Max Adrian

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Max Adrian
Birth name Max Bor
Born November 1, 1903
Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland (pre-partition) UK
Died January 19, 1973
Wilford, England, UK
Other name(s) Max Cavendish
Notable roles Senator Ludicrus Sextus, Up Pompeii!

Max Adrian (1 November 1903–19 January 1973) was a British stage, film and television actor.

He was born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. He was born simply Max Bor, and is sometimes credited as Max Cavendish.

Firstly a stage actor, he was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company for some years. In the late 1960s, Max Adrian toured as George Bernard Shaw in the one-man presentation By George and originated the role of Pangloss in Leonard Bernstein's Candide.

His first film was in 1934. He appeared as the Dauphin in the Laurence Olivier production of Henry V (1944). He appeared in the Ken Russell films The Music Lovers (1970), The Boy Friend (1971) and The Devils (1971).

His most notable television role was as the dying composer Frederick Delius in Ken Russell's dramatic biography Song of Summer (1968).

His other television work included Senator Ludicrus Sextus in the first season of Up Pompeii! (1969), Fagin in the 1962 dramatisation of Oliver Twist, and parts in The Baron, Adam Adamant Lives!, and Perry Mason. He also appeared in the Doctor Who story The Myth Makers as King Priam.

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NAME Adrian, Max
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bor, Max (real name); Cavendish, Max
SHORT DESCRIPTION Northern Irish actor
DATE OF BIRTH 1 November 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
DATE OF DEATH January 19, 1973
PLACE OF DEATH Wilford, England
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