Sam Beazley

Sam Beazley (29 March 1916 – 12 June 2017) was a British actor.[1]

Sam Beazley
Born(1916-03-29)29 March 1916
Kensington, London, England
Died12 June 2017(2017-06-12) (aged 101)
OccupationActor
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Early life

Beazley was born in Kensington, London,.[2] the son of Gordon and Nelto Beazley.[1]

Career

He began acting professionally as a teenager in the early 1930s, including appearances with John Gielgud in productions of Hamlet (1934) and Romeo and Juliet (1935).[3]

After serving in World War II, he owned an antique shop for several decades. At the age of 75, Beazley returned to acting, and subsequently appeared in a variety of stage and film productions, as well he became a painter in his nineties.[4][5]

Death and Legacy

A 2010 article by Nicholas de Jongh in The Independent described "the amazing" Beazley as "the last theatre survivor of his generation".[3] Beazley died on 12 June 2017 at the age of 101.[6]

Filmography
Production Year Role Notes
Madame Sousatzka1988Festival Guest
Portrait of a Marriage1990Lord Carnock1 episode
Pride and Prejudice1995Vicar1 episode
Midsomer Murders2000Cyril ToftEpisode: "Blue Herrings"
Passionnément2000Matthew
Johnny English2003Elderly Man at the hospital
Doctors2003TomEpisode: "House of Cards"
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason2004Very Old Man
Torchwood2006Alan Ellis
Kingdom2007Mr. Bewley1 episode
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix2007Everard

References
  1. de Jongh, Nicholas (11 July 2017). "Sam Beazley obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  2. "Birth info". findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  3. Nicholas de Jongh, "Dangerous liaisons: The secret life of John Gielgud", The Independent, 15 February 2010.
  4. Garald Isaaman, "Feature: Exhibition – Sam Beazley's paintings is at the Millinery Works Gallery until August 28", Islington Tribune, 19 August 2010.
  5. John Freedman, "Playhouse of the World", The Moscow Times, 20 March 1998.
  6. "Sam BEAZLEY Obituary". The Times. Retrieved 8 February 2018.


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