William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

male, deceased (1616)
poet, macbeth, hamlet, English poet, Authors whose works are in the public domain, Lord Chamberlain's Men…Henry VI, part 2, henry viii, Henry VI, part 3, Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, part 2
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright now widely regarded as the greatest writer of the English language and the world's...
Brian Blessed

Brian Blessed

male, 72 years old
Hildegard Neil, south yorkshire, much ado about nothing, hamlet, autobiography, Orange SA…henryv, Henry V actor
Brian Blessed is an English actor, who came to fame as PC 'Fancy' Smith in the BBC TV police drama series "Z Cars". He is a highly charismatic man...
John Oldcastle

John Oldcastle

male, deceased (1417)
executed under the Lancastrians, Christian martyr of the Medieval era, executed by burning at the stake, execution, Soldier, Member of the pre-1707 English Parliament…henryv
Sir John Oldcastle (d. December 14, 1417), English Lollard leader, was son of Sir Richard Oldcastle of Almeley in Herefordshire. He was prosecuted...
Robert Newton

Robert Newton

male, deceased (1956)
death by myocardial infarction, English, stage actor, television actor, les miserables, treasure island…henryv
Robert Newton was an English actor. He was born in Shaftesbury, in Dorset, England, and died in Los Angeles, California, USA, from a heart attack....
Leslie Banks

Leslie Banks

male, deceased (1952)
Sir Laurence Olivier, Vaudeville Theatre, film actor, vaudeville, the taming of the shrew, English…henryv
Leslie Banks, CBE (June 9, 1890 - 21 April, 1952) was a British theatre and film actor, director and producer. Born in West Derby, England, made...
Michael Williams

Michael Williams

male, deceased (2001)
Peter Lorrimer Whitehead, Peter Whitehead, Benefit of the Doubt, The Royal Shakespeare Company, the duchess of malfi, educating rita…henryv
Michael Leonard Williams (9 July 1935 - 11 January 2001) was a British actor. Although best known as the husband of Dame Judi Dench, Williams had a...
Michael Maloney

Michael Maloney

male, 52 years old
High Table, Lower Orders, From Bury St Edmunds, BBC Radio 4, His Master's Voice, From suffolk, Bury St. Edmunds…henryv
Michael Maloney (born June 19, 1957), is a British actor. Born at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, Maloney's first television appearance was as...
Edward Hall

Edward Hall

male
Theatre director, Into Exile, Sir Peter Hall, Trial and Retribution, The National Theatre, Henry VI…henryv
Edward Hall (b. 1967) is an English theatre director and an associate director at The National Theatre. Hall is known for directing "Rose Rage", a...
Adrian Noble

Adrian Noble

male, 59 years old
Drama Award, Bristol Old Vic, Manhattan Theatre Club, duchess of malfi, giovanni, Best Director…henryv
Adrian Keith Noble (born 19 July 1950) was the Artistic Director and Chief Exectutive of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1990 to 2003. After he...
Samuel West

Samuel West

male, 43 years old
Samuel Alexander Joseph West, UK Socialist Workers Party member, socialist, Radio actor, Alleyn's School, Independent School…henryv
Samuel Alexander Joseph West (born June 19, 1966) is a British actor and theatre director.