Michael Irving is an English stage and screen actor born on October, 19 1943 in

Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in Suffolk, England. It is the county town, and largest in Suffolk, followed by Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds, and the third-largest population centre in East Anglia, ...

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. In 1972 he was one of the co-founders of the

Half Moon Theatre The Half Moon Theatre Company was formed in 1972 in a rented synagogue in Alie Street, Whitechapel, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ''Half Moon Passage'' was the name of a nearby alley. The founders, Michael Irving and Maurice Colbour ...

with

Maurice Colbourne Maurice Colbourne (24 September 1939 – 4 August 1989) was an English stage and television actor who starred as Tom Howard in the BBC television series ''Howards' Way''. He is also known for roles in other television series such as ''Gangster ...

and

Guy Sprung Guy Sprung (born on April 17, 1947, in Ottawa, Canada) is a film and theatre director. He lives in the Mile End area of Montreal and was the artistic director of Infinitheatre for 22 years. He retired and was succeeded by Zach Fraser in March 202 ...

. It became th
Half Moon Young People's Theatre
in 1990, a specialist theatre for young people. He performed in many productions there, including '' In the Jungle of the Cities, Will Wat, If Not, What Will?'', ''Sawdust Caesar'', ''Silver Tassie, Alkestis, The Mother'' and ''Female Transport.'' He directed and performed in ''Heroes of the Iceberg Hotel'' and ''Dan Dare'' (which he also wrote). In 1977 he played the Dame in ''Dick Whittington, or the City of Fear''. In 2016 Michael became a patron of Half Moon Theatre (previously called Half Moon Young People's Theatre). This coincided with the launch o
Stages of Half Moon
a digital archive of the theatre's history. In the theatre, his work includes performance in the play "Apart from George" and "Rough Music" in London. He appeared in the film "

Personal Services ''Personal Services'' is a 1987 British comedy film directed by Terry Jones and written by David Leland, about the rise of a madam of a suburban brothel which caters to older men. The story is inspired by the real experiences of Cynthia Payn ...

" (1987). He played a headmaster in an episode of ''

The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, "Woodentop (The Bill), Woodentop" (part of the ''Storyb ...

''. His played the father of

Robert Pattinson Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson (born 13 May 1986) is an English actor. #Filmography, His filmography often sees him portraying eccentric characters across a diverse range of genres. Known for starring in both major studio productions and in ...

's character in How To Be. From 1971 to 1981 Michael was married to

Veronica Hamel Veronica Hamel (born November 20, 1943) is an American actress and model. She was nominated five times for an Emmy Award for her role as attorney Joyce Davenport in the TV police drama ''Hill Street Blues''. Biography The daughter of a Philade ...

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Michael Irving bio
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