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Norman Wooland (16 March 19053 April 1989) was an English character actor who appeared in many major films, including several
Shakespearean
William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
adaptations.
Wooland was born in
Düsseldorf
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,
Germany
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to British parents. During the
Second World War
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he was a junior radio announcer, reporting the news for the
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. His acting break came when he played Horatio in
Laurence Olivier's ''
Hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
'' (1948), and in which his "fine work" was noted by ''
The New York Times
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''. Then came Catesby in Olivier's film of ''
Richard III'', and Paris in ''
Romeo and Juliet'' (1954). He also had supporting roles in ''
Quo Vadis'' (1951), ''
Ivanhoe'' (1952), ''
Background
Background may refer to:
Performing arts and stagecraft
* Background actor
* Background artist
* Background light
* Background music
* Background story
* Background vocals
* ''Background'' (play), a 1950 play by Warren Chetham-Strode
Record ...
'' (1953), ''
The Guns of Navarone'' (1961), ''
Life for Ruth'' (1962) and ''
International Velvet'' (1978).
Wooland kept a herd of cows, each of which was named after a Shakespearean character. He died in 1989, aged 84.
Filmography
* ''
The Five Pound Man'' (1937) as Lodge Keeper
* ''
This England'' (1941) as (uncredited)
* ''
Escape'' (1948) as Minister
* ''
Hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
'' (1948) as The Royal Court of Denmark - Horatio, his friend
* ''
Look Before You Love
''Look Before You Love'' is a 1948 British drama film directed by Harold Huth and starring Margaret Lockwood, Griffith Jones and Maurice Denham.
Plot summary
A woman working in the British Embassy in Brazil falls in love and marries a man, bu ...
'' (1948) as Ashley Morehouse
* ''
All Over the Town'' (1949) as Nat Hearn
* ''
Madeleine'' (1950) as William Minnoch
* ''
The Angel with the Trumpet'' (1951) as Prince Rudolf
* ''
Quo Vadis'' (1951) as Nerva
* ''
Ivanhoe'' (1952) as
King Richard
* ''
The Ringer'' (1952) as Inspector Bliss
* ''
Background
Background may refer to:
Performing arts and stagecraft
* Background actor
* Background artist
* Background light
* Background music
* Background story
* Background vocals
* ''Background'' (play), a 1950 play by Warren Chetham-Strode
Record ...
'' (1953) as Bill Ogden
* ''
The Master Plan'' (1954) as Col. Mark Cleaver
* ''
Romeo and Juliet'' (1954) as Paris
* ''
Richard III'' (1955) as Catseby
* ''Je plaide non coupable'' (1956) as Pelton
* ''
My Teenage Daughter'' (1956) as Hugh Manning
* ''
No Road Back'' (1957) as Insp. Harris
* ''
The Flesh Is Weak
''The Flesh Is Weak'' is a 1957 British film directed by Don Chaffey. It stars John Derek and Milly Vitale. Distributors Corporation of America released the film in the USA as a double feature with ''Blonde in Bondage''.
Plot
Tony Giani is a ...
'' (1957) as Inspector Kingcombe
* ''
The Bandit of Zhobe'' (1959) as Maj. Crowley
* ''
The Rough and the Smooth
''The Rough and the Smooth'' (alternative title: ''Portrait of a Sinner'') is a 1959 British drama film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Nadja Tiller, Tony Britton, William Bendix and Natasha Parry. The screenplay concerns an archaeolog ...
'' (1960) as David Fraser
* ''
Night Train for Inverness'' (1960) as Roy Lewis
* ''
An Honourable Murder'' (1960) as Brutus Smith
* ''
The Guns of Navarone'' (1961) as Group Captain
* ''
Barabbas
Barabbas (; ) was, according to the New Testament, a prisoner who was chosen over Jesus by the crowd in Jerusalem to be pardoned and released by Roman governor Pontius Pilate at the Passover feast.
Biblical account
According to all four canoni ...
'' (1961) as Rufio
* ''
Masters of Venus
''Masters of Venus'' is a 1962 British science fiction film, science fiction serial film, film serial in 8 parts, made by the Children's Film Foundation for cinema distribution as a Saturday morning serial for children. It's directed by Ernest Mor ...
'' (1962) as Dr. Ballantyne
* ''
Life for Ruth'' (1962) as Counsel for the Crown
* ''
The Fall of the Roman Empire'' (1964) as Virgilianus
* ''
Saul e David'' (1964) as King Saul
* ''
The Projected Man
''The Projected Man'' is a 1966 British science fiction film directed by Ian Curteis, written by Peter Bryan, John C. Cooper, and Frank Quattrocchi, and starring Bryant Haliday, Mary Peach, Norman Wooland, Ronald Allen, and Derek Farr. It wa ...
'' (1966) as Dr. L. G. Blanchard
* ''
The Fighting Prince of Donegal'' (1966) as Sir John Perrott
* ''
International Velvet'' (1978) as Team Doctor
* ''
The Mirror Crack'd
''The Mirror Crack'd'' is a 1980 British mystery film directed by Guy Hamilton from a screenplay by Jonathan Hales and Barry Sandler, based on Agatha Christie's Miss Marple novel ''The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side'' (1962). It stars Ange ...
'' (1980) as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
References
External links
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1905 births
1989 deaths
BBC newsreaders and journalists
British male film actors
British male Shakespearean actors
20th-century British male actors
People from Staplehurst