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Alec Clunes Born Alexander Sheriff de Moro Clunes (1912-05-17) 17 May 1912 Brixton, London, England Died 13 March 1970 (1970-03-13) (aged 57) London, England Occupation(s) Actor, director Spouse(s) Stella Richman (divorced) Daphne Acott (1956–1970; his death) Children 2, including Martin Clunes Alexander Sheriff de Moro Clunes (17 May 1912 – 13 March 1970) was an English actor and ...
Alec Clunes. In the 1940s and 50s, there were few greater classical actors in Britain than Alec Clunes. Born into a show business family, he began his career with Ben Greet 's company and, later, he worked at the Old Vic Theatre. He played numerous Shakespearian roles and, in 1942, took over the Arts Theatre in London where he remained until 1950.
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Apr 1, 2012 · Martin Clunes, the actor, has spoken frankly about the father he “didn’t really know”, labelling him a “bit of a p----”. The British star said his late father, Alec, also an actor, was a ...
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Jun 7, 2023 · Alec Clunes was a stage and screen actor who played in Shakespearean roles and war films. He was also the manager of the Arts Theatre in London and the father of Martin Clunes, who stars in Manhunt.
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He played Hastings in Laurence Olivier 's Richard III (1955), and also appeared in wartime films such as One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942), although he was in fact a conscientious objector. He also appeared in The Adventures of Quentin Durward (1955). Clunes' later stage work included succeeding Rex Harrison as Henry Higgins in the stage ...
Mar 14, 1970 · LONDON, March 13—Alec Clunes, actor, director and pro ducer whose work enlivened the London theater, died here today in Middlesex Hospital. He was 57 years old and had been suffering from a lung ...
Apr 11, 2012 · It may have been his father, the classical actor Alec Clunes, who had the thespian training, but it was his mother who dragged him backstage after shows, to fawn over actors he'd never even heard ...
