John Harding Biography (1948-)

Born June 20, 1948, in Ruislip, England; son of K.W. (an engineer) and Hilary(Thomson) Harding; married Gillian Heaps (an art teacher), August 31, 1968;children: Jack, Josephine. Addresses: AGENT--Scott Marshall, 44 PerrynRoad, London W3, England.

Nationality
English
Gender
Male
Birth Details
June 20, 1948
Ruislip, England

Famous Works

  • Credits
  • LONDON DEBUT--James, My Fat Friend, Globe Theatre, 1972.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
  • Whitaker, The Long and the Short and the Tall, Greenwich Theatre, London,1970.
  • For Sylvia, Fringe Theatre, London, 1972.
  • Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Twelfth Night, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, U.K., 1974.
  • Taylor, Donkeys' Years, Globe Theatre, London, 1976.
  • John Worthing, The Importance of Being Earnest, and elegant man, Do You Love Me?, both Actor's Company, Round House Theatre, London, 1977.
  • Arnold, The Circle, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, U.K., 1977.
  • Mellifont, The Double Dealer, Edgar Anthony, Strife, Vasily, The Fruits of Enlightment, Kreindl, Undiscovered Country, and Richmond, Richard III, allNational Theatre Company, Olivier Theatre, London, 1978-79.
  • Emperor Joseph II, Amadeus, National Theatre Company, Her Majesty's Theatre, London, 1982.
  • Elyot, Miranda, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1987.
  • Also appeared as Antipholus, The Comedy of Errors, Hornchurch, U.K., 1973; in The Golden Pathway Annual, Crucible Theatre, 1973, then Mayfair Theatre,London, 1974; Loud Reports, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1975; Dirty Giant,Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, U.K., 1975; The Manly Bit, Open Air Theatre, London, 1976; as Paul, Taking Steps, Watford, U.K., 1984; Eliot, Private Lives, Watermill Theatre, U.K., 1988.
  • Credits; MAJOR TOURS
  • John Worthing, The Importance of Being Earnest, and elegant man, Do You Love Me?, both Actor's Company, U.K. cities, 1977.
  • FILM DEBUT--Ernest, Give My Regards to Broad Street, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
  • Bernard Clark, The Young Visitors, James Hill Films, 1984.
  • Ferdinand Barnacle, Little Dorrit, Cannon, 1987.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM WORK
  • Editor, Concrete Angels, Cineplex Odeon, 1987.
  • TELEVISION DEBUT--Do You Dig It?, BBC, 1976.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
  • Salter, Nichols, NBC, 1971.
  • Credits; EPISODIC
  • Neville Sterne, "Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill," Star Quality: Noel Coward Stories, BBC, 1986, then Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1987.
  • Credits; MOVIES
  • The Bourne Identity, ABC, 1988.
  • Also appeared in Goodbye Mr. Chips, BBC, 1983; Scroop, Central Television, 1987; and as Mr. Kemp, Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1987.
  • Writings;STAGE
  • (With John Burrows) For Sylvia, Fringe Theatre, London, 1972, published in Best Plays of 1978.
  • (with Burrows) The Golden Pathway Annual, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, U.K., 1973, published by Heinemann, 1974.
  • (with Burrows and Peter Skellern) Loud Reports, Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London, 1975.
  • (with Burrows, music by Peter Skellern) Dirty Giant, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, U.K., 1975.
  • (with Burrows) The Manly Bit, Open Air Theatre, London, 1976.