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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Gawn Grainger Biography (1937-)
Born October 12, 1937 (some sources say 1940), in Glasgow, Scotland (some sources say Holywood, Ireland); son of Charles Neil and Elizabeth (maiden name,Gall) Grainger; married Janet Key (an actress; marriage ended by her death, July 26, 1992); married Zoe Wanamaker (an actress), November, 1994.
Favorite roles--Figaro in The Marriage of Figaro; Serjeant Musgrave in Sergeant Musgrave's Dance.
- Nationality
- Scottish
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, writer
- Birth Details
- October 12, 1937
- Glasgow, Scotland
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Appearances
- (Stage debut) Boy king, King's Rhapsody, Palace Theatre, London, 1950
- Title role, Kean, Christy Mahon, The Playboy of the Western World, Romeo, Romeo and Juliet, Laertes, Hamlet, Claudio, Measure for Measure, all Bristol Old Vic Theatre, Bristol, U.K., 1964-66
- (Broadway debut) Romeo, Romeo and Juliet, Bristol Old Vic TheatreCompany, City Center Theatre, 1967
- Jimmy, There's a Girl in My Soup, Music Box Theatre, New YorkCity, 1967
- Cyril Bishop, The Giveaway, Garrick Theatre, London, 1969
- James Boswell, The Douglas Cause, Duke of York's Theatre, London, 1971
- McCue, The Front Page, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre,London, 1972
- Macduff, Macbeth, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1972
- Oronte, The Misanthrope, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1973
- Officer, The Bacchae, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1973
- Roberto, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1973
- Jeremy Haynes, The Party, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1973
- Stephen Lloyd, Next of Kin, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1974
- Figaro, The Marriage of Figaro, National Theatre Company, Old VicTheatre, 1974
- Oronte, The Misanthrope, St. James Theatre, New York City, 1975
- Osric, Hamlet, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, then Lyttelton Theatre, 1976
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Tribute to a Lady, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1976
- Usumcasane, Tamburlaine the Great, Olivier Theatre, then NationalTheatre, London, 1976
- Juggler, Force of Habit, National Theatre Company, National Theatre, 1976
- Casca, Julius Caesar, National Theatre Company, National Theatre,1977
- Soldier, The Passion, To Those Born Later, National Theatre Company, National Theatre, 1977
- Corporal Stoddard, The Plough and the Stars, National Theatre Company, National Theatre, 1977
- Mr. Dorilant, The Country Wife, National Theatre Company, NationalTheatre, 1977
- Schoolmaster, Brand, National Theatre Company, National Theatre, 1978
- Ajax, The Woman, National Theatre Company, National Theatre, 1978
- Charles I, The World Turned Upside Down, National Theatre Company,National Theatre, 1978
- Wesley, Has "Washington" Legs?, National Theatre Company, National Theatre, 1978
- Jack, Nick, The Long Voyage Home, National Theatre Company, National Theatre, 1979
- George, General Heller, Dispatches, National Theatre Company, National Theatre, 1979
- Doctor, squire, landlord, and rector, Lark Rise, National TheatreCompany, National Theatre, 1979
- Sir Timothy, Candleford, National Theatre Company, National Theatre, 1979
- Jimmy Tomorrow, The Iceman Cometh, National Theatre Company, National Theatre, 1980
- Reverend Hale, The Crucible, Comedy Theatre, London, 1981
- Also appeared in Party Time, Almeida Theatre, London; MountainLanguage, Almeida Theatre; No Man's Land, Almeida Theatre; A Month in the Country, London; Mutabilitte, London; Fool for Love, Donmar Warehouse Theatre, London; Taking Sides, London; The Give Away, London; The Devil's Devil, Theatre Royal, Bristol; The Crucible, National Theatre.
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Major Tours
- Romeo, Romeo and Juliet, Laertes, Hamlet, Claudio, Measure for Measure, all Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company, world tour, 1967
- Oronte, The Misanthrope, National Theatre Company, U.S. cities, 1976
- Knight, The Passion, world tour, 1981
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Television Appearances
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Movies
- Ben Budge, The Beggar's Opera, BBC, 1984
- Elegant man, The Brazilian Connection, syndicated, 1989
- Eden Thackeray, Dalziel and Pascoe: Child's Play, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
- First broker, A Christmas Carol, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
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Dalziel & Pascoe: Bones and Silence, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
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Specials
- Andrew, Son of Man (also known as Wednesday Play: Son of Man), BBC, 1969
- Ross, Macbeth (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: Macbeth), BBC, 1983
- Ralph Watson, The King of Clubs, PBS, 1990
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Miniseries
- Hitler, Private Schultz, BBC, 1980
- Bob Loder, The Black Tower, 1985
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Episodic
- Gregoire, "A Thin Band of Air," Jason King, 1972
- Malcolm Page, "Off Duty," Juliet Bravo, 1983
- George Stephenson, "The Mark of the Rani," Doctor Who, 1985
- "The King of Clubs," Poirot, 1989
- Joseph Newsome, "Message in a Bottle," Boon, 1992
- Also appeared as panelist, What's My Line, CBS; Jack Branagan,"For Love or Money," Hetty Wainthrop Investigates.
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Other Television Appearances
- Henry, Elizabeth Alone, BBC, 1980
- Pushkin, The Marriage, BBC, 1981
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Tales of the Unexpected, Thames, 1985
- Dyson, When We Are Married, BBC, 1987
- Also appeared as editor, Mitch, LWT; in She Stoops to Conquer;
Shadow of the Tower;
Man at the Top;
Crown Court.
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Film Appearances
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Male Bait, 1971
- Nigel Crouchback, Mastermind, 1976
- Actor, Little Drummer Girl, Warner Bros., 1984
- The officer, The Raggedy Rawney, 1988
- Dr. Michael Lloyd, August, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1996
- Henry--Giles's agent, Love and Death on Long Island (also known as Amour et mort e Long Island), Lions Gate Films, Inc., 1997
- Browne, Janice Beard: 45 Words Per Minute, 1999
- Also appeared in Blood Royal.
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WRITINGS
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Plays
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Four to One, BBC, 1976
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Vamp Till Ready, 1978
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Lies in Plastic Smiles, 1979
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Paradise Lost, 1980
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Television Plays
- Wrote You Don't Have To Walk To Fly, LWT; To See Ourselves, BBC; Jack Solomon's Children, Yorkshire Television; Big Deal, BBC; Left Field; and many others.
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Nonfiction
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