George Rose (actor)

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George Rose (February 19, 1920 - May 5, 1988) was a British actor.

Born in Bicester in Oxfordshire, Rose studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama. After graduation he briefly worked as a farmer and secretary. After wartime service and studies at Oxford, he made his Old Vic stage debut in 1946.

Rose made his Broadway debut in a 1946 production of Henry IV, Part I and remained in New York City for the remainder of the decade. He spent most of the 1950s appearing in broad comedy roles in his native land. He returned to Broadway to portray Dogberry in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing in 1959; two years later he co-starred in Robert Bolt's A Man For All Seasons. From then on he appeared primarily in American plays and films. He also gained a reputation as one of the foremost Gilbert and Sullivan purveyors in the English-speaking world.

Rose made his screen debut in Midnight Frolics in 1949. Notable film credits include Track the Man Down, A Night to Remember, Hawaii, and A New Leaf.

Rose was one of the stars of the 1975 television series Beacon Hill, a misguided effort to Americanize the popular Upstairs, Downstairs. Other television credits include Naked City, Trials of O'Brien, and several appearances on the Hallmark Hall of Fame.

Rose was beaten to death by his adopted son and three other men just outside his summer home in the Dominican Republic in 1988.

[edit] Additional Broadway credits

[edit] Broadway awards and nominations

  • 1986 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (The Mystery of Edwin Drood, winner)
  • 1986 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Edwin Drood, winner)
  • 1981 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (The Pirates of Penzance, nominee)
  • 1981 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical (The Pirates of Penzance, nominee)
  • 1979 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (The Kingfisher, winner)
  • 1977 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (She Loves Me, nominee)
  • 1976 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (My Fair Lady, winner)
  • 1976 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (My Fair Lady, winner)
  • 1975 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (My Fat Friend, nominee)
  • 1974 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance (My Fat Friend, winner)
  • 1970 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Coco, nominee)


Preceded by
John Cullum
for Shenandoah		 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical
1976
for My Fair Lady		 Succeeded by
Barry Bostwick
for The Robber Bridegroom
Preceded by
George Hearn
for La Cage Aux Folles		 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical
1986
for The Mystery of Edwin Drood		 Succeeded by
Robert Lindsay
for Me and My Girl

[edit] External links

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