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| Born | Sydney Horace Nicholls 16 October 1902 Windsor, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 22 February 1977 (aged 74) London, England, United Kingdom |
| Years active | 1930s-1977 |
| Spouse | Faith Heaslip (Kent) (2 children) |
Anthony Nicholls (16 October 1902 – 22 February 1977)[1] was an English film, television, and stage actor.
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Nicholls was born Sydney Horace Nicholls on 16 October 1902 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, the son of Florence (née Holderness) and photojournalist Horace Nicholls.[2] He served in the Royal Artillery.[1] In post-war years he met the much younger Faith (Heaslip) Kent during a production of Vanity Fair. They married in 1947, and had two children, actresses Kate Nicholls and Phoebe Nicholls.[3] Distinguishing himself on the Shakespearean stage alongside the Redgrave family, Laurence Olivier and Peter O'Toole, he would go on to make the portrayal of government officials a way of life in his films.[4]
American audiences first saw Nicholls in the company of Ronald Reagan, Richard Todd and Patricia Neal in The Hasty Heart.[4] He made his television debut in 1937[5] and continued with steady work in acting for four decades, including the 1966 Academy Award-winning film A Man For All Seasons. He was already a veteran by the time of the television series The Champions,[5] where he played his best-known role of W.L. Tremayne, the overseer of three top secret agents.[4] He died aged 74 in 1977. His grandson Tom Sturridge is also an actor.
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