Paxton Whitehead
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Paxton Whitehead is a British
actor who made his professional debut in 1956. Whitehead is best known to American movie audiences as Professor
Phillip Barbay in the 1986
comedy film Back to School.
, England
, the son of Louise (née Hunt) and Charles Parkin Paxton, a lawyer. He trained at London's Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
beginning when he was 17 years old. After attending the Academy he worked in repertory, small touring companies that rehearsed and performed a new play each week. In 1958 he was signed by the Royal Shakespeare Company
.
's first play to be performed, his comedy And He Made A Her, a production at the off-off-Broadway venue Caffe Cino. He made his Broadway debut in "The Affair
" (1962) after appearing in Canadian stage and TV productions. Whitehead replaced Jonathan Miller
in the Broadway
production of Beyond the Fringe
in 1964 and appeared on the LP recording of the show, Beyond The Fringe '64. He went on to appear with the American Shakespeare Company to direct in regional repertory.
Whitehead succeeded Barry Morse
as Artistic Director of the Shaw Festival
, the only repertory company dedicated to the works of George Bernard Shaw
. Under his leadership, it continued to develop into an international event. During his tenure he was able to push through a plan of building the purpose-built 869 seat state-of-the-art Festival Theatre to expand considerably the capacity for audiences at Niagara-on-the-Lake. Queen Elizabeth II
, Indira Gandhi
, and Pierre Elliot Trudeau were among those who attended performances at the Shaw Festival Theatre during its inaugural season in 1973. He served until 1977 and also appeared in productions as actor. His notable appearances included The Apple Cart
, Major Barbara, The Philanderer
, Arms and the Man
, Misalliance
, and Heartbreak House
with Jessica Tandy
. Whitehead and Suzanne Grossman adapted Georges Feydeau
's plays There's One in Every Marriage for the Broadway stage in 1971, and Chemin de Fer in 1974.
He received an honorary degree in arts from Trent University
in 1978 and earned an Antoinette Perry
"Tony" Award nomination for Camelot in 1980. He has appeared in numerous Broadway
productions including My Fair Lady
with Richard Chamberlain
, The Harlequin Studies with Bill Irwin
, Noel Coward
's Suite in Two Keys, Peter Schaffer's Lettice and Lovage
, London Suite by Neil Simon
, and as Sherlock Holmes
in The Crucifer of Blood
.
In recent years, Whitehead has continued to work in regional theater and on Broadway. In 2007, he made a cameo in Desperate Housewives
as the father of Susan Mayer
's fiancée, Ian. Whitehead appeared in the role of Phil at the Westport Country Playhouse
in Westport, CT from July 12–27, 2007 in Relatively Speaking, a comedy. Whitehead began previews of The Importance of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde
on Broadway at the American Airlines Theatre on December 17, 2010 in the role of Reverend Canon Chausible. The show opened on January 13, 2011 and was filmed live on March 11 and 12, 2011 for broadcast in June 2011. He will play the role George Bernard Shaw
in Anthony Wynn
's Bernard and Bosie: A Most Unlikely Friendship in a benefit performance for the Episcopal Actors' Guild on May 5, 2011.
Whitehead is an Associate Artist of the Old Globe Theatre
in San Diego. He performs on recordings of Shaw's The Doctor's Dilemma and Harley Granville-Barker
's The Voysey Inheritance
.
Tour History
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
actor who made his professional debut in 1956. Whitehead is best known to American movie audiences as Professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Phillip Barbay in the 1986
1986 in film
-Events:*April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle.*April 26 - Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver.*May - Actress Heather Locklear marries Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee....
comedy film Back to School.
Early years
Paxton was born in East Malling, KentKent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, the son of Louise (née Hunt) and Charles Parkin Paxton, a lawyer. He trained at London's Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
The Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, formerly the Webber Douglas School of Singing and Dramatic Art, was a drama school, and originally a singing school, in London. It was one of the leading drama schools in Britain, and offered comprehensive training for those intending to pursue a...
beginning when he was 17 years old. After attending the Academy he worked in repertory, small touring companies that rehearsed and performed a new play each week. In 1958 he was signed by the Royal Shakespeare Company
Royal Shakespeare Company
The Royal Shakespeare Company is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs 700 staff and produces around 20 productions a year from its home in Stratford-upon-Avon and plays regularly in London, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and on tour across...
.
Career
In 1961, Whitehead directed Doric WilsonDoric Wilson
Doric Wilson was an American playwright, director, producer, critic and gay rights activist.He was born Alan Doric Wilson in Los Angeles, California, where his family was temporarily located. Originally from the Pacific Northwest, he was raised on his grandfather's ranch at Plymouth, Washington on...
's first play to be performed, his comedy And He Made A Her, a production at the off-off-Broadway venue Caffe Cino. He made his Broadway debut in "The Affair
The Affair (play)
The Affair is a 1962 play by Ronald Miller based on the novel by C.P. Snow.-Synopsis:A group of professors at Cambridge University try to hire an old colleague back even though they all don't like him, they all agree he was dismissed unfairly....
" (1962) after appearing in Canadian stage and TV productions. Whitehead replaced Jonathan Miller
Jonathan Miller
Sir Jonathan Wolfe Miller CBE is a British theatre and opera director, author, physician, television presenter, humorist and sculptor. Trained as a physician in the late 1950s, he first came to prominence in the 1960s with his role in the comedy revue Beyond the Fringe with fellow writers and...
in the Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
production of Beyond the Fringe
Beyond the Fringe
Beyond the Fringe was a British comedy stage revue written and performed by Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Alan Bennett, and Jonathan Miller. It played in London's West End and then on New York's Broadway in the early 1960s, and is widely regarded as seminal to the rise of satire in 1960s Britain.-The...
in 1964 and appeared on the LP recording of the show, Beyond The Fringe '64. He went on to appear with the American Shakespeare Company to direct in regional repertory.
Whitehead succeeded Barry Morse
Barry Morse
Herbert "Barry" Morse was an Anglo-Canadian actor of stage, screen, and radio best known for his roles in the ABC television series The Fugitive and the British sci-fi drama Space: 1999...
as Artistic Director of the Shaw Festival
Shaw Festival
The Shaw Festival is a major Canadian theatre festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, the second largest repertory theatre company in North America...
, the only repertory company dedicated to the works of George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. Although his first profitable writing was music and literary criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate pieces of journalism, his main talent was for drama, and he wrote more than 60...
. Under his leadership, it continued to develop into an international event. During his tenure he was able to push through a plan of building the purpose-built 869 seat state-of-the-art Festival Theatre to expand considerably the capacity for audiences at Niagara-on-the-Lake. Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
, Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhara was an Indian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of India for three consecutive terms and a fourth term . She was assassinated by Sikh extremists...
, and Pierre Elliot Trudeau were among those who attended performances at the Shaw Festival Theatre during its inaugural season in 1973. He served until 1977 and also appeared in productions as actor. His notable appearances included The Apple Cart
The Apple Cart
The Apple Cart: A Political Extravaganza is a 1928 play by George Bernard Shaw. It is satirical comedy about several political philosophies which are expounded by the characters, often in lengthy monologue...
, Major Barbara, The Philanderer
The Philanderer
The Philanderer is a play by George Bernard Shaw.It was written in 1893 but the strict British Censorship laws at the time meant that it was not produced on stage until 1902....
, Arms and the Man
Arms and the Man
Arms and the Man is a comedy by George Bernard Shaw, whose title comes from the opening words of Virgil's Aeneid in Latin:"Arma virumque cano" ....
, Misalliance
Misalliance
Misalliance is a play written in 1909–1910 by George Bernard Shaw.Misalliance takes place entirely on a single Saturday afternoon in the conservatory of a large country house in Hindhead, Surrey in Edwardian era England. It is a continuation of some of the ideas on marriage that he expressed in...
, and Heartbreak House
Heartbreak House
Heartbreak House is a play written by George Bernard Shaw, first published in 1919 and first played at the Garrick Theatre in 1920. According to A. C. Ward, the work argues that "cultured, leisured Europe" was drifting toward destruction, and that "Those in a position to guide Europe to safety...
with Jessica Tandy
Jessica Tandy
Jessie Alice "Jessica" Tandy was an English-American stage and film actress.She first appeared on the London stage in 1926 at the age of 16, playing, among others, Katherine opposite Laurence Olivier's Henry V, and Cordelia opposite John Gielgud's King Lear. She also worked in British films...
. Whitehead and Suzanne Grossman adapted Georges Feydeau
Georges Feydeau
Georges Feydeau was a French playwright of the era known as the Belle Époque. He is remembered for his many lively farces.-Biography:Georges Feydeau was born in Paris, the son of novelist Ernest-Aimé Feydeau and Léocadie Bogaslawa Zalewska. At the age of twenty, Feydeau wrote his first comic...
's plays There's One in Every Marriage for the Broadway stage in 1971, and Chemin de Fer in 1974.
He received an honorary degree in arts from Trent University
Trent University
Trent University is a liberal arts and science-oriented institution located along the Otonabee River in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.The enabling legislation is the Trent University Act, 1962-63. The University was founded through the efforts of a citizens' committee interested in creating a...
in 1978 and earned an Antoinette Perry
Antoinette Perry
Antoinette Perry was an actress, director and co-founder of the American Theatre Wing. The Tony Awards are her namesake....
"Tony" Award nomination for Camelot in 1980. He has appeared in numerous Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
productions including My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe...
with Richard Chamberlain
Richard Chamberlain
George Richard Chamberlain is an American actor of stage and screen who became a teen idol in the title role of the television show Dr. Kildare .-Early life:...
, The Harlequin Studies with Bill Irwin
Bill Irwin
William Mills "Bill" Irwin is an American actor and clown noted for his contribution to the renaissance of American circus during the 1970s. He is known for his vaudeville-style stage acts, but has made a number of appearances on film and television and won a Tony Award for a dramatic role on...
, Noel Coward
Noël Coward
Sir Noël Peirce Coward was an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise".Born in Teddington, a suburb of London, Coward attended a dance academy...
's Suite in Two Keys, Peter Schaffer's Lettice and Lovage
Lettice and Lovage
Lettice and Lovage is a comedic play by Peter Shaffer, author of Equus and Amadeus. The play was written specifically for Dame Maggie Smith, who originated the title role of Lettice Douffet in both the English and American runs of the production. The role of Lotte Schoen was played by Margaret...
, London Suite by Neil Simon
Neil Simon
Neil Simon is an American playwright and screenwriter. He has written numerous Broadway plays, including Brighton Beach Memoirs, Biloxi Blues, and The Odd Couple. He won the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Lost In Yonkers. He has written the screenplays for several of his plays that...
, and as Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The fantastic London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to take almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve...
in The Crucifer of Blood
The Crucifer of Blood
The Crucifer of Blood is a play by Paul Giovanni that is adapted from the Arthur Conan Doyle story The Sign of the Four. It depicts the character Irene St...
.
In recent years, Whitehead has continued to work in regional theater and on Broadway. In 2007, he made a cameo in Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
as the father of Susan Mayer
Susan Mayer
Susan Delfino is a fictional character played by Teri Hatcher on the American Broadcasting Company television series Desperate Housewives. The character was created by television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry and first appeared in the pilot episode of the series on October 3, 2004...
's fiancée, Ian. Whitehead appeared in the role of Phil at the Westport Country Playhouse
Westport Country Playhouse
Westport Country Playhouse, is a not-for-profit theater in Westport, Connecticut. Under the artistic direction of Mark Lamos the Playhouse produces new and classic plays for the public....
in Westport, CT from July 12–27, 2007 in Relatively Speaking, a comedy. Whitehead began previews of The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at St. James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personae in order to escape burdensome social obligations...
by Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s...
on Broadway at the American Airlines Theatre on December 17, 2010 in the role of Reverend Canon Chausible. The show opened on January 13, 2011 and was filmed live on March 11 and 12, 2011 for broadcast in June 2011. He will play the role George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. Although his first profitable writing was music and literary criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate pieces of journalism, his main talent was for drama, and he wrote more than 60...
in Anthony Wynn
Anthony Wynn
Anthony Wynn is an American author and playwright.-Playwright:Wynn's two-act, two-actor drama Bernard and Bosie: A Most Unlikely Friendship, explores the complex relationship between playwright George Bernard Shaw and poet Lord Alfred "Bosie" Douglas. It is based on correspondence exchanged...
's Bernard and Bosie: A Most Unlikely Friendship in a benefit performance for the Episcopal Actors' Guild on May 5, 2011.
Whitehead is an Associate Artist of the Old Globe Theatre
Old Globe Theatre
The Old Globe is a professional theatre company located in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. It produces about 15 plays and musicals annually in summer and winter seasons...
in San Diego. He performs on recordings of Shaw's The Doctor's Dilemma and Harley Granville-Barker
Harley Granville-Barker
Harley Granville-Barker was an English actor-manager, director, producer, critic and playwright....
's The Voysey Inheritance
The Voysey Inheritance
The Voysey Inheritance is a play written by the English dramatist Harley Granville-Barker. Originally written in 1905, it was revived at the National Theatre in 2006.It is currently in the public domain.- See also :*...
.
Work
- July 27 – August 7, 2011: Plays opposite Richard EastonRichard EastonRichard Easton is a Canadian actor. He is best known in for his portrayal of Brian Hammond in the 1970s BBC serial The Brothers.-Biography:...
in She Stoops to ConquerShe Stoops to ConquerShe Stoops to Conquer is a comedy by the Irish author Oliver Goldsmith, son of an Anglo-Irish vicar, first performed in London in 1773. The play is a great favourite for study by English literature and theatre classes in Britain and the United States. It is one of the few plays from the 18th...
play by Oliver GoldsmithOliver GoldsmithOliver Goldsmith was an Irish writer, poet and physician known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield , his pastoral poem The Deserted Village , and his plays The Good-Natur'd Man and She Stoops to Conquer...
(Williamstown Theatre FestivalWilliamstown Theatre FestivalThe Williamstown Theatre Festival is a regional summer stock theatre on the campus of Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, founded in 1954 by Williams College news director, Ralph Renzi, and drama program chairman, David C. Bryant. The theatre was conceived as a way to use the Adams...
, Williamstown, MassachusettsWilliamstown, MassachusettsWilliamstown is a town in Berkshire County, in the northwest corner of Massachusetts. It shares a border with Vermont to the north and New York to the west. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,754 at the 2010 census...
) - June 7, 2011: Plays Lord Champion-Cheney opposite Marsha MasonMarsha MasonMarsha Mason is an American actress and television director.She received four Academy Award nominations as Best Actress for her performances in Cinderella Liberty, The Goodbye Girl, Chapter Two, and Only When I Laugh. She is also known for starring in the 1986 film Heartbreak Ridge.-Life:Mason was...
in The Circle play by W. Somerset MaughamW. Somerset MaughamWilliam Somerset Maugham , CH was an English playwright, novelist and short story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era and, reputedly, the highest paid author during the 1930s.-Childhood and education:...
(Westport Country PlayhouseWestport Country PlayhouseWestport Country Playhouse, is a not-for-profit theater in Westport, Connecticut. Under the artistic direction of Mark Lamos the Playhouse produces new and classic plays for the public....
, Westport, ConnecticutWestport, Connecticut-Neighborhoods:* Saugatuck – around the Westport railroad station near the southwestern corner of the town – a built-up area with some restaurants, stores and offices....
) - January 13, 2011: Plays Reverend Canon Chasuble opposite Dana IveyDana IveyDana Robins Ivey is an American character actress, who has performed on Broadway and other stage roles, in film and on television.-Early life and family:Ivey was born in Atlanta, Georgia...
, Santino FontanaSantino FontanaSantino Fontana is an American stage actor, director, and composer. Fontana graduated Richland High School in Richland, WA in 2000. His Broadway debut was Sunday in the Park with George in 2007. Fontana originated the role of Tony in the Broadway production of Billy Elliot from October 1, 2008 to...
, Tim MacDonaldTim MacDonaldTimothy Peter MacDonald is an Australian cricket player. MacDonald is a good fast bowler who generates swing and seam movement...
, and Paul O'BrienPaul O'BrienPaul O'Brien is a South-African-born Australian actor.-Biography:Paul O'Brien was born on 14 April in South Africa, and grew up in Australia. He spent several years on the Gold Coast, with his family...
in The Importance of Being EarnestThe Importance of Being EarnestThe Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at St. James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personae in order to escape burdensome social obligations...
play by Oscar WildeOscar WildeOscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s...
(Roundabout Theatre CompanyRoundabout Theatre CompanyThe Roundabout Theatre Company is a leading non-profit theatre company based in New York City.-History:The company was founded in 1965 by Gene Feist and Elizabeth Owens and now operates five theatres, all in Manhattan: the American Airlines Theatre ; Studio 54 ; the Stephen Sondheim Theatre The...
, American Airlines TheatreAmerican Airlines TheatreThe American Airlines Theatre is a Broadway theatre, located at 227 West 42nd Street, New York City.-Design:Originally named the Selwyn Theatre, it was constructed by the Selwyn brothers, Edgar and Archie, in 1918. It was one of three theatres they built and controlled on 42nd Street, along with...
, New York, New York) - November 15, 2010: Plays opposite Geneva CarrGeneva CarrGeneva Carr is an American television and stage actress, with an extensive acting resume, yet is best known for her role of the "mom" in AT&T Mobility's mobile phone commercials.-Rollover Mom:...
, Cecilia HartCecilia HartCecilia Hart, born in Cheyenne, Wyoming February 19, 1948, is a television and stage actress married to actor James Earl Jones with whom she has one child, Flynn Earl Jones. Hart costarred with Jones in the short-lived 1979-80 CBS police drama Paris. She was formerly married to actor Bruce Weitz...
, and James WaterstonJames WaterstonJames Waterston is an American film and television actor whose first role was playing Gerard Pitts in the 1989 film Dead Poets Society....
in A Song at TwilightA Song at TwilightA Song at Twilight is a play in two acts by Noël Coward. It is one of a trio of plays collectively entitled Suite in Three Keys, all of which are set in the same suite in a luxury hotel in Switzerland...
play by Noël CowardNoël CowardSir Noël Peirce Coward was an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise".Born in Teddington, a suburb of London, Coward attended a dance academy...
(Westport Country PlayhouseWestport Country PlayhouseWestport Country Playhouse, is a not-for-profit theater in Westport, Connecticut. Under the artistic direction of Mark Lamos the Playhouse produces new and classic plays for the public....
, Westport, ConnecticutWestport, Connecticut-Neighborhoods:* Saugatuck – around the Westport railroad station near the southwestern corner of the town – a built-up area with some restaurants, stores and offices....
) - October 4, 2010: Plays opposite Geneva CarrGeneva CarrGeneva Carr is an American television and stage actress, with an extensive acting resume, yet is best known for her role of the "mom" in AT&T Mobility's mobile phone commercials.-Rollover Mom:...
, Cecilia HartCecilia HartCecilia Hart, born in Cheyenne, Wyoming February 19, 1948, is a television and stage actress married to actor James Earl Jones with whom she has one child, Flynn Earl Jones. Hart costarred with Jones in the short-lived 1979-80 CBS police drama Paris. She was formerly married to actor Bruce Weitz...
, and James WaterstonJames WaterstonJames Waterston is an American film and television actor whose first role was playing Gerard Pitts in the 1989 film Dead Poets Society....
in Bedroom FarceBedroom farceA bedroom farce or sex farce is a type of light comedy, centered on the sexual pairings and recombinations of characters as they move through improbable plots and slamming doors...
play by Alan AyckbournAlan AyckbournSir Alan Ayckbourn CBE is a prolific English playwright. He has written and produced seventy-three full-length plays in Scarborough and London and was, between 1972 and 2009, the artistic director of the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough, where all but four of his plays have received their...
(Westport Country PlayhouseWestport Country PlayhouseWestport Country Playhouse, is a not-for-profit theater in Westport, Connecticut. Under the artistic direction of Mark Lamos the Playhouse produces new and classic plays for the public....
, Westport, ConnecticutWestport, Connecticut-Neighborhoods:* Saugatuck – around the Westport railroad station near the southwestern corner of the town – a built-up area with some restaurants, stores and offices....
) - September 7 – October 24, 2010: Plays Lafeau opposite Marsha MasonMarsha MasonMarsha Mason is an American actress and television director.She received four Academy Award nominations as Best Actress for her performances in Cinderella Liberty, The Goodbye Girl, Chapter Two, and Only When I Laugh. She is also known for starring in the 1986 film Heartbreak Ridge.-Life:Mason was...
in All's Well That Ends WellAll's Well That Ends WellAll's Well That Ends Well is a play by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1604 and 1605, and was originally published in the First Folio in 1623....
play by William ShakespeareWilliam ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
(Lansburgh Theatre, Washington DC) - April 15 – May 16, 2010: Plays Gerry in Time Of My Life play by Alan AyckbournAlan AyckbournSir Alan Ayckbourn CBE is a prolific English playwright. He has written and produced seventy-three full-length plays in Scarborough and London and was, between 1972 and 2009, the artistic director of the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough, where all but four of his plays have received their...
(O'Reilly TheaterO'Reilly TheaterThe O'Reilly Theater is a 650-seat theater building, opened on December 11, 1999, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Located at 621 Penn Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh's Cultural District, the O'Reilly Theater is actually a three-part building: The theater , a large parking garage called Theater Square,...
, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
) - October 16 – November 1, 2009: Plays Mr. Hardcastle in She Stoops to ConquerShe Stoops to ConquerShe Stoops to Conquer is a comedy by the Irish author Oliver Goldsmith, son of an Anglo-Irish vicar, first performed in London in 1773. The play is a great favourite for study by English literature and theatre classes in Britain and the United States. It is one of the few plays from the 18th...
play by Oliver GoldsmithOliver GoldsmithOliver Goldsmith was an Irish writer, poet and physician known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield , his pastoral poem The Deserted Village , and his plays The Good-Natur'd Man and She Stoops to Conquer...
(Matthews Theatre, New York, New York) - July 28 – August 15, 2009: Plays Frank Foster opposite Geneva CarrGeneva CarrGeneva Carr is an American television and stage actress, with an extensive acting resume, yet is best known for her role of the "mom" in AT&T Mobility's mobile phone commercials.-Rollover Mom:...
and Cecilia HartCecilia HartCecilia Hart, born in Cheyenne, Wyoming February 19, 1948, is a television and stage actress married to actor James Earl Jones with whom she has one child, Flynn Earl Jones. Hart costarred with Jones in the short-lived 1979-80 CBS police drama Paris. She was formerly married to actor Bruce Weitz...
in How the Other Half Loves play by Alan AyckbournAlan AyckbournSir Alan Ayckbourn CBE is a prolific English playwright. He has written and produced seventy-three full-length plays in Scarborough and London and was, between 1972 and 2009, the artistic director of the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough, where all but four of his plays have received their...
(Westport Country PlayhouseWestport Country PlayhouseWestport Country Playhouse, is a not-for-profit theater in Westport, Connecticut. Under the artistic direction of Mark Lamos the Playhouse produces new and classic plays for the public....
, Westport, ConnecticutWestport, Connecticut-Neighborhoods:* Saugatuck – around the Westport railroad station near the southwestern corner of the town – a built-up area with some restaurants, stores and offices....
) - August 13–24, 2008: Plays opposite Richard EastonRichard EastonRichard Easton is a Canadian actor. He is best known in for his portrayal of Brian Hammond in the 1970s BBC serial The Brothers.-Biography:...
and Dana IveyDana IveyDana Robins Ivey is an American character actress, who has performed on Broadway and other stage roles, in film and on television.-Early life and family:Ivey was born in Atlanta, Georgia...
in Home play by David StoreyDavid StoreyDavid Rhames Storey is an English playwright, screenwriter, award-winning novelist and a former professional rugby league player....
(Williamstown Theatre FestivalWilliamstown Theatre FestivalThe Williamstown Theatre Festival is a regional summer stock theatre on the campus of Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, founded in 1954 by Williams College news director, Ralph Renzi, and drama program chairman, David C. Bryant. The theatre was conceived as a way to use the Adams...
, Williamstown, MassachusettsWilliamstown, MassachusettsWilliamstown is a town in Berkshire County, in the northwest corner of Massachusetts. It shares a border with Vermont to the north and New York to the west. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,754 at the 2010 census...
). - April 1–26, 2008: Plays Gerry Stanton opposite Cecilia HartCecilia HartCecilia Hart, born in Cheyenne, Wyoming February 19, 1948, is a television and stage actress married to actor James Earl Jones with whom she has one child, Flynn Earl Jones. Hart costarred with Jones in the short-lived 1979-80 CBS police drama Paris. She was formerly married to actor Bruce Weitz...
in Time of My Life play by Alan AyckbournAlan AyckbournSir Alan Ayckbourn CBE is a prolific English playwright. He has written and produced seventy-three full-length plays in Scarborough and London and was, between 1972 and 2009, the artistic director of the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough, where all but four of his plays have received their...
(Westport Country PlayhouseWestport Country PlayhouseWestport Country Playhouse, is a not-for-profit theater in Westport, Connecticut. Under the artistic direction of Mark Lamos the Playhouse produces new and classic plays for the public....
, Westport, ConnecticutWestport, Connecticut-Neighborhoods:* Saugatuck – around the Westport railroad station near the southwestern corner of the town – a built-up area with some restaurants, stores and offices....
). - July 12–27, 2007: Plays Phil opposite Cecilia HartCecilia HartCecilia Hart, born in Cheyenne, Wyoming February 19, 1948, is a television and stage actress married to actor James Earl Jones with whom she has one child, Flynn Earl Jones. Hart costarred with Jones in the short-lived 1979-80 CBS police drama Paris. She was formerly married to actor Bruce Weitz...
and James WaterstonJames WaterstonJames Waterston is an American film and television actor whose first role was playing Gerard Pitts in the 1989 film Dead Poets Society....
in Relatively Speaking play by Alan AyckbournAlan AyckbournSir Alan Ayckbourn CBE is a prolific English playwright. He has written and produced seventy-three full-length plays in Scarborough and London and was, between 1972 and 2009, the artistic director of the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough, where all but four of his plays have received their...
(Westport Country PlayhouseWestport Country PlayhouseWestport Country Playhouse, is a not-for-profit theater in Westport, Connecticut. Under the artistic direction of Mark Lamos the Playhouse produces new and classic plays for the public....
, Westport, ConnecticutWestport, Connecticut-Neighborhoods:* Saugatuck – around the Westport railroad station near the southwestern corner of the town – a built-up area with some restaurants, stores and offices....
) - September 23 – November 9, 2003: Plays Pantalone opposite Bill IrwinBill IrwinWilliam Mills "Bill" Irwin is an American actor and clown noted for his contribution to the renaissance of American circus during the 1970s. He is known for his vaudeville-style stage acts, but has made a number of appearances on film and television and won a Tony Award for a dramatic role on...
in The Harlequin Studies play by Bill IrwinBill IrwinWilliam Mills "Bill" Irwin is an American actor and clown noted for his contribution to the renaissance of American circus during the 1970s. He is known for his vaudeville-style stage acts, but has made a number of appearances on film and television and won a Tony Award for a dramatic role on...
(Peter Norton Space, New York City, New York) - April 10–16, 2000: Plays George Hilgay/Sir Hugo Latymer opposite Judith IveyJudith IveyJudith Lee Ivey is an American actress and director.-Personal life:Ivey was born in El Paso, Texas, the daughter of Dorothy Lee , a teacher, and Nathan Aldean Ivey, a college instructor and dean. She spent 1965-1968 in Dowagiac, Michigan, where she attended Union High School through tenth grade...
and Hayley MillsHayley MillsHayley Mills is an English actress. The daughter of John Mills and Mary Hayley Bell, and sister of actress Juliet Mills, Mills began her acting career as a child and was hailed as a promising newcomer, winning the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for Tiger Bay , the Academy Juvenile Award...
in A Suite in Two Keys play by Noel CowardNoël CowardSir Noël Peirce Coward was an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise".Born in Teddington, a suburb of London, Coward attended a dance academy...
(Lucille Lortel TheatreLucille Lortel TheatreThe Lucille Lortel Theatre is an off-Broadway playhouse located at 121 Christopher Street in New York City's Greenwich Village.The venue was built in 1926 as a 590-seat movie theater called the New Hudson, later known as Hudson Playhouse...
, New York City, New York) - March 28 – September 3, 1995: Plays Billy/Sidney/Dr. McMerlin opposite Kate BurtonKate Burton (actress)-Personal life:Burton was born in Geneva, Switzerland, the daughter of producer Sybil Burton and actor Richard Burton . She was thus the stepdaughter of actress Elizabeth Taylor and of Sybil's second husband Jordan Christopher. In 1979, Burton earned a bachelor's degree in Russian studies and...
, Jeffrey JonesJeffrey JonesJeffrey Duncan Jones is an American actor. He has appeared in many films and television series, but may be best known for his roles as Emperor Joseph II in Miloš Forman’s Amadeus, Charles Deetz in Beetlejuice, and Dean of Students Edward R...
and Carole ShelleyCarole ShelleyCarole Shelley is an English actress. Among her many stage roles are the character of Madame Morrible in the original Broadway cast of the musical Wicked.-Life and career:...
in London Suite play by Neil SimonNeil SimonNeil Simon is an American playwright and screenwriter. He has written numerous Broadway plays, including Brighton Beach Memoirs, Biloxi Blues, and The Odd Couple. He won the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Lost In Yonkers. He has written the screenplays for several of his plays that...
(Union Square TheatreUnion Square TheatreUnion Square Theater is an Off-Broadway theatre, owned by Reading International, who also owns Reading Entertainment.- Productions :*Visiting Mr. Green by Jeff Baron*The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman and the Members of the Tectonic Theater Project...
, New York City, New York) - November 5–14, 1969: Plays opposite Shawn ElliottShawn ElliottShawn Elliott is an actor. He is known for his role as Eduardo Fernandez, father of Alex and Gaby Fernandez on the TV show Ghostwriter. His most recent role was on the TV show Kidnapped.-External links:...
, Barbara LangBarbara LangBarbara Lang was an American actress and singer. During the 1950s she was one of the many "B"-level blondes to be promoted as a Marilyn Monroe type.-Early life:...
and Peter YorkPeter YorkPeter York, real name Peter Wallis, born 1943, is a British management consultant, author and broadcaster most famous for co-authoring Harpers & Queen's The Official Sloane Ranger Handbook with Ann Barr...
in Rondelay play by Jerry DouglasJerry DouglasJerry Douglas may refer to:*Jerry Douglas , actor, who was on The Young and the Restless for 25 years*Jerry Douglas, country/bluegrass musician*Jerry Douglas , director and writer of adult films such as, Score...
(Hudson West Theatre, New York City, New York) - February 2 – March 31, 1963: Plays Torvald Helmer opposite Alice DrummondAlice DrummondAlice Drummond is an American actress of stage and television.Drummond was born as Alice E. Ruyter in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, daughter of Sarah Irene , a secretary, and Arthur Ruyter, an auto mechanic. She graduated from Pembroke College in 1950.She played Nurse Jackson on the TV series Dark...
, Barnard HughesBarnard HughesBernard Aloysius Kiernan “Barnard” Hughes was an American actor of theater and film. Hughes became famous for a variety of roles; his most notable roles came after middle age, and he was often cast as a dithering authority figure or grandfatherly elder.-Personal life:Hughes was born in Bedford...
and Richard WaringRichard WaringRichard Waring was a British-born American actor, appearing in both Hollywood movies and in many Broadway plays....
in A Doll's HouseA Doll's HouseA Doll's House is a three-act play in prose by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It premièred at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879, having been published earlier that month....
play by Henrik IbsenHenrik IbsenHenrik Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of prose drama" and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre...
(Theatre Four, New York City, New York) - September 18, 1961: Plays Prosecuting Counsel opposite Joel FabianiJoel FabianiJoel Fabiani is an American film and television actor.Fabiani was born in Watsonville, California. He co-starred in the British espionage series Department S as Stewart Sullivan in 1969-1970...
, James Kenny, John Milligan and Anna RussellAnna RussellAnna Russell, née Anna Claudia Russell-Brown was an English–Canadian singer and comedienne. She gave many concerts in which she sang and played comic musical sketches on the piano...
in One Way Pendulum play by N.F. Simpson (East 74th Street Theatre, New York City, New York)
Actor
- Kentish Colt, The Epilogue, The Old Stagers Theatre, Canterbury, England, 1949
- Alphonse, All for Mary, Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, England, 1956
- Francisco, Hamlet, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford, England,1958
- Sellars, The Grass is Greener, Theatre Royal Bath England 1960
- Gallows Humor, Gramercy Arts Theatre, New York City, 1961
- Prosecuting counsel, One Way Pendulum, East 74th Street Theatre, New York City, 1961
- Gilbert Dawson-Hill, The Affair, Henry Miller's Theatre, 1962
- Torvald Helmer, A Doll's House, Theatre Four, New York City, 1963
- Gower, Henry V, American Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, CT, 1963
- King of France, King Lear, American Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, 1963
- Horner, The Country Wife, Front Street Theatre, Memphis, TN, 1964
- Henry Higgins, My Fair Lady, Front Street Theatre, 1964
- Jack Absolute, The Rivals, Charles Playhouse, Boston, MA, 1964
- Archie Rice, The Entertainer, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 1965
- Adolphus Cusins, Major Barbara, Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati,OH, 1965
- Randall Underwood, Heartbreak House, Manitoba Theatre Center, Winnipeg, Ontario, Canada, 1965
- Christoforou, The Public Eye, Manitoba Theatre Center, 1965
- Algernon, The Importance of Being Earnest, Manitoba Theatre Center, 1965
- John Worthing, The Importance of Being Earnest, Canadian Players,Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1966
- Lord Summerhays, Misalliance, Shaw Festival, Niagara-on-the-Lake,Ontario, Canada, 1966
- Magnus, The Apple Cart, Shaw Festival, 1966
- Sergius, Arms and the Man, Shaw Festival, 1967
- Adolphus Cusins, Major Barbara, Shaw Festival, 1967
- Hector Hushabye, Heartbreak House, Shaw Festival, 1968
- Coustilliou, The Chemmy Circle, Shaw Festival, 1968
- Charley's Aunt, Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo, NY, 1968
- Chemin de Fer, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1969
- Rondelay, Hudson West Theatre, New York City, 1969
- Dubedat, The Doctor's Dilemma, Shaw Festival, 1969
- The actor, The Guardsman, Shaw Festival, 1969
- Tempest, Forty Years On, Shaw Festival, 1970
- The Chemmy Circle, Arena Stage, Washington, DC, 1970
- Hector Hushabye, Heartbreak House, Goodman Memorial Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1970
- The Emperor, The Brass Butterfly, Chelsea Theatre Center, New YorkCity, 1970
- Reverend Alexander Mill, Candida, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1970
- Canon Throbbing, Habeas Corpus, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1975
- Charteris, The Philanderer, Shaw Festival, 1971
- Lead roles, Tonight at 8:30, Shaw Festival, 1971
- Valentine, You Never Can Tell, Shaw Festival, 1973
- Savoyard, Fanny's First Play, Shaw Festival, 1973
- Fancourt Babberley, Charley's Aunt, Shaw Festival, 1974
- Burgoyne, The Devil's Disciple, Shaw Festival, 1975
- Sergius, Arms and the Man, Shaw Festival, 1976
- Magnus, The Apple Cart, Shaw Festival, 1976
- Adrian, The Millionairess, Shaw Festival, 1976
- Ronnie Gamble, Thark, Shaw Festival, 1977
- Sherlock Holmes, The Crucifer of Blood, Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1978
- Henry Carr, Travesties, Manitoba Theatre Centre, 1979
- Title role, The Trials of Oscar Wilde, The Citadel Theatre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 1980
- Ronnie Gamble, Thark, Philadelphia Drama Guild, 1980
- Malvalio, Twelfth Night, Philadelphia Drama Guild, 1980
- Pellinore, Camelot, State Theatre, New York City, 1980
- Sergeant of police, The Pirates of Penzance, Ahmanson Theatre, LosAngeles, 1981
- Harpagon, The Miser, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA, 1982
- Hector, Heartbreak House, Theatre Royal, London, 1983
- Anthony Absolute, The Rivals, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, 1983
- Freddy, Noises Off, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1983–85
- Title role, Richard III, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, 1985
- Benedick, Much Ado About Nothing, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, 1986
- Richard Willey, Out of Order, Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, NJ,1997
- Sherlock Holmes, The Mask of Moriarty, Paper Mill Playhouse, 1998
- Narrator, Rocky Horror Show, Tiffany Theater, Hollywood, CA, 1998
- Sir Hugo Latymer, A Song at Twilight, Mirage Theater Company, Lucille Lortel Theater, New York City, 2000
- George Hilgay, Shadows of the Evening, Mirage Theater Company, Lucille Lortel Theater, 2000
- Xanadu Live, Male, The Gascon Center Theatre (Culver City, CA) 2001
- Twelfth Night, Malvolio, Old Globe Theatre (San Diego, CA) 2001
- The Circle, Clive Champion-Cheney, South Coast RepertorySouth Coast RepertorySouth Coast Repertory is a professional theatre company located in Costa Mesa, California.Tony Award-winning South Coast Repertory, founded in 1964 by David Emmes and Martin Benson and now under the leadership of Artistic Director Marc Masterson and Managing Director Paula Tomei, is widely...
(Costa Mesa, CA) 2001 - Where's Charley, Mr. Spettigue, Williamstown Theatre Festival (Williamstown, MA) 2002
- The Voysey Inheritance, Mr. Voysey, Walnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, PA) 2003
- The Harlequin Studies, Pantalone, Peter Norton Space (Off-Broadway) 2003
- What the Butler Saw, Dr. Rance, Boston University Theatre (Boston, MA) 2004
- Absurd Person Singular, Ronald, Biltmore Theatre (Broadway) 2005
- Also appeared in A Little Hotel on the Side; King Lear, Manitoba Theatre Centre; Neil Simon's London Suite.
Tour History
- Francisco, Hamlet, Royal Shakespeare Company, Moscow and Leningrad, Russia, 1958
- Lead role, The Grass Is Greener, Royal Shakespeare Company, U.K. cities, 1959
- Freddie, Pygmalion, Royal Shakespeare Company, U.K. cities, 1960
- Beyond the Fringe, U.S. cities, 1963
- The Bed Before Yesterday, U.S. cities, 1976
- Pellinore, Camelot, U.S. cities, 1980–81
- Also toured with the Andrew McMaster Company, U.K. cities, 1957.
Director
- The Circle, Shaw Festival, 1967
- The Chemmy Circle, Shaw Festival, 1968
- A Flea in Her Ear, Charles Playhouse, 1969
- Forty Years On, Shaw Festival, 1970
- The Secretary Bird, Main Stage, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 1970
- The Chemmy Circle, Main Stage, Vancouver, 1971
- The Sorrows of Frederick, Main Stage, Vancouver, 1971
- Misalliance, Shaw Festival, 1972
- Getting Married, Shaw Festival, 1972
- Charley's Aunt, Shaw Festival, 1972
- Widowers' Houses, Shaw Festival, 1973
- Arms and the Man, Main Stage, Vancouver, 1973
- Misalliance, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, then Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, 1982
- The Real Thing, Seattle Repertory Theatre, WA, 1986
- Beyond the Fringe, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, transferring to the Los Angeles Theatre Centre, 1986
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Importance of Being Earnest The Importance of Being Earnest (2011 film) The Importance of Being Earnest is a filmed version of the 2011 Broadway revival production of Oscar Wilde's play of the same name. The film is directed by and stars Brian Bedford.- Production :... |
Rev. Canon Chasuble | |
| 2001 | Kate & Leopold Kate & Leopold Kate & Leopold is a 2001 romantic-comedy fantasy that tells a story of a duke who travels through time from New York in 1876 to the present and falls in love with a career woman in the modern New York... |
Uncle Millard | |
| 1999 | Wakko's Wish Wakko's Wish Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish, usually referred to as Wakko's Wish is a 1999 American direct-to-video animated tragicomedy film based on the Warner Bros. 1993-98 animated series, Animaniacs, and also the swan song to the series... (animated) |
Voice of King Salazar | Direct to video |
| 1999 | The Duke | Basil Rathwood | |
| 1997 | RocketMan RocketMan RocketMan is a 1997 science fiction comedy film that was produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Caravan Pictures and released on October 10, 1997. The film was shot on location at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas and in Moab, Utah for the scenes on the surface on Mars.The film was a... |
British Reporter | |
| 1996 | London Suite | Dr. McMerlin | (TV) |
| 1995 | Goldilocks and the Three Bears | McReady | |
| 1994 | Trick of the Eye | Deane | (TV) |
| 1993 | My Boyfriend's Back My Boyfriend's Back (film) My Boyfriend's Back is a 1993 American romantic black comedy/fantasy/horror film directed by Bob Balaban which tells the story of Johnny Dingle, a teenage boy who returns from the dead as a zombie to meet Missy McCloud, the girl he's in love with, for a date... |
Judge In Heaven | |
| 1993 | 12:01 12:01 (1993 film) 12:01 is a 1993 television film directed by Jack Sholder, and starring Helen Slater, Jonathan Silverman, Jeremy Piven, and Martin Landau. It originally aired on the Fox Network in the United States.... |
Dr. Tiberius Scott | (TV) |
| 1993 | The Adventures of Huck Finn The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993 film) The Adventures of Huck Finn is a 1993 Disney adventure film starring Elijah Wood and Courtney B. Vance; it is based on Mark Twain's novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, though it focuses almost exclusively on the first half of the book... |
Harvey Wilks | |
| 1992 | Boris and Natasha: The Movie Boris and Natasha: The Movie Boris and Natasha is a 1992 comedy film that was loosely based on the animated television series The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. It was shot in New York City. The actors did not attempt to copy the accents of their animated counterparts, and although Rocky and Bullwinkle do not appear in this film,... |
Anton/Kreeger Paulovitch | |
| 1992 | Hale the Hero | General Howe | (TV) |
| 1991 | Rover Dangerfield Rover Dangerfield Rover Dangerfield is an animated feature film produced by Hyperion Pictures and released by Warner Bros., starring the voice talents of comedian Rodney Dangerfield, who also wrote and co-produced the film. It is about a street dog named Rover, who is owned by a Las Vegas showgirl. Rover gets dumped... |
Count | (voice) |
| 1991 | An Inconvenient Woman An Inconvenient Woman An Inconvenient Woman is a 1990 novel by Dominick Dunne. Its plot centers on the affair between married Jules Mendelson, an extremely influential member of Los Angeles high society, and Flo March, a diner waitress and aspiring actress whose life is transformed by the illicit relationship until she... |
Hector Paradiso | (TV) |
| 1991 | Child of Darkness, Child of Light | Father Rosetti | (TV) |
| 1990 | Chips, the War Dog | Smythe | |
| 1988 | Tales from the Hollywood Hills: The Old Reliable | Phipps | (TV) |
| 1987 | Baby Boom Baby Boom (film) Baby Boom is a 1987 comedy film starring Diane Keaton. The film also launched a subsequent television show starring Kate Jackson, running from 1988 to 1989. The original music score was composed by Bill Conti and the cinematography was by William A. Fraker.... |
Center Instructor | |
| 1986 | Jumpin' Jack Flash Jumpin' Jack Flash (film) Jumpin' Jack Flash is a 1986 spy comedy film starring Whoopi Goldberg, Stephen Collins, Carol Kane, John Wood, Annie Potts, and Jonathan Pryce... |
Lord Malcolm Billings | |
| 1986 | The Alan King Show | John Emerson | (TV) |
| 1986 | Back to School | Dr. Phillip Barbay | |
| 1979 | Riel Riel (film) Riel is a 1979 Canadian biographical television movie about Métis leader Louis Riel.-Plot:* Louis Riel leads the Red River and North-West Rebellions against the Canadian government's expansionist ideas leading up to his capture, trial and execution in 1885.-Cast:* Raymond Cloutier ... as Louis... |
McDougall |
Television
| Year | Title | Episode | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W... |
Dress Big | Graham Hainsworth | |
| 2004 | The West Wing | A Change Is Gonna Come | Bernard Thatch | |
| 2003 | Charlie Lawrence | It's Not One Thing, It's Your Mother | British Ambassador | |
| 2002 | The Drew Carey Show The Drew Carey Show The Drew Carey Show is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from 1995 to 2004. The show was set in Cleveland, Ohio, and revolved around the retail office and home life of "everyman" Drew Carey, a fictionalized version of the actor.... |
Rich Woman, Poor Man | Helford | |
| 2001 | Dead Last Dead Last Dead Last was an American drama-comedy-fantasy television series, produced by Warner Bros. in 2001. It starred Tyler Labine as Scotty Sallback, Kett Turton as Vaughn Parrish, and Sara Downing as Jane Cahill. The series ran for one season with 13 episodes produced but only 8 of them aired... |
To Live and Amulet Die | Chancellor Johns | |
| 2000 | The West Wing | Noël | Bernard Thatch | |
| 1992–1999 | Mad About You Mad About You Mad About You is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 23, 1992 to May 24, 1999. The show starred Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt as a newly married couple in New York City. Reiser played Paul Buchman, a documentary film maker. Hunt played Jamie Stemple Buchman, a public relations specialist... |
Recurring character | Hal Conway | |
| 1998 | Friends Friends Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television... |
Recurring character | Mr. Waltham | |
| 1998 | Early Edition Early Edition Early Edition is an American television series that aired on CBS from September 28, 1996 to May 27, 2000. Set in the city of Chicago, Illinois, it follows the adventures of a man who mysteriously receives each Chicago Sun-Times newspaper the day before it is actually published, and who uses this... |
Romancing the Throne | Vesti | |
| 1997 | Liberty! The American Revolution | Recurring character | Horace Walpole | |
| 1996 | Frasier Frasier Frasier is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for eleven seasons, from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee in association with Grammnet and Paramount Network Television.A spin-off of Cheers, Frasier stars... |
A Lilith Thanksgiving | Dr. Campbell | |
| 1996 | 3rd Rock from the Sun 3rd Rock from the Sun 3rd Rock from the Sun is an American sitcom that aired from 1996 to 2001 on NBC. The show is about four extraterrestrials who are on an expedition to Earth, which they consider to be a very insignificant planet... |
World's Greatest Dick | Dr. Menard | |
| 1995–1996 | Ellen Ellen (TV series) Ellen is a U.S. television sitcom that ran on the ABC network from March 29, 1994 to July 22, 1998, producing 109 episodes.The theme song, "So Called Friend" is by Scottish band Texas... |
Recurring character | Dr. Whitcomb | |
| 1996 | Caroline in the City Caroline in the City Caroline in the City is an American situation comedy that ran from September 21, 1995 to April 26, 1999 on the NBC television network. It starred Lea Thompson as cartoonist Caroline Duffy. The series premiered in the two-hour Thursday night block led by Friends.-Premise:Caroline Duffy is a... |
Caroline and the Cat Dancer | Cats Producer | |
| 1996 | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest is an animated action-adventure television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons and broadcast on Cartoon Network from August 26, 1996 to April 16, 1997. A revival of the 1960s Jonny Quest franchise, it features teenage adventurers Jonny Quest, Hadji Singh,... |
The Darkest Fathoms | Commander | (voice) |
| 1995 | Simon | Regular cast | Duke | |
| 1993 | Almost Home Almost Home (Canadian TV series) Almost Home is an educational television show which was produced and broadcast by TVOntario in 1972 or 1973.-Episodes:... |
The Fox and the Hound | Sir Reginald Harrington | |
| 1992 | Dinosaurs Dinosaurs (TV series) Dinosaurs is an American family sitcom that was originally broadcast on ABC from April 26, 1991 to July 20, 1994. The show, about a family of anthropomorphic dinosaurs, was produced by Michael Jacobs Productions and Jim Henson Television in association with Walt Disney Television and Buena Vista... |
Wilderness Weekend | Judge | (voice) |
| 1992 | Dinosaurs Dinosaurs (TV series) Dinosaurs is an American family sitcom that was originally broadcast on ABC from April 26, 1991 to July 20, 1994. The show, about a family of anthropomorphic dinosaurs, was produced by Michael Jacobs Productions and Jim Henson Television in association with Walt Disney Television and Buena Vista... |
The Clip Show | Sir David Tushingham | (voice) |
| 1991 | Law & Order Law & Order Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,... |
The Troubles | Fenwick | |
| 1989 | Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,... |
The Grand Old Lady | Captain Oliver | |
| 1989 | The Nutt House The Nutt House The Nutt House is a short-lived situation comedy that aired on NBC as part of its 1989 Fall lineup.-Overview:The Nutt House was the creation of executive producers Mel Brooks and Alan Spencer and was a broad farce about a once-prestigious New York City hotel which had of late fallen on hard times,... |
My Man Tarkington | Alec Creed | |
| 1988 | Baby Boom Baby boom A baby boom is any period marked by a greatly increased birth rate. This demographic phenomenon is usually ascribed within certain geographical bounds and when the number of annual births exceeds 2 per 100 women... |
The Right School for Elizabeth | Dr. Whittaker | |
| 1987–1988 | Marblehead Manor Marblehead Manor Marblehead Manor was an American television sitcom that originally ran from 1987 to 1988 in first run syndication. It starred British comic actor Paxton Whitehead, American actor Phil Morris, Canadian actress Linda Thorson, American actor and screenwriter Bob Fraser and Michael Richards... |
Regular cast | Albert Dudley the Butler | |
| 1987 | Down and Out in Beverly Hills Down and Out in Beverly Hills Down and Out in Beverly Hills is a 1986 American comedy film based on the French play Boudu sauvé des eaux, which had previously been adapted on film in 1932 by Jean Renoir. Down and Out in Beverly Hills was directed by Paul Mazursky, and starred Nick Nolte, Bette Midler and Richard Dreyfuss... |
Jerry Jumps Right In | Derek | |
| 1986 | The A-Team The A-Team The A-Team is an American action adventure television series about a fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel who work as soldiers of fortune, while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit". The A-Team was created by... |
Beneath the Surface | Morgan | |
| 1986 | Hart to Hart Hart to Hart Hart to Hart is an American television series, starring Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers as Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, a wealthy couple who also moonlighted as amateur detectives. The series was created by writer Sidney Sheldon and produced by Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg... |
Rich and Hartless | Gordon Chumley | |
| 1986 | Hart to Hart Hart to Hart Hart to Hart is an American television series, starring Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers as Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, a wealthy couple who also moonlighted as amateur detectives. The series was created by writer Sidney Sheldon and produced by Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg... |
Hart and Sole | Patrick Burke | |
| 1982 | Magnum, P.I. Magnum, P.I. Magnum, P.I. is an American television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from 1980 to 1988 in first-run broadcast on the American CBS television network.... |
Foiled Again | William Troubshaw | |
| 1974 | Performance Performance A performance, in performing arts, generally comprises an event in which a performer or group of performers behave in a particular way for another group of people, the audience. Choral music and ballet are examples. Usually the performers participate in rehearsals beforehand. Afterwards audience... |
Village Wooing | ||
| 1974 | The National Dream: Building the Impossible Railway The National Dream (TV miniseries) The National Dream was a 1974 Canadian television docudrama miniseries based on Pierre Berton's 1970 book of the same name, plus Berton's 1971 follow-up book The Last Spike.... |
Lord Dufferin | TV mini-series |
External links
- Paxton Whitehead at the Internet Theatre DatabaseInternet Theatre DatabaseThe Internet Theatre Database is an online database with information about plays, playwrights, actors, legitimate theater, musical theater, Broadway shows, and similar theatrical information....
- Paxton Whitehead at Broadway World.com