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Benjamin Whitrow Biography (1937-)

Born February 17, 1937, in Oxford, England; son of Philip and Mary Alexandra(maiden name, Flaunders) Whitrow; married Catherine Elizabeth Cook. Addresses: Contact: c/o Ken McReddie, 4 Paddington Street, London, W1.

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

February 17, 1937

Oxford, England

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• Hecktor Hushabye, Heartbreak House, Empire, Belfast, 1959
• Love for Love, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, London,1967
• Player, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1967
• Peregrine, Valpone, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1968
• Chorus, Oedipus, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1968
• Ensign Mullet, H, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1968
• Camillo, The White Devil, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1968
• Frederick Lowndes, Home and Beauty, National Theatre Company, OldVic Theatre, 1969
• Dr. Finache, A Flea in Her Ear, National Theatre Company, Old VicTheatre, 1969
• Duke, The Merchant of Venice, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1970
• Radomsky, The Idiot, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1970
• Snake, The School for Scandal, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1971
• Trumpeter, Amphitryon 38, New Theatre, New York City, 1971
• Captain of Kopenick, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1971
• Arragon, The Merchant of Venice, National Theatre Company, Old VicTheatre, 1971
• Bensinger, The Front Page, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1972
• Bushy, Richard II, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1972
• Joseph Surface, The School for Scandal, National Theatre Company,Old Vic Theatre, 1972
• Malvolio, Twelfth Night, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1973
• Inspector Bones, Jumpers, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1973
• James Shanklin, Next of Kin, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1974
• Dr. Bartholo, The Marriage of Figaro, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1974
• Cannoon Chasuble, The Importance of Being Earnest, Greenwich Theatre, London, 1975
• Wood, Otherwise Engaged, Queens Theatre, London, 1975
• McTeazle, Dirty Linen, Arts Theatre Club, London, 1976
• Donald, Ten Times Table, Globe Theatre, London, 1978
• Hjalmar Ekdal, The Wild Duck, 1979
• Puff, Miss in Her Teens, Prospect Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1979
• Dr. Prentice, What the Butler Saw, Prospect Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1979
• Attorney General, The Trial of Queen Caroline, Prospect Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1979
• The Last of Mrs. Cheyney, Chichester Festival, Chichester, England, 1980
• Terra Nova, Chichester Festival, 1980
• Justice Shallow, Henry IV Part 2, Royal Shakespeare Company Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, 2000
• Sir Anthony Absolute, The Rivals, Royal Shakespeare Company Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, 2000
• Film Appearances
• Mr. Fulford, Quadrophenia (also known as Quadrophenia: A Way ofLife), World Northal, 1997
• Headmaster, A Shocking Accident, 1982
• Businessman, Brimstone and Treacle, United Artists Classics, 1982
• Ernest Weekley, Coming Through, 1985
• Headmaster, Clockwise, Universal, 1986
• Anton Heron, Sharma and Beyond, Cinecon International, 1986
• Mr. Marsden, Personal Services, Vestron Pictures, 1987
• Arkwright, On the Black Hill, 1987
• Mr. Granger, Hawks, Skouras Pictures, 1989
• Civil servant, Fatale (also known as Damage), New Line Cinema, 1992
• (As Ben Whitrow) Station master, Chaplin, Columbia TriStar, 1992
• Merivel's father, Restoration, Miramax, 1995
• Chairman at Oxford, The Saint, Paramount, 1997
• Mr. Binley, Fairy Tale: A True Story (also known as Fairy Taleand Illumination), Paramount, 1997
• Voice of Fowler, Chicken Run (animated; also known as C: R-1), DreamWorks, 2000
• Television Appearances
• Movies
• Old Man of Chelsea Reach (also known as Londoners: Old Man of Chelsea Reach), 1965
• Duke of Venice, The Merchant of Venice, 1973
• Ulysses, Troilus & Cressida (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: Troilus & Cressida), 1981
• Davidson, Harry's Game (also known as Belfast Assassin), 1982
• The Insurance Man, 1986
• Thomas Cromwell, A Man for All Seasons, TNT, 1988
• Antonio, The Merchant of Venice, 1996
• Arthur, Joe's father, Jilting Joe, Romance Classics, 1999
• Also appeared in The Brontes; King Lear; Fathers and Families; andLife at Stake.
• Series
• Ffizz, 1987
• Robert Douglas, Chancer, 1990
• Duncan, Other People's Children, 2000
• Miniseries
• Mr. Bennet, Pride and Prejudice, Arts and Entertainment, 1996
• Squire Allworthy, Henry Fielding's Tom Jones (also known as The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling), Arts and Entertainment, 1998
• Mr. Fluck, The Blonde Bombshell, 1998
• Specials
• Josh, Plaintiffs and Defendants (also known as Play for Today:Plaintiffs and Defendants), 1975
• House master, Two Sundays (also known as Play for Today: Two Sundays), 1975
• Richard Halton, On Approval (also known as Play of the Month: On Approval), 1982
• "Finessing the King," Partners in Crime, Series 1, PBS, 1984
• Principal, Selected Exits, PBS, 1993
• Brownlee, "The Daughters of Cain," Inspector Morse, Arts and Entertainment, 1996
• Episodic
• Detective Chief Inspector Braithwaite, "Hard Men," The Sweeney, 1978
• B. J. Farrell, "Low Profile," Bergerac, 1985
• Peter Haymon, "Thicker than Water," Boon, 1990
• "Labour of Love," The New Statesman, 1991
• Dr. Laurence Reeve, "Hope to Die," Peak Practice, 1993
• James Merchant, "Other Voices," The Bill, 1995
• Philip, "Dad," Kiss Me Kate, 1999
• Rupert, "Miracle in Crooked Lane," Jonathan Creek, 1999