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Norman Wooland Biography (1905-1989)

Born March 16, 1905, in Dusseldorf, Germany; died April 3, 1989, in Staplehurst, England; married Jane Smith; children: two daughters.

Nationality

German, English

Gender

Male

Birth Details

March 16, 1905

Dusseldorf, Germany

Death Details

April 3, 1989

Staplehurst, England

Famous Works

• Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES
• STAGE DEBUT--Lorenzo, The Merchant of Venice, Grand Theatre, Oldham, U.K., 1926.
• LONDON DEBUT--Night Club Queen, Playhouse Theatre, 1937.
• BROADWAY DEBUT--Gerald, Time and the Conways, Ritz Theatre, 1938.
• Mr. Sheltie, What Say They?, Malvern Festival, Malvern, U.K., 1939.
• Robert Murrison, Cornelius, Westminster Theatre, London, 1940.
• Aubrey Tanqueray, The Second Mrs. Tanqueray, Haymarket Theatre, London, 1950.
• Enobarbus, Antony and Cleopatra, St. James's Theatre, London, 1951.
• Matthew, Dragon's Mouth, Winter Garden Theatre, London, 1952.
• Mr. Fielding, A Passage to India, Comedy Theatre, London, 1960.
• Sergeant Ruff, Gaslight, Playhouse Theatre, Oxford, U.K., 1967.
• Dr. Stockman, An Enemy of the People, Playhouse Theatre, Oxford, 1968.
• Haakon Werle, The Wild Duck, Criterion Theatre, London, 1970.
• the Father, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre,Guildford, U.K., 1972.
• Max Weiner, A Touch of Purple, Globe Theatre, London, 1972.
• Bob Cherry, Flowering Cherry, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, 1973.
• the Father, A Voyage 'round My Father, Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, U.K., 1973.
• Wilson, The Butcher, Belgrade Studio Theatre, Coventry, U.K., 1973.
• George, Jumpers, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham, U.K., 1975.
• Captain Shotover, Heartbreak House, Harrogate Festival, Harrogate, U.K.,1976.
• Also appeared in Hadrian VII, Haymarket Theatre, 1969; in repertory at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon, U.K., 1933- 37; and at theMalvern Festival, 1938.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Thomas More, A Man for All Seasons, U.K. cities, 1971.
• Colonel Strang, Conduct Unbecoming, U.K. cities, 1972.
• Gilles de Rais, Abelard and Heloise, U.K. cities, 1973.
• Sergeant Rough, Gaslight, U.K. cities, 1974.
• Mr. Bennet, Pride and Prejudice, U.K. cities, 1975.
• Frank Strang, Equus, U.K. cities, 1976.
• Don Jerome, The Duenna, U.K. cities, 1977.
• Sir Cecil, The Kingfisher, U.K. cities, 1978.
• Old Ekdal, The Wild Duck, U.K. cities, 1979.
• Credits; FILM APPEARANCES
• Lodge keeper, The Five Pound Man, Fox British, 1937.
• Parson, Escape, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1948.
• Horatio, Hamlet, General Film Distributors, 1948.
• Ashley Morehouse, Look Before You Love, General Film Distributors, 1948.
• Nat Hearn, All Over the Town, General Film Distributors, 1949.
• Prince Rudolph, The Angel with the Trumpet, British Lion, 1950.
• William Minnoch, Madeleine (also known as The Strange Case of Madeline),Universal, 1950.
• Nerva, Quo Vadis, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1951.
• King Richard, Ivanhoe, MGM, 1952.
• Bill Ogden, Background (also known as Edge of Divorce), Group 3, 1953.
• Inspector Bliss, The Ringer, Regent, 1953.
• Paris, Romeo and Juliet, United Artists, 1954.
• Colonel Cleaver, The Master Plan, Grand National, 1955.
• Pelton, Guilty?, Gibraltar, 1956.
• Catesby, Richard III, Lopert, 1956.
• Inspector Kingcombe, The Flesh Is Weak, Eros, 1957.
• Inspector Harris, No Road Back, RKO, 1957.
• May Crowley, The Bandit of Zhobe, Columbia, 1959.
• Brutus Smith, An Honourable Murder, Warner Brothers/Pathe, 1959.
• Hugh Manning, Teenage Bad Girl (also known as My Teenage Daughter and BadGirl), DCA, 1959.
• Roy Lewis, Night Train for Inverness, Paramount, 1960.
• group captain, The Guns of Navarone, Columbia, 1961.
• David Fraser, Portrait of a Sinner (also known as The Rough and the Smooth), American International, 1961.
• Rufio, Barabbas, Columbia, 1962.
• Virgilianus, The Fall of the Roman Empire, Paramount, 1964.
• Sir John Perrott, The Fighting Prince of Donegal, Buena Vista, 1966.
• Crown counsel, Walk in the Shadow (also known as Life for Ruth), Continental Distributing, 1966.
• Dr. Blanchard, The Projected Man, Universal, 1967.
• King Saul, Saul and David, Rizzoli, 1968.
• team doctor, International Velvet, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1978.
• Also appeared in This England (also known as Our Heritage), World, 1941;The Mirror Crack'd, Associated Film Distribution, 1980.
• TELEVISION APPEARANCES; MINI-SERIES Simon, Cover Her Face, Anglia Television, then Mystery!, PBS, 1987.
• Also appeared in All for Love, Diamonds, Life at Stake, and The Chief Mourner, all British television.

Further Reference

OBITUARIES AND OTHER SOURCES:

• Variety, April 12-18, 1989.