Stephan Chase (born Stephan de Montaignac; 8 February 1945 - 27 June 2019) was a British actor of Cornish and Scots descent. He was educated in Ireland and England. Before joining the

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, he won a scholarship and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (

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) later becoming an Associate of RADA. He played

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in 1975 in a British Council / Regent's Park Open Air Theatre touring production in India and Ceylon. He appeared as a leading man in feature films, TV plays and series and the West End theatre, such as '' Rules of the Game'' (1982), directed by

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, until he founded and ran the Rhubarb Agency 1988-2005. During this time, Chase also worked as an audio producer and director. He subsequently worked as a teacher and coach in London, but in 2011 he began working as an actor again. He died on 27 June 2019 in London at the age of 74.

Filmography

Film

*'' Cry of the Banshee'' (1970, Dir.

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) - Sean Whitman *''

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'' (1971, Dir.

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) - Malcolm *'' The Incredible Sarah'' (1976, Dir.

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) *'' The Golden Lady'' (1979, Dir.

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) - Max Rowlands *'' Nijinsky'' (1980, Dir.

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) - Adolph Bolm *'' Al-mas' Ala Al-Kubra'' (1983, Dir. Mohamed Shukri Jameel) - Army Captain *'' White Mischief'' (1987, Dir.

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) - Carberry *''The Child'' (2012, Short, Dir. Amy Neil) *''Trained'' (2013, Dir. Anthony Jerjen, Winner LA Film Festival, Honolulu Film Festival and selected for London Raindance Film Festival 2013) - Robert *''

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'' (2014, Dir.

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(with

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) - General *'' The Hooligan Factory'' (2014, Dir. Nick Nevern) - The Governor *'' The Earth Belongs To No-One'' (2014, Short, dir. Ani Laurie; producer Rienkje Attoh) (Nominated for Best Short Film at the 2015

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) - Farmer Joseph *''Francis'' (2014, dir. Paul Alexander. Production Company: A Little Portion Production) - Pope Innocent III *''The Wager'' (2015, Short) - Harry *''Finding Saint Francis'' (2015, Dir. Paul Alexander) - Pietro Bernadone, Mayor of Assisi *''The Carer'' (2016, Dir. Christine Templeton-Parker) - Neville

Television

*''

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'' (1970, Episode: " Mindbender") - Film Director *'' Wives and Daughters'' (1971) - Osborne Hamley *'' Arthur of the Britons'' (1972) - Horgren *''

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'' (1972) - Kearey *'' Orson Welles Great Mysteries'' (1973, Episode: "Death of an Old-Fashioned Girl") - Paul Zachary *'' The Zoo Gang'' (1974) - Raoul *'' The Professionals'' (1977) - Dapper *'' Famous Five'' (1978) - Perton *'' Secret Army'' (1979, Prod Gerard Glaister)Andy Priestner, ''The Complete Secret Army: An Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to the Classic TV Drama Series'' (2008) - Captain Stephen Durnford / Stephen Durnford *''The Talisman'' (1980, Prod

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) -

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*''Take Three Women'' (1982) - Joe *''

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'' (1985, TV Movie, Dir. John Hough) - Black Arrow *''Florence Nightingale'' (1985, TV Movie, Dir.

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proposed for Emmy Nomination for Dr.Sutherland) - Dr. Sutherland *''

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'' (1986) - Edwards *''

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'' (1990, TV Movie) - Deal *''The Governor'' (1995) - Architect Richard Greenleaves

Theatre

*The musical, '' Katie Mulholland'' (1983 as Bernard Rosier, by

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DBE Dir

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) *''The Teddy Bears' Picnic'' (1987 by David Pinner, Dir Philip Partridge) *''Liberty Oregon'' (1994 as Novitski, at the

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Dir Natasha Carlish) *''Suddenly Last Summer'' (1996 as Cucrovitz, by

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)

References

External links

Stephan Chase Official Website
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Trained, the 2013 Short
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chase, Stephan English male television actors English male film actors English male stage actors English people of Cornish descent English people of Scottish descent 1945 births 2019 deaths Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art