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Jeremy Irons Biography (1948-)
Full name, Jeremy John Irons; born September 19, 1948, in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England; son of Paul Dugan (an accountant) and Barbara Anne (maiden name,Sharpe) Irons; married Julie Hallam, 1969 (divorced); married Sinead Moira Cusack (an actress; professional name, Sinead Cusack), March 28, 1978; children: (second marriage) Samuel James Brefni, Maximilian Paul Diarmiud. Addresses: Manager: c/o Hutton Management, 200 Fulham Rd., London SW10 9PN, England.; Agent: Fred Specktor, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor
- Birth Details
- September 19, 1948
- Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Appearances
- Simon, Hay Fever, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, Bristol, England, 1971
- Nick, What the Butler Saw, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1971
- Florizel, The Winter's Tale, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1971
- John the Baptist, Godspell, Round House Theatre, London, then Wyndham's Theatre, London, 1971
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Diary of a Madman, Act Inn Lunchtime Theatre, London, 1973
- Don Pedro, Much Ado about Nothing, Young Vic Theatre, London, 1974
- Mick, The Caretaker, Young Vic Theatre, 1974
- Petruchio, The Taming of the Shrew, New Shakespeare Company, RoundHouse Theatre, 1975
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An Inspector Calls, Key Theatre, Peterborough, England, 1975
- Harry Thunder, Wild Oats, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1976, then Piccadilly Theatre, London, 1977
- James Jameson, The Rear Column, Globe Theatre, London, 1978
- Gustav Manet, An Audience Called Edouard, Greenwich Theatre, London, 1978
- (Broadway debut) Henry Boot, The Real Thing, Plymouth Theatre, 1984
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The Rover, Mermaid Theatre, London, 1986
- Leontes, The Winter's Tale, Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, 1986
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Richard II, Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Shakespeare Theatre,1986
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A Little Night Music, New York City Opera, 2003
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Film Appearances
- (Film debut) Mikhail Fokine, Nijinsky, Paramount, 1980
- Charles Smithson/Mike, The French Lieutenant's Woman, United Artists, 1981
- Narrator, The Masterbuilders, 1982
- Nowak, Moonlighting (also known as Schwarzarbeit), Universal, 1982
- Jerry, Betrayal, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
- Harold Ackland, The Wild Duck, Orion, 1983
- Charles Swann, Swann in Love (also known as Un amour de Swann,
A Love of Swann, and Eine Liebe von Swann), Orion, 1984
- Storyteller, Rabbit Ears: The Steadfast Tin Soldier, 1985
- Guest, "The Big Sky," Kate Bush: The Whole Story, 1986
- Father Gabriel, The Mission, Warner Bros., 1986
- Beverly and Elliot Mantle, Dead Ringers, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
- Guy Jones, A Chorus of Disapproval, J&M, 1988
- Edouard Pierson, Australia, 1989
- Claus von Bulow, Reversal of Fortune, Warner Bros., 1990
- Prisoner, Opera Zebracka (also known as The Beggar's Opera), 1991
- Title role, Kafka, Miramax, 1991
- Tom Crick, Waterland, Fine Line, 1992
- H. G. Wells, From Time to Time (also known as Timekeeper and Le visionarium), 1992
- Dr. Stephen Fleming, Damage (also known as Fatale), New Line Cinema, 1993
- Rene Gallimard, M. Butterfly, Warner Bros., 1993
- Esteban Trueba, The House of the Spirits (also known as Aandernes hus,
A casa dos espiritos, and Das Geisterhaus), Miramax, 1993
- Voice of Scar, The Lion King (animated), Buena Vista, 1994
- Simon, Die Hard with a Vengeance (also known as Die Hard 3), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
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Beyond the Clouds, 1995
- Alex Parrish, Stealing Beauty (also known as Beaute volee and Io ballo da sola), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
- John, Chinese Box, Trimark Pictures, 1997
- Humbert, Lolita, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1997
- Father Aramis, The Man in the Iron Mask, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1998
- Voice of Poseidon, Poseidon's Fury: Escape from the Lost City (also known as Poseidon's Fury), 1999
- Mage Profion, Dungeons & Dragons (also known as Dungeons & Dragons: The Movie), Silver Pictures, 2000
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The Making of "Dungeons & Dragons," 2001
- Jack Elgin, The Fourth Angel, Artisan, 2001
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The Night of the Iguana, Rex, 2001
- Uber-Morlock, The Time Machine, Warner Bros., 2002
- Valentin Valentin, And Now ... Ladies and Gentlemen, Paramount Classics, 2002
- Larry Kelly, Callas Forever, Medusa, 2002
- Narrator, RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare, 2002
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Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (also known as Broadway: The Golden Age), 2003
- Pukovnik Unprofora, Mathilde, E.T. Fiction Group, 2003
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Television Appearances
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Miniseries
- Franz Liszt, "Notorious Woman," Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1975
- Frank Tregear, The Pallisers, PBS, 1977
- Alex Sanderson, "Love for Lydia," Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1978
- Charles Ryder, "Brideshead Revisited," Great Performances, PBS, 1982
- Voice of Alexis Charles Henri Maurice Clerel de Tocqueville, The CivilWar (also known as The American Civil War), PBS, 1990
- Voice of Siegfried Sassoon, The Great War and the Shaping of the 20thCentury, 1996
- Rupert Gould, Longitude, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
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Movies
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The Liberty Tree, 1975
- William Smith, Danny, the Champion of the World, The Disney Channel, 1989
- Andrew Launder, CTS: Toronto, 1999
- Reader/listener, Ohio Impromptu, PBS, 2000
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, Last Call (also known as Fitzgerald),Showtime, 2002
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Specials
- Otto Beck, Langrishe Go Down (also known as BBC2 Play of the Week: Langrishe Go Down), BBC, 1978
- Edward Voysey, The Voysey Inheritance (also known as Play of the Month: The Voysey Inheritance), BBC, 1979
- Alex Hepburn, The Captain's Doll, BBC, 1982
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Great Performances' 10th Anniversary Celebration, 1982
- Voice, Statue of Liberty, PBS, 1985
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The Talk Show, HBO, 1986
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The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star Fiftieth Anniversary, CBS, 1986
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Sesame Street Special (also known as Put down the Duckie),PBS, 1988
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Larry King TNT Extra (also known as The Larry King Special ...Inside Hollywood), TNT, 1991
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The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1991
- Odon von Horvath, "Tales from Hollywood," American Playhouse, PBS,1992
- "Living Shakespeare: A Year with the RSC," A&E Stage, Arts andEntertainment, 1992
- Narration, "Carnival of the Animals," A&E Stage, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
- Host, "Placido Domingo: The Concert for Planet Earth," Great Performances, PBS, 1992
- Voice, Earth and the American Dream, HBO, 1993
- The Man, "The Dream," Texaco Performing Acts Showcase, Bravo, 1993
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Movie News Hot Summer Sneak Preview, CBS, 1994
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All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (also known as Sesame Streets All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!), 1994
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The Lion King: A Musical Journey with Elton John, 1994
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The Making of the Lion King, The Disney Channel, 1994
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D-Day Remembered--A Musical Tribute from the QE2, PBS, 1994
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Seekers of the Lost Treasure, The Discovery Channel, 1995
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The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies, HBO, 1995
- Narration, Russia's Last Tsar, NBC, 1996
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Hollywood & Vinyl: Disney's 101 Greatest Musical Moments, VH1,1998
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Fox Studios Australia: The Grand Opening, 1999
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Night of a Thousand Shows, 2000
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The Beatles Revolution, ABC, 2000
- Narrator, Into the Amazon: First Contact, The Discovery Channel, 2000
- Voice of the shapeshifter, Faeries, Starz!, 2000
- Presenter, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the PerformingArts, CBS, 2001
- (Uncredited) Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute, 2002
- Also appeared in Autogeddon; and The Dream of a Ridiculous Man.
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Television Appearances
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Awards Presentations
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The 45th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1991
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The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1992
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The 66th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1994
- Presenter, The 67th Annual Academy Awards, 1995
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The 70th Annual Academy Awards, 1998
- Presenter, The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards, 1999
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Television Appearances
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Episodic
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Saturday Night Live, 1991
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, 1991, 1992
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Late Show with David Letterman, 1993, 1994
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The View, 2003
- Also appeared in Play Away and Brigitte & Friends.
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RECORDINGS
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Albums
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The Real Thing (original cast recording), Nonesuch, 1984
- Henry Higgins, My Fair Lady, Telarc, 1989
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Music Videos
- Director, "Tired of Being Blonde" by Carly Simon, 1985
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Taped Readings
- Read Lolita and The Red Shoes by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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Cinema, August, 1995, pp. 28-29; December, 1997, pp. 105; November, 1998, p. 71
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Film Comment, September/October, 1988, p. 26
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Interview, June, 1990, p. 102
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Maclean's, April 11, 1994, p. 68
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New York Times, May 19, 2002, pp. 34, 39
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Vogue, January, 1993, p. 134
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