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Simon Ward Biography (1941-)

Born October 19, 1941, in Beckenham, England; son of Leonard Fox and WinifredWard; married Alexandra Malcolm; children: three daughters. Addresses: Agent--IFA Ltd., 11-12 Hanover St., London W1, England.

Nationality

English

Gender

Male

Birth Details

October 19, 1941

Beckenham, England

Famous Works

• Credits; Stage Appearances
• Fred Beenstock, Hobson's Choice, Northampton Repertory Theatre, Northampton, U.K., 1963.
• (London debut) Tom Phillips, The Fourth of July, St. Martin's Theatre, London, 1964.
• Alexander, Alexander's Death, Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, U.K., 1964.
• Konstantin, The Seagull, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham, U.K.,1964.
• Abel Drugger, The Alchemist, Oxford Playhouse, Oxford, U.K., 1965.
• Hippolytus, Phedre, Oxford Playhouse, Oxford, 1966.
• Dennis, Loot, Jeannetta Cochrane Theatre, then Criterion Theatre, both London, 1966.
• Jerry, Wise Child, Wyndham's Theatre, London, 1967.
• Unknown soldier, The Unknown Soldier and His Wife, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, U.K., 1968.
• Ferdinand, The Tempest, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, 1968.
• Henry, The Skin of Our Teeth, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, 1968.
• Donald, Spoiled, Haymarket Theatre, London, 1971.
• Romeo, Romeo and Juliet, Shaw Theatre, London, 1972.
• Teddy, Clever Soldiers, Hampstead Theatre Club, London, 1974.
• Troilus, Troilus and Cressida, Young Vic Theatre, London, 1976.
• Harry, Four to One, Young Vic Theatre, London, 1976.
• Ward, Rear Column, Globe Theatre, London, 1978.
• Ken Harrison, Whose Life Is It, Anyway?, Birmingham, 1982.
• House Guest, 1982.
• Heartbreak House, 1983.
• Dial M for Murder, 1983.
• Ross, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham, 1986.
• Paris Match, 1988.
• Henceforward, 1990.
• Rumours, 1990.
• Don't Dress for Dinner, 1992.
• Cell Mates, 1995.
• Also appeared as Princess Catherine, Henry V; and as Duke, On Approval, Playhouse Theatre.
• Credits; Major Tours
• Valentine, You Never Can Tell, Cambridge Theatre Company, U.K.
• cities, 1973.
• Ken Harrison, Whose Life Is It, Anyway?, U.K. cities, 1980.
• Credits; Stage Work
• Co-director, Henry IV, Part I, National Youth Theatre, London, 1967.
• Credits; Film Appearances
• (Film debut) Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed, Warner Bros., 1970.
• I Start Counting, 1970.
• Title role, Young Winston, Columbia, 1972.
• Hitler: The Last Ten Days, Paramount, 1972.
• The Three Musketeers, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974.
• Children of Rage, 1974.
• The Four Musketeers, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1975.
• Deadly Strangers, 1975.
• The Aces High, 1976.
• Battle Flag, 1976.
• Dominique, 1977.
• Holocaust 2000, 1977.
• The Chosen, 1978.
• Zulu Dawn, 1979.
• The Sabina, 1979.
• The Monster Club, 1980.
• Tug of Love, 1983.
• Supergirl, 1984.
• Leave All Fair, 1985.
• Mr. Linton, Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, 1992.
• Edward Ross, Double X: The Name of the Game, 1992.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Series
• Appeared in The Black Tulip, BBC; The Roads to Freedom,BBC; Holocaust, BBC, then PBS; The Rear Column, BBC.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Miniseries
• Thomas Flanagan, Around the World in 80 Days, NBC, 1989.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Episodic
• Stephen Lampart, "A Taste for Death," Mystery!, PBS, 1990.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Movies
• Arthur Holmwood, Dracula, CBS, 1974.
• James Herriot, All Creatures Great and Small, NBC, 1975.
• William Trench, The Four Feathers, NBC, 1978.
• Jock Leslie-Melville, The Last Giraffe, CBS, 1979.
• Duc de Chateau Renaud, The Corsican Brothers, CBS, 1985.
• Also appeared in Chips with Everything, BBC; Bloomsday; and Flowering Cherry.

Further Reference

Periodicals:

• Plays and Players, February, 1995.