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Michael Bryant‌

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Birthday

calendar1928-04-05

Popularity

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Michael Bryant

London, England, UK

Michael Bryant

London, England, UK

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1928-04-05

Popularity

star1.2

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael Dennis Bryant (5 April 1928 – 25 April 2002) was a British stage and television actor. Bryant attended Battersea Grammar School and after service in the Merchant Navy and Army, he attended drama school and appeared in many productions on the London stage. He made his film debut in 1955. His greatest role was Mathieu in BBC2's 1970 adaptation of Jean-Paul Sartre's Roads to Freedom trilogy. His guest star appearance as Wing Commander Marsh, who feigns insanity in the 'Tweedledum' episode of the BBC drama series, Colditz (1972), is still widely remembered. Bryant was chosen by Orson Welles to play the lead role in The Deep, Welles's adaptation of the Charles Williams novel Dead Calm. The production frequently ran out of money, and following the death of actor Laurence Harvey in 1973, Welles stopped production and announced the movie - which had been completed except for one special effects shot of a ship exploding - would not be released. (The novel was finally adapted to film in 1989.) In 1969 Bryant took his love of the stage on a strange trip into the realm of cult films, playing a clever male prostitute who outwits a delusional family of killers in the dark comedy Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny and Girly, an adaptation of a play by Maisie Mosco. Due to poor marketing and a lack of faith in the film by the distributor, the film quickly sank into obscurity even before it could develop a cult following. One of Bryant's most memorable performances was in the classic BBC television play The Stone Tape (1972), in which he plays the leader of a team of scientists who investigate ghost sightings in a brooding gothic mansion. Bryant also had a supporting role as a sadistic psychiatrist in the cult classic black comedy The Ruling Class, with Peter O'Toole and Alastair Sim. He also appeared in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi (1982) as a British diplomat. Having played Lenin in the film Nicholas and Alexandria, Bryant would later reprise the role in Robert Bolt's play State of Revolution (1977). He had previously co-starred in Bolt's unsuccessful Gentle Jack. The 1977 production of a Bolt play though was significant for featuring the first role he performed at the National Theatre where he was a constant presence for a quarter of a century. Bryant, described by Michael Billington as "rock-solid company man", had earlier performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1964, including the premiere production of Harold Pinter's The Homecoming (1965), in which he played Teddy, the returning academic. In 1980, Michael Bryant won the London Drama Critics Circle Theatre Award for Best Actor, and his other theatrical performances were equally well thought of. Bryant won Laurence Olivier Awards in 1988 and 1990 and was nominated twice more. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Bryant (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Movie Credits

The Miracle Maker

The Miracle Maker‌
star5.9
calendar 2000

The Ruling Class

The Ruling Class‌
star6.5
calendar 1972

The Stone Tape

The Stone Tape‌
star5.9
calendar 1972

Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly

Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly‌
star6.1
calendar 1970

Nicholas and Alexandra

Nicholas and Alexandra‌
star6.9
calendar 1971

Mille Miglia

Mille Miglia‌
star0.0
calendar 1968

Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

Orson Welles: The One-Man Band‌
star6.4
calendar 1995

The Mind Benders

The Mind Benders‌
star6.3
calendar 1963

Hamlet

Hamlet‌
star7.3
calendar 1996

The Deadly Affair

The Deadly Affair‌
star6.2
calendar 1967

The Treasure of Abbot Thomas

The Treasure of Abbot Thomas‌
star6.4
calendar 1974

Uranium Boom

Uranium Boom‌
star6.0
calendar 1956

King Lear

King Lear‌
star8.0
calendar 1998

Sakharov

Sakharov‌
star7.0
calendar 1984

Anna Lee: Headcase

Anna Lee: Headcase‌
star6.0
calendar 1993

The Deep

The Deep‌
star0.0
calendar 2007

Torture Garden

Torture Garden‌
star6.1
calendar 1967

The Explorer

The Explorer‌
star0.0
calendar 1968

Gandhi

Gandhi‌
star7.6
calendar 1982

The Switch

The Switch‌
star0.0
calendar 1971

If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them‌
star0.0
calendar 1974

Is It Something I Said?

Is It Something I Said?‌
star0.0
calendar 1974

Mr. Axelford's Angel

Mr. Axelford's Angel‌
star8.5
calendar 1974

Short Back and Sides

Short Back and Sides‌
star0.0
calendar 1977

The Professional

The Professional‌
star0.0
calendar 1973

The Greeks and Their Gifts

The Greeks and Their Gifts‌
star0.0
calendar 1972

Easier in the Dark

Easier in the Dark‌
star0.0
calendar 1967

Caravan to Vaccarès

Caravan to Vaccarès‌
star5.2
calendar 1974

Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'

Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'‌
star0.0
calendar 1988

My Homeland

My Homeland‌
star0.0
calendar 1976

The Duchess of Malfi

The Duchess of Malfi‌
star0.0
calendar 1972

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips‌
star6.7
calendar 1969

Passage Home

Passage Home‌
star5.6
calendar 1955

The Three Sisters

The Three Sisters‌
star6.0
calendar 1970

The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Merry Wives of Windsor‌
star8.0
calendar 1982

Life for Ruth

Life for Ruth‌
star6.2
calendar 1962

A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember‌
star7.6
calendar 1958

A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton

A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton‌
star0.0
calendar 1982

The Daedalus Equations

The Daedalus Equations‌
star0.0
calendar 1976

The Curse Of Denton Rose

The Curse Of Denton Rose‌
star0.0
calendar 2020

Heading Home

Heading Home‌
star5.5
calendar 1991

Tv Credits

Colditz

Colditz‌
star7.3
calendar 1972

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame‌
star8.8
calendar 1951

Talking to a Stranger

Talking to a Stranger‌
star8.0
calendar 1966

The Millionaire

The Millionaire‌
star5.0
calendar 1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp‌
star6.7
calendar 1955

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok‌
star4.5
calendar 1951

Fall of Eagles

Fall of Eagles‌
star6.8
calendar 1974

BBC Television Shakespeare

BBC Television Shakespeare‌
star5.2
calendar 1978

Buffalo Bill Jr.

Buffalo Bill Jr.‌
star5.0
calendar 1955

ITV Play of the Week

ITV Play of the Week‌
star4.0
calendar 1955

Telephone Time

Telephone Time‌
star6.3
calendar 1956

Harbor Command

Harbor Command‌
star4.0
calendar 1957

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month‌
star5.0
calendar 1965

Late Call

Late Call‌
star0.0
calendar 1975

The Roads to Freedom

The Roads to Freedom‌
star3.8
calendar 1970

The Big M

The Big M‌
star6.0
calendar 1967

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers‌
star0.0
calendar 1988

Reilly: Ace of Spies

Reilly: Ace of Spies‌
star7.1
calendar 1983