Noel Willman Biography (1918-1988)

Full name, Noel Bath Willman; born August 4, 1918, in Londonderry, Northern Ireland; died of a heart attack, December 24, 1988, in New York, NY; son of Romain and Charlotte Ellis (O'Neil) Willman.

Nationality: Irish
Gender: Male
Birth Details: August 4, 1918; Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Death Details: December 24, 1988; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES
STAGE DEBUT--Hamlet, Lyceum Theatre, London, 1939.
BROADWAY DEBUT--Monsieur Henri, Legend of Lovers, Plymouth Theatre, 1951.
Player, The Beggar's Opera, Haymarket Theatre, London, 1940.
ensemble, Light and Shade (revue), Ambassadors' Theatre, London, 1942.
Grigori Tansmann, House of Regrets, Arts Theatre, London, 1942.
Lorenzo, The Merchant of Venice, New Theatre, London, 1943.
Baron Foehn, The Eagle Has Two Heads, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London,1946.
Robert Falconbridge, King John, Antonio, The Merchant of Venice, Osric, Hamlet, Gremio, The Taming of the Shrew, and Pandarus, Troilus and Cressida, all Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon, U.K., 1948.
Darius, Adventure Story, St. James's Theatre, London, 1949.
Sir Joseph Wrathie, Shall We Join the Ladies? and Old Tawn, The Boy witha Cart, both Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, 1950.
the Stylish Young Man and the Prison Chaplain, The Trial, Winter Garden Theatre, London, 1950.
Daker, Accolade, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1950.
Colonel Izquierdo, Montserrat, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, 1952.
the Interrogator, The Prisoner, Globe Theatre, London, 1954.
Brack, Hedda Gabler, Westminster Theatre, London, 1954.
General Burgoyne, The Devil's Disciple, Winter Garden Theatre, 1956.
the Husband, Roshomon, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1959.
Don Pedro, Much Ado About Nothing and Claudius, Hamlet, both Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-on-Avon, U.K., 1961.
Eugene Striden, Isle of Children, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1962.
Peter Cauchon, Saint Joan, Oxford Festival, Oxford, U.K., 1974.
Also appeared with the Old Vic Company, Playhouse Theatre, Liverpool, U.K., 1943-45; with the Bristol Old Vic Company, Bristol, U.K., 1946.
Credits; STAGE WORK; DIRECTOR
A Doll's House, Winter Garden Theatre, London, 1946.
A Phoenix Too Frequent, Back to Methuselah, and The Turn of the Screw, all Arts Theatre, London, 1946-47.
(with Nigel Green) Montserrat, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London, 1952.
The White Carnation and Someone Waiting, both Globe Theatre, London, 1953.
All's Well That Ends Well, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford- on-Avon, U.K., 1955.
The Devil's Disciple, Winter Garden Theatre, 1956.
It's the Geography That Counts, St. James's Theatre, London, 1957.
A Man for All Seasons, Globe Theatre, 1960, then American National Theatre and Academy Theatre, New York City, 1961.
The Beauty Part, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1962.
Gentle Jack, Queen's Theatre, London, 1963.

Rich Little Rich Girl, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadephia, PA, 1964.
The Lion in Winter, Ambassador Theatre, New York City, 1966.
Othello and Beware of the Dog, both Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham, U.K., 1967.
Brother and Sister and Beware of the Dog, both St. Martin's Theatre, London, 1967.
Ring 'round the Moon, Haymarket Theatre, London, 1968.
Darling of the Day, George Abbott Theatre, New York City, 1968.
The Beheading, Apollo Theatre, London, 1971.
The Three Arrows, Actors' Company, New York City, 1972.
A Matter of Gravity, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1976.
The Apple Cart, Shaw Festival, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, Canada, 1976.
The Inconstant Couple and Heartbreak House, both Chichester Theatre Festival, Chichester, U.K., 1978.
The West Side Waltz, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1981.
Also with the Old Vic Company, Playhouse Theatre, Liverpool, U.K., 1943-45.
Credits; MAJOR TOURS
Director, Brother and Sister, U.K. cities, 1967.
director, Lolita My Love, U.S. cities, 1971.
director, The West Side Waltz, U.S. cities, 1980-81.
as an actor, toured in The Witch and The Merchant of Venice, Old Vic Company, U.K. cities, 1940.
and toured South African cities, 1947.
Credits; FILM APPEARANCES
Spintho, Androcles and the Lion, RKO, 1952.
Dr. Dennis Bord, Project M7 (also known as The Net), Universal, 1953.
Lord Byron, Beau Brummell, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1954.
DuGueselin, The Warriors (also known as The Dark Avenger), Allied Artists, 1955.
Woburn, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Paramount, 1956.
Aubrey Clark, Abandon Ship (also know as Seven Waves Away), Columbia, 1957.
Chief of Police, Across the Bridge, Rank/IPF, 1957.
interrogator, Carve Her Name with Pride, Rank, 1958.
Inspector Thomas, Never Let Go, Continental, 1960.
Nigel Pickering, Trouble in the Sky (also known as Cone of Silence), Universal, 1961.
prison governor, The Concrete Jungle (also known as The Criminal), Amalgamated, 1962.
Webster, The Girl on the Boat, Knightsbridge, 1962.
Dr. Ravna, Kiss of Evil (also known as The Kiss of the Vampire), Universal, 1963.
Inspector Johnson, Two Living, One Dead (also known as Tva le vande och en dod), Emerson, 1964.
Razin, Doctor Zhivago, MGM, 1965.
Dr. Franklyn, The Reptile, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1966.
Za-Tor (high priest), The Vengeance of She (also known as The Return of She), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968.
Franz Bayer, The Odessa File, Columbia, 1974.
Also The Pickwick Papers, Mayer Kingsley, 1952.
Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; EPISODIC
"The Winslow Boy" and "The Count of Monte Cristo," Dupont Show of the Month, CBS, 1958.
Credits; MOVIES
Interior Minister Bruno Merk, Twenty-One Hours at Munich, ABC, 1976.
Credits; SPECIALS
Pothinus, "Caesar and Cleopatra," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1976.
Also The Royal Victorians, 1974; The Green Bay Tree, Strange Interlude, The Crucible, and Edward VII, all for British television.
Credits; TELEVISION WORK
Director, The Autumn Garden, British television, 1966.

Further Reference

OBITUARIES AND OTHER SOURCES:

Variety, December 28, 1988-January 3, 1989.

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