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Michael Bryant Biography (1928-2002)

Born April 5, 1928, in London, England; son of William Frederick and Ann Mary(maiden name, Kerrigan) Bryant; married Josephine Martin (marriage ended); married Judith Mary Coke, 1990.

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

April 5, 1928

London, United Kingdom

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• The young collector, A Streetcar Named Desire, Palace Pier Theatre, Brighton, England, 1951
• Fred, The Narrow Corner, Oxford Playhouse, Oxford, England, 1955
• (London debut) Furniture remover number two, The New Tenant, ArtsTheatre, 1956
• Willie Oban, The Iceman Cometh, Arts Theatre, then Winter Garden Theatre, London, both 1958
• Walter Langer, Five Finger Exercise, Comedy Theatre, London, 1958then New York City, 1959
• Title role, Ross, Haymarket Theatre, London, 1961
• Rudge, Next Time I'll Sing to You, New Arts Theatre, London, 1963
• The man, Trap for a Lonely Man, Savoy Theatre, London, 1963
• Jacko, Gentle Jack, Queen's Theatre, London, 1963
• Victor Paumelli, Victor, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1964
• Selim Calymath, The Jew of Malta, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, 1964
• Bernard Wideawake, "The Wideawakes," Expeditions 2, Aldwych Theatre, 1965
• The dauphin, Henry V, Aldwych Theatre, 1965
• Teddy, The Homecoming, 1965
• Andre Laevsky, The Duel, Duke of York's Theatre, London, 1968
• Johnson, This Story of Yours, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1968
• The prime minister, Siege, Cambridge Theatre, London, 1972
• Captain von Blixen, The Return of A. J. Raffles, Royal ShakespeareCompany, Aldwych Theatre, 1975
• Toby Musgrave, The Family Dance, Criterion Theatre, London, 1976
• Lenin, State of Revolution, National Theatre Company, London, 1977
• General Petypon du Grele, The Lady from Maxim's, National TheatreCompany, 1977
• Title role, Brand, National Theatre Company, 1978
• Sir Paul Plyant, The Double Dealer, National Theatre Company, 1978
• David Roberts, Strife, National Theatre Company, 1978
• Von Aigner, The Undiscovered Country, National Theatre Company, 1978
• Jacques, As You Like It, National Theatre Company, 1978
• Gregers Werle, The Wild Duck, National Theatre Company, 1979
• Iago, Othello, National Theatre Company, 1980
• Trelawny of the "Wells", National Theatre Company, Olivier Theatre, London, 1993
• The Third Leg, Olivier Theatre, 1993
• Foldal, John Gabriel Borkman, Royal National Theatre, London, 1996
• Summerfolk, Olivier Theatre, 2000
• Firs, The Cherry Orchard, Royal National Theatre, 2000
• Major Tours
• Appeared as Walter Langer, Five Finger Exercise, U.S. cities.
• Film Appearances
• Passage Home, General Films Distributors, 1955
• Peterson, Uranium Boom, Columbia, 1956
• Sixth Officer James Moody, A Night to Remember, J. Arthur Rank, 1958
• John's counsel, Life for Ruth (also known as Walk in the Shadow and Condemned to Life), Continental Distributing, 1962
• Dr. Tate, The Mind Benders, American International, 1963
• Gaveston, The Deadly Affair, Columbia, 1967
• Colin Williams, Torture Garden, Columbia, 1967
• Max Staefel, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1969
• New friend, Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny and Girly (also known as Girly and The Happy Family), Cinerama, 1970
• John Ingram, The Deep, 1970
• Lenin, Nicholas and Alexandra, Columbia, 1971
• Dr. Herder, The Ruling Class, Avco Embassy, 1972
• Stefan Zuger, Caravan to Vaccares, J. Arthur Rank, 1974
• Principal secretary, Gandhi, Columbia, 1982
• Sammy, Bikini Summer II, 1992
• Priest, Hamlet (also known as William Shakespeare's Hamlet), Columbia/Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1996
• Also appeared in A Fortunate Man.
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Mathieu De LaRue, Roads to Freedom, syndicated, 1970
• Movies
• Peter Brock, The Stone Tape, 1972
• Syshchikov, Sakharov, HBO, 1984
• Derek Green, Heading Home, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
• Voices of God and the doctor, The Miracle Maker, ABC, 2000
• Miniseries
• Howard Calvert, Late Call, 1975
• Narrator, Reilly: The Ace of Spies, 1983
• The Modern World: Ten Great Writers, 1988
• Dr. Nichols, Wives and Daughters, PBS and BBC, 1999
• Specials
• Stirling Moss, Mille miglia (also known as Theatre 625: Mille miglia), 1968
• The Three Sisters (also known as Play of the Month: The Three Sisters), 1969
• Bosola, The Duchess of Malfi (also known as Stage 2: The Duchess of Malfi), 1972
• Is It Something I Said? (also known as Centre Play: Is It Something I Said?), 1974
• Britannus, "Caesar and Cleopatra," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1976
• Doctor Caius, The Merry Wives of Windsor (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: The Merry Wives of Windsor), 1982
• Fool, King Lear, PBS, 1997
• Episodic
• "The Jayhawker," Buffalo Bill Jr., 1956
• "The Assassins," Buffalo Bill Jr., 1956
• "The Gatling Gun," Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, 1956
• Martin Brierly, Anna Lee, 1993
• Other Television Appearances
• Appeared in Talking to a Stranger.