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Paxton Whitehead Biography (1937-)

Born October 17, 1937, in East Malling, Kent, England; son of Charles Parkin(a lawyer) and Louise (maiden name, Hunt) Whitehead; married Patricia Gage (an actress), January 2, 1971 (divorced); married Katherine Robertson; children: (second marriage) Sarah, Charles. Addresses: Agent: Barna Ostertag Agency, 501 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10017.; Office: Abrams Artists, 9200 W.Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90069-3502.

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, director

Birth Details

October 17, 1937

East Malling, Kent, England

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• Kentish Colt, The Epilogue, The Old Stagers Theatre, Canterbury, England, 1949
• Alphonse, All for Mary, Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, England, 1956
• Francisco, Hamlet, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford, England,1958
• Gallows Humor, Gramercy Arts Theatre, New York City, 1961
• Prosecuting counsel, One Way Pendulum, East 74th Street Theatre, New York City, 1961
• Gilbert Dawson-Hill, The Affair, Henry Miller's Theatre, 1962
• Torvald Helmer, A Doll's House, Theatre Four, New York City, 1963
• Gower, Henry V, American Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, CT, 1963
• King of France, King Lear, American Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, 1963
• Beyond the Fringe, John Golden Theatre, New York City, 1964
• Horner, The Country Wife, Front Street Theatre, Memphis, TN, 1964
• Henry Higgins, My Fair Lady, Front Street Theatre, 1964
• Jack Absolute, The Rivals, Charles Playhouse, Boston, MA, 1964
• Archie Rice, The Entertainer, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 1965
• Adolphus Cusins, Major Barbara, Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati,OH, 1965
• Randall Underwood, Heartbreak House, Manitoba Theatre Center, Winnipeg, Ontario, Canada, 1965
• Christoforou, The Public Eye, Manitoba Theatre Center, 1965
• Algernon, The Importance of Being Earnest, Manitoba Theatre Center, 1965
• John Worthing, The Importance of Being Earnest, Canadian Players,Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1966
• Lord Summerhays, Misalliance, Shaw Festival, Niagara-on-the-Lake,Ontario, Canada, 1966
• Magnus, The Apple Cart, Shaw Festival, 1966
• Sergius, Arms and the Man, Shaw Festival, 1967
• Adolphus Cusins, Major Barbara, Shaw Festival, 1967
• Hector Hushabye, Heartbreak House, Shaw Festival, 1968
• Coustilliou, The Chemmy Circle, Shaw Festival, 1968
• Charley's Aunt, Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo, NY, 1968
• Chemin de Fer, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1969
• Rondelay, Hudson West Theatre, New York City, 1969
• Dubedat, The Doctor's Dilemma, Shaw Festival, 1969
• The actor, The Guardsman, Shaw Festival, 1969
• Tempest, Forty Years On, Shaw Festival, 1970
• The Chemmy Circle, Arena Stage, Washington, DC, 1970
• Hector Hushabye, Heartbreak House, Goodman Memorial Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1970
• The Emperor, The Brass Butterfly, Chelsea Theatre Center, New YorkCity, 1970
• Reverend Alexander Mill, Candida, Longacre Theatre, New York City,1970
• Canon Throbbing, Habeas Corpus, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1975
• Charteris, The Philanderer, Shaw Festival, 1971
• Lead roles, Tonight at 8:30, Shaw Festival, 1971
• Valentine, You Never Can Tell, Shaw Festival, 1973
• Savoyard, Fanny's First Play, Shaw Festival, 1973
• Fancourt Babberley, Charley's Aunt, Shaw Festival, 1974
• Burgoyne, The Devil's Disciple, Shaw Festival, 1975
• Sergius, Arms and the Man, Shaw Festival, 1976
• Magnus, The Apple Cart, Shaw Festival, 1976
• Adrian, The Millionairess, Shaw Festival, 1976
• Ronnie Gamble, Thark, Shaw Festival, 1977
• Sherlock Holmes, The Crucifer of Blood, Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1978
• Henry Carr, Travesties, Manitoba Theatre Centre, 1979
• Title role, The Trials of Oscar Wilde, The Citadel Theatre, Edmonton, Ontario, Canada, 1980
• Ronnie Gamble, Thark, Philadelphia Drama Guild, 1980
• Malvalio, Twelfth Night, Philadelphia Drama Guild, 1980
• Pellinore, Camelot, State Theatre, New York City, 1980
• Sergeant of police, The Pirates of Penzance, Ahmanson Theatre, LosAngeles, 1981
• Harpagon, The Miser, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA, 1982
• Hector, Heartbreak House, Theatre Royal, London, 1983
• Anthony Absolute, The Rivals, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, 1983
• Freddy, Noises Off, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1983-85
• Title role, Richard III, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, 1985
• Benedick, Much Ado About Nothing, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, 1986
• Richard Willey, Out of Order, Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, NJ,1997
• Sherlock Holmes, The Mask of Moriarty, Paper Mill Playhouse, 1998
• Narrator, Rocky Horror Show, Tiffany Theater, Hollywood, CA, 1998
• Sir Hugo Latymer, A Song at Twilight, Mirage Theater Company, Lucille Lortel Theater, New York City, 2000
• George Hilgay, Shadows of the Evening, Mirage Theater Company, Lucille Lortel Theater, 2000
• Also appeared in A Little Hotel on the Side; King Lear, Manitoba Theatre Centre; Neil Simon's London Suite.
• Major Tours
• Francisco, Hamlet, Royal Shakespeare Company, Moscow and Leningrad, Russia, 1958
• Lead role, The Grass Is Greener, Royal Shakespeare Company, U.K. cities, 1959
• Freddie, Pygmalion, Royal Shakespeare Company, U.K. cities, 1960
• Beyond the Fringe, U.S. cities, 1963
• The Bed Before Yesterday, U.S. cities, 1976
• Pellinore, Camelot, U.S. cities, 1980-81
• Also toured with the Andrew McMaster Company, U.K. cities, 1957.
• Stage Work
• Director
• The Circle, Shaw Festival, 1967
• The Chemmy Circle, Shaw Festival, 1968
• A Flea in Her Ear, Charles Playhouse, 1969
• Forty Years On, Shaw Festival, 1970
• The Secretary Bird, Main Stage, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 1970
• The Chemmy Circle, Main Stage, Vancouver, 1971
• The Sorrows of Frederick, Main Stage, Vancouver, 1971
• Misalliance, Shaw Festival, 1972
• Getting Married, Shaw Festival, 1972
• Charley's Aunt, Shaw Festival, 1972
• Widowers' Houses, Shaw Festival, 1973
• Arms and the Man, Main Stage, Vancouver, 1973
• Misalliance, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, then Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, 1982
• The Real Thing, Seattle Repertory Theatre, WA, 1986
• Beyond the Fringe, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, transferring to the Los Angeles Theatre Centre, 1986
• Film Appearances
• McDougall, Riel, 1979
• Dr. Phillip Barbay, Back to School, Orion, 1986
• Lord Malcolm Billings, Jumping Jack Flash, 1986
• "Center" instructor, Baby Boom, 1987
• Voice, Rover Dangerfield, 1991
• Cheshire, Nervous Ticks, 1992
• Judge in Heaven, My Boyfriend's Back (also known as JohnnyZombie), 1993
• Harvey Wilks, The Adventures of Huck Finn (also known as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn), 1993
• British reporter, Rocket Man (also known as Rocket Man), Buena Vista, 1997
• Voice of King Salazar, Wakko's Wish, 1999
• Basil Rathwood, The Duke, Buena Vista Home Video, 1999
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Albert Dudley, the butler, Marblehead Manor, 1987
• Hal Conway, a recurring role, Mad About You, NBC, 1992-99
• Duke, Simon, The WB, 1995
• Voice of Commander, The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest, TBS, 1996
• Movies
• Smythe, Chips, the War Dog, The Disney Channel, 1990
• Father Rosetti, Child of Darkness, Child of Light, USA Network, 1991
• Krigor/Anton Paulonvitch, Boris and Natasha, Showtime, 1992
• Dr. Tiberius Scott, 12:01, Fox, 1993
• Hurley, Where Are My Children, ABC, 1994
• Deane, Trick of the Eye(also known as Primal Secrets), CBS,1994
• Dr. McMerlin, London Suite(also known as Neil Simon's London Suite), NBC, 1996
• Also appeared in The First Night of Pygmalion, CBC.
• Episodic
• Hart to Hart, ABC, 1982-83
• William Troubshaw, "Foiled Again," Magnum P.I., CBS, 1982
• Morgan, "Beneath the Surface," The A Team, NBC, 1986
• The Alan King Show, CNN, 1986
• Silver Spoons, NBC, 1986
• Captain Oliver, "The Grand Old Lady," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1989
• Voice of Sir David Tushingham, Dinosaurs, ABC, 1991
• Voice of Judge, Dinosaurs, ABC, 1991
• Fenwick, "The Troubles," Law & Order, NBC, 1991
• Sir Reginal Harrington, Almost Home, ABC, 1993
• Dr. Whitcomb, "The Therapy Episode," Ellen, ABC, 1995
• Dr. Whitcomb, "The Sleep Clinic," Ellen, ABC, 1995
• Rene, Lush Life, Showtime, 1996
• Cats producer, "Caroline and the Cat Dancer," Caroline in the City,NBC, 1996
• Dr. Whitcomb, "The Parent Trap," Ellen, ABC, 1996
• Dr. Campbell, "A Lilith," Frasier, NBC, 1996
• Vesti, Early Edition, CBS, 1997
• Mr. Waltham, "The One with Rachel's Crush," Friends, NBC, 1998
• Mr. Waltham, "The One with Joey's Dirty Day," Friends, NBC, 1998
• "Noel," The West Wing, NBC, 2000
• Also appeared in 3rd Rock from the Sun; as Barnes, Brothers.
• Specials
• Lord Darlington, Lady Windermere's Fan, CBC, 1966
• The doctor, The Wit and World of GBS, BBC and CBC, 1971
• Lord Dufferin, The National Dream, CBC, 1973
• Z, The Village Wooing, CBC, 1974
• America Picks the All-Time Favorite Movies, ABC, 1988
• Phipps, Tales from the Hollywood Hills: The Old Reliable, PBS, 1988
• General Lowe, Hale the Hero, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
• Voice of Dr. Henry Davenport, the invisible man, Monster in My Pocket:The Big Scream, ABC,1992
• Miniseries
• Lord Dufferin, The National Dream (also known as Building the Impossible Railway), 1974
• Hector Paradiso, An Inconvenient Woman, ABC, 1991
• Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford, LIBERTY! The American Revolution, PBS, 1997
• WRITINGS
• Plays
• with Suzanne Grossman
• The Chemmy Circle, 1968
• There's One in Every Marriage, 1972
• A Flea in Her Ear, 1982