Joshua Bryant (born July 2, 1940) is an American actor, director, author, and speaker who is the founder of the

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Early life and education

Bryant was born in Norfolk, Virginia. After attending the

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College of Theater Arts and the

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Senat ...

in London and serving for three years in the Signal Corps, he began a career in the theater that eventually led to his starring, guest-starring in several television shows.

Career

Bryant's movie credits have included acting roles in films and television movies, such as ''The Curious Female'' (1970), ''

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'' (1971), ''Enter the Devil'' (1972), '' A Scream in the Streets'' (1973), '' The Morning After'' (1974), ''

Trapped Beneath the Sea ''Trapped Beneath the Sea'' is a 1974 American made-for-television action drama film directed by William A. Graham. The screenplay concerns four men trapped in a mini-submarine in waters off the coast of Florida. Paul Michael Glaser, Joshua Brya ...

'' (1974), '' Framed'' (1975), ''

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'' (1975), ''Maneaters Are Loose!'' (1978), '' Salem's Lot'' (1979), ''

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'' (1981), ''

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'' (1984), ''The Education of Allison Tate'' (1986), and ''Project Eliminator'' (1991) He was also active in television, including guest roles on '' Columbo'', ''

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'', ''

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'' (three episodes), ''

The Rockford Files ''The Rockford Files'' is an American detective drama television series starring James Garner that aired on the NBC network from September 13, 1974 to January 10, 1980, and remains in syndication. Garner portrays Los Angeles private investiga ...

'' (four episodes) and ''

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'' (four episodes). For four years, Bryant hosted the syndicated series, ''Game Warden Wildlife Journal''.

Personal life

In June 2018, Joshua Bryant told ''Le Populaire du Centre'' newspaper that he had decided to leave the United States with his wife,

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, if the Bush administration invaded

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. In response to the

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, Bryant and his wife organized or sold all their property and relocated to the

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region of

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * * * 1940 births Living people American expatriates in France American male television actors American male film actors Male actors from Virginia People from Portsmouth, Virginia Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art {{US-writer-stub