Geoffrey Hibbert (2 June 1922 – 3 February 1969) was an English

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and

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Biography

He made his screen debut with the lead role in John Baxter's '' The Common Touch'' (1941) and appeared in two other Baxter films, '' Love on the Dole'' and '' The Shipbuilders''. After the war he appeared in

supporting role A supporting character is a character in a narrative that is not the focus of the primary storyline, but is important to the plot/protagonist, and appears or is mentioned in the story enough to be more than just a minor character or a cameo a ...

s in films as well as many television performances. He was also active at the

Players' Theatre The Players' Theatre was a London theatre which opened at 43 King Street, Covent Garden, on 18 October 1936. The club originally mounted period-style musical comedies, introducing Victorian-style music hall in December 1937. The threat of Worl ...

in the 1950s and 60s, acting in, among other things, the musical revue "Child's Play" with all words by Sean Rafferty. He was also in the original Broadway production of

Sandy Wilson Alexander Galbraith "Sandy" Wilson (19 May 1924 – 27 August 2014) was an English composer and lyricist, best known for his musical '' The Boy Friend'' (1953). Biography Wilson was born in Sale, Cheshire, England, and was educated at Harrow ...

's '' The Boyfriend'', starring

Julie Andrews Dame Julie Andrews (born Julia Elizabeth Wells; 1 October 1935) is an English actress, singer, and author. She has garnered numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over eight decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Fi ...

, which ran for over a year at the

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, in 1954–1955. He was the father of the actor

Edward Hibbert Edward Hibbert (born September 9, 1955) is an American-born British actor and literary agent. He played Gil Chesterton in the TV series ''Frasier'', later reprising the role in 2024. He also voiced Zazu in several instalments in ''The Lion Kin ...

Filmography

References

Bibliography

* Anthony Aldgate & Jeffrey Richards. ''Britain Can Take It: The British Cinema in the Second World War''. I.B.Tauris, 2007.

External links

* * 1922 births 1969 deaths English male television actors English male film actors English male stage actors Male actors from Kingston upon Hull {{UK-film-actor-stub