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Roderic Noble
Roderic Noble (born 3 October 1957) is an English former child actor, best known for his role as Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich Romanov in the 1971 film, ''Nicholas and Alexandra''. Noble was born in Darley, North Yorkshire, Darley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England to Reginald and Phyllis Noble. He was cast in ''Nicholas and Alexandra'' upon recommendation to the casting director Maude Spector by his elocution teacher Michael Wilde. He was chosen for the role mainly because of his resemblance to Alexei. He appeared on a single episode of ''The Main Chance'' in 1972, after which he stopped acting. After high school, he studied geology at Plymouth University. In March 2011 he was living in Northallerton with his wife Julie, whom he met in amateur dramatics, and daughter Katie (born 1988). It was his daughter Katie who, whilst being interviewed for the British newspaper The Northern Echo in 2011, spoke of how Noble had found it "surreal" when N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darley, North Yorkshire
Darley is a linear village in Nidderdale in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. The population as at the 2011 Census is 1,332 and is included in the civil parish of Darley and Menwith. The village extends for 1 mile east from a junction with the B6451 road. The western end of the village is known as Darley Head and the eastern end as The Holme. Darley has won many local and national 'Britain in Bloom' awards. Amenities Darley has two churches, Christ Church (Anglican) and Darley Methodist Church. There are three community halls (Darley Memorial Hall, Christ Church Community Centre and Hookstone Memorial Hall), a playing field, and a combined village store and post office that became a locally run concern in 2016. At the western end of the village is the Darley Mill Centre, a mill shop and restaurant in a grade II listed 17th-century corn mill. It formerly housed a restaurant and retail units, but these closed in 2016 after the business were not deemed viabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |