Richard Warwick
Richard Warwick (29 April 1945 – 16 December 1997) was an English actor.[1]
He was born Richard Carey Winter, the third of four sons, at Meopham, Kent and made his film debut in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 production of Romeo and Juliet in the role of Gregory. Subsequent films included If...., Nicholas and Alexandra and the first film by Derek Jarman, Sebastiane.
On television, he was best known for his roles in the sitcom Please Sir!, as one of the main character's teaching colleagues, and in the London Weekend Television comedy A Fine Romance, as the brother-in-law of Judi Dench's character. He also played Uncas in the television series The Last of the Mohicans (1971). His last role before his AIDS-related death was as John (the servant) in Zeffirelli's 1996 adaptation of Jane Eyre.
In an obituary, The Daily Telegraph quoted If... director Lindsay Anderson: "I never met a young actor like Richard! Without a touch of vanity, completely natural yet always concentrated, he illumines every frame of the film in which he appears."[2]
Selected filmography
- Romeo and Juliet (1968)
- If.... (1968)
- The Bed-Sitting Room (1969)
- The Breaking of Bumbo (1970)
- First Love (German title: Erste Liebe) (1970)
- Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)
- Confessions of a Pop Performer (1975)
- Sebastiane (1976)
- Mannen i skuggan
- International Velvet (1978)
- The Tempest (1979)
- My Favorite Year (1982)
- Johnny Dangerously (1984)
- White Hunter Black Heart (1990)
- Hamlet (1990)
- The Lost Language of Cranes (1992)
- Jane Eyre (1996)
References
- ↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/93499
- ↑ "Richard Warwick: actor admired by Noel Coward, Lindsay Anderson and Zeffirelli". The Daily Telegraph (London). 19 December 1997.
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