Biography
Alexander Sheriff de Moro Clunes (17 May 1912 β 13 March 1970) was an English actor and theatrical manager.Among the plays he presented were Christopher Fry's The Lady's Not For Burning. He gave the actor and dramatist Peter Ustinov his first break with his production The House of Regrets. His film career was brief, but varied. He played Hastings in Laurence Olivier's Richard III (1955), and also appeared in wartime films such as One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942), although he was in fact a conscientious objector. He also appeared in The Adventures of Quentin Durward (1955).Clunes' later stage work included succeeding Rex Harrison as Henry Higgins in the stage musical My Fair Lady in 1959. His final stage appearance was in 1968.
Filmography
all 13
Movies 10
TV Shows 3
Narrator 3
self 1
Writer 1
Peregrine
The Ronnie Barker Playhouse (1968)
TV
Narrator
The Forth Road Bridge (1965)
Movie
Polonius
Hamlet at Elsinore (1964)
Movie
Robert Manders
Living Image (1963)
Movie
Anthony Chester
Tomorrow at Ten (1962)
Movie
Narrator
The England of Elizabeth (1957)
Movie
Gov. Woodes Rogers
The Buccaneers (1956)
TV
Lieutenant-Colonel John Eld / Narrator
Brighton Story (1955)
Movie
Commentator
Choose Cheese (1940)
Movie
Self - Commentator
What's For Dinner (1940)
Movie
Harry - a Scientist
Now You're Talking (1940)
Movie
Writer
Exercise Bowler
Movie
Polonius
Hamlet at Elsinore
TV
Ratings
Average 4.18
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1940
1955
1962
1965
1968
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1912-05-17
Deathday1970-03-13 (57 years old)
Birth PlaceBrixton, United Kingdom
ChildrenMartin Clunes
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
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