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Matthew Guinness Biography (c. 1942-)

Born in 1942; son of Alec Guinness (an actor) and Merula Salaman (an actress).

Nationality

English

Gender

Male

Famous Works

• Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES
• First workman, old sailor, wounded sailor, and Soldier N, Lear, English Stage Company, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1971.
• John Clegg, The Changing Room, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1971.
• Ross, Macbeth, Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), Stratford-on-Avon, U.K.,1974, then Aldwych Theatre, London, 1975.
• Frank Kilb, They Are Dying Out, National Theatre Company, Young Vic Theatre, London, 1976.
• Hicks and interrogator, Weapons of Happiness, National Theatre Company, Lyttelton Theatre, London, 1976.
• sixth Roman citizen, Coriolanus, RSC, Stratford-on-Avon, 1977.
• Bonaventura, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, RSC, Other Place Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon, 1977, then Warehouse Theatre, London, 1978.
• Marquess of Montague, Henry VI, Part Three and Gower, Henry V, both RSC,Stratford-on-Avon, 1977, then Aldwych Theatre, 1978.
• Acres, The Rivals and Fool, King Lear, both Prospect Theatre Company, OldVic Theatre, London, 1978.
• Friar Peter and Elbow, Measure for Measure, Riverside Studios, London, 1979.
• Totty, Land Marks, Lyric Studio Theatre, London, 1979.
• Credits; FILM APPEARANCES
• Denry as a boy, The Promoter (also known as The Card), Universal, 1952.
• Major Cusper, The Virgin Soldiers, Columbia, 1970.
• Kilgas, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, Cinerama, 1971.
• reading monk, Luther, American Film Theatre, 1974.
• first patron, The Bride, Columbia, 1985.
• soe man, Plenty, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985.
• Randall, Wetherby, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985.
• Dr. Owen, Lady Jane, Paramount, 1986.
• Also appeared in The Duellists, Paramount, 1977.
• TELEVISION APPEARANCES; MINI-SERIES Hans Bethe, Oppenheimer, PBS, 1982.
• Credits; MOVIES
• Father Byles, S.O.S. Titanic, ABC, 1979.