouse--The Mind Beyond: Meriel, the Ghost Girl), BBC2, 1976
• Secretary of State Keys, Charlie Muffin (movie), 1979
• Film Appearances
• Ferguson, Funny Money, 1982
• Mr. Kean, Awakenings, 1990
• Klingman, The Bodyguard, 1992
• Friedrich Golchan, The Thomas Crown Affair, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1999
• Professor, Harlem Aria, 1999
• RECORDINGS
• Audio Books
• The Red-Headed League, 1996
• Listen and Read James Joyce's Dubliners, 1997
• The Night Lives On, HarperAudio, 1998
• Kit's Wilderness, Listening Library, 2000
• Taped Readings
• With Victoria Wyndham, recorded Couplets (poetry), Shanachie Records.