Anthony Nicholls (16 October 1902 – 22 February 1977) was an English actor.

Life and career

Nicholls was born 16 October 1902 in Windsor,

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, England, the son of Florence (née Holderness) and photojournalist Horace Nicholls. Distinguishing himself on the Shakespearean stage alongside the Redgrave family,

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and Peter O'Toole. In addition he played R Austin Freeman's Doctor Thorndyke on BBC Radio in '' Mr. Pottermack's Oversight'', in 1963. The episode was preserved. American audiences first saw Nicholls in the company of

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, Richard Todd and Patricia Neal in '' The Hasty Heart'' (1949). He made his television debut in 1949 and continued with steady work as an actor for the rest of his life, including the film '' A Man For All Seasons'' (1966). In the television series ''

The Champions ''The Champions'' is a British espionage thriller/science fiction/occult detective fiction adventure television series. It was produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment production company, and consists of 30 episodes broadcast in the UK on ...

'', he played the role of W.Lawrence Tremayne, the overseer of three top secret agents.

Personal life

Nicholls married actress Faith Kent on 29 September, 1947. They had two daughters, Kate Nicholls (born 1954) and actress

Phoebe Nicholls Phoebe Sarah Nicholls (born 7 April 1957) is an English film, television, and stage actress. She is known for her roles as Cordelia Flyte in '' Brideshead Revisited'' and as the mother of John Merrick in ''The Elephant Man''. Personal life Ni ...

(born 1957) two of whose children, with director Charles Sturridge, are actors: son Tom Sturridge and daughter Matilda Sturridge. Anthony Nicholls died at age 74 on 22 February 1977. He was cremated at Hereford crematorium.

Filmography

* 1946: '' The Laughing Lady'' .... Mr Pitt * 1948: '' The Guinea Pig'' .... Mr Stringer * 1949: '' Man on the Run'' .... Wapping Station Inspector * 1949: '' The Hasty Heart'' .... Lt. Col. Dunn * 1950: '' No Place for Jennifer'' .... Baxter * 1950: '' The Dancing Years'' .... Prince Reinaldt * 1950: '' The Woman with No Name'' .... Doctor * 1950: '' Portrait of Clare'' .... Dr Boyd * 1951: '' The Franchise Affair'' .... Kevin McDermott * 1951: ''

High Treason Treason is the crime of attacking a state authority to which one owes allegiance. This typically includes acts such as participating in a war against one's native country, attempting to overthrow its government, spying on its military, its d ...

'' .... Grant Mansfield * 1952: ''

The Woman's Angle ''The Woman's Angle'' is 1952 British drama film directed by Leslie Arliss and starring Edward Underdown, Cathy O'Donnell and Lois Maxwell. It was written by Arliss, Mabbie Pool and Frederick Gotfurt based on the 1940 novel ''Three Cups of Coffe ...

'' .... Nigel Jarvis * 1953: '' Street Corner'' * 1953: '' The House of the Arrow'' .... Lawyer Jarrett * 1954: '' The Weak and the Wicked'' .... Prison Chaplain * 1954: '' Happy Ever After'' .... Solicitor * 1954: '' The Green Scarf'' .... Goirin * 1954: '' Make Me an Offer'' .... Auctioneer * 1958: '' The Safecracker'' .... General Prior * 1958: ''

Dunkirk Dunkirk ( ; ; ; Picard language, Picard: ''Dunkèke''; ; or ) is a major port city in the Departments of France, department of Nord (French department), Nord in northern France. It lies from the Belgium, Belgian border. It has the third-larg ...

'' .... Military spokesman * 1961: '' Seven Keys'' .... Governor * 1961: '' Victim'' .... Lord Fullbrook * 1962: '' Night of the Eagle'' .... Harvey Sawtelle * 1964: '' The Pumpkin Eater'' .... Surgeon * 1965: ''

Othello ''The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice'', often shortened to ''Othello'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare around 1603. Set in Venice and Cyprus, the play depicts the Moorish military commander Othello as he is manipulat ...

'' .... Brabantio * 1966: '' A Man for All Seasons'' .... King's Representative * 1967: '' Mister Ten Per Cent'' .... Casey * 1967: '' Our Mother's House'' .... Mr Halbert * 1968: '' If....'' .... General Denson: Staff * 1969: ''

Battle of Britain The Battle of Britain () was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom (UK) against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force ...

'' .... Minister * 1969: '' A Walk with Love and Death'' .... Father Superior * 1970: '' The Man Who Haunted Himself'' .... Sir Arthur Richardson * 1970: '' One More Time'' .... Candler * 1970: '' The Walking Stick'' .... Lewis Maud * 1973: '' O Lucky Man!'' .... General / Judge * 1976: ''

The Omen ''The Omen'' is a 1976 supernatural horror film directed by Richard Donner and written by David Seltzer. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and the United States, it stars Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Harvey Sp ...

'' .... Doctor Becker

Television

* 1949: ''

The Time Machine ''The Time Machine'' is an 1895 dystopian post-apocalyptic science fiction novella by H. G. Wells about a Victorian scientist known as the Time Traveller who travels to the year 802,701. The work is generally credited with the popularizati ...

'' .... Psychologist * 1955: '' Portrait of Alison'' .... Major Colby * 1957: '' Sword of Freedom'' .... Zanobi * 1961: ''

Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color The Walt Disney Company has produced an anthology series, anthology television series since 1954 under several titles and formats. The program's current title, ''The Wonderful World of Disney'', was used from 1969 to 1979 and again from 1991 onwa ...

'' .... Hardy Cole * 1963–1966: '' The Saint'' .... Lord Cranmore / George Marsh * 1963–1968: '' The Avengers'' .... Dr Ardmore / Dr Shanklin * 1967: ''

Man in a Suitcase ''Man in a Suitcase'' is a British television private eye thriller series produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment. It originally aired in the United Kingdom on ITV (TV network), ITV from 27 September 1967 to 17 April 1968. American Broadcast ...

'' .... Sir Walter Fenchurch * 1968–1969: ''

'' .... Cmdr. W.L. Tremayne * 1970: '' Department S'' .... Dr. Grant * 1970: '' Callan'' (Series 3 Episode 6) .... Heathcote Land * 1973: ''

Z-Cars ''Z-Cars'' or ''Z Cars'' (pronounced "zed cars") is a British television police procedural series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police and CID detectives in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby, near Liverpool. Produced by ...

'' .... Hugo Vallance * 1973: ''

Merchant of Venice ''The Merchant of Venice'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan taken out on behalf of his dear friend, Bassanio, and provided by a ...

'' .... Antonio * 1973: '' Softly Softly'' .... Judge * 1974: ''

Special Branch Special Branch is a label customarily used to identify units responsible for matters of national security and Intelligence (information gathering), intelligence in Policing in the United Kingdom, British, Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth, ...

'' .... Colonel Lang * 1975: '' Play of the Month – King Lear'' .... Earl of Gloucester * 1976: '' Space: 1999'' .... James Warren * 1976: '' The Crezz'' .... Cyril Antrobus * 1976: ''

Crown Court (TV series) ''Crown Court'' is a British television courtroom drama series produced by Granada Television for the ITV network. It ran from 1972, when the Crown Court system replaced Assize courts and Quarter sessions in the legal system of England and Wal ...

'' .... Mr Justice Logie

Stage

* 1964: ''

Hay Fever Allergic rhinitis, of which the seasonal type is called hay fever, is a type of rhinitis, inflammation in the nose that occurs when the immune system overreacts to allergens in the air. It is classified as a Allergy, type I hypersensitivity re ...

'' .... David Bliss ( National Theatre)

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