Anthony Dawes
{{Short description|English actor (1928–2021)}}
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| birth_name = Anthony Cecil John Dawes
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1928|2|10}}
| birth_place = Felixstowe, Suffolk, England[https://web.archive.org/web/20160806142606/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba3347528 BFI: Anthony Dawes profile]
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| death_place = Chelsea, London, England
| occupation = Actor
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Anthony Cecil John Dawes (10 February 1928 – 21 January 2021) was an English character actor, who appeared in a number of roles in film, television and on stage during a career which spanned from 1951 to 2006.[https://www.bafta.org/heritage/in-memory-of/anthony-dawes BAFTA In Memory of... Anthony Dawes]
Life and career
Dawes was born in Felixstowe, Suffolk in February 1928. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 1951.[https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/anthony-dawes/ RADA: Anthony Dawes] His roles on television included The Avengers, Fawlty Towers, Z-Cars and The Kenny Everett Television Show. He also had some minor film roles, including Barry Lyndon (1975).
He died in Chelsea, London in January 2021 at the age of 92 following a short illness.[http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/247577/dawes Telegraph: Anthony Dawes death announcement][https://mailchi.mp/e0b28341f359/weekly-news-from-holy-trinity-sloane-square-01-03-8184034 Holy Trinity Church Sloane Square, Weekly News, Sunday January 24th 2021] He was survived by his wife, Lesley, and his daughter, Stephanie.[https://www.localprayers.com/GB/London/796011847180101/Holy-Trinity-Sloane-Square Holy Trinity Sloane Square: Prayers]
Selected filmography
- The Avengers (1967) [EPIC] - Silent Actor
- Z-Cars (1968–1972) – various roles
- Upstairs, Downstairs (1973) – Breeze
- Follow That Dog (1974) – Insp. Bridges
- Barry Lyndon (1975) – British soldier
- My Brother's Keeper (1975–1976) – Mr. Chivers
- The Dick Emery Show (1975–1981) – various roles
- Grange Hill (1979) – Mr. Golightly
- Fawlty Towers (1979) – Mr. Libson
- The Two Ronnies (1980)
- Yes Minister (1981) – Committee Chairman
- BBC2 Playhouse (1981–1982) – various roles
- Minder (1982) – Mr. Notting QC
- The Kenny Everett Television Show (1983) – various roles
- Who, Sir? Me, Sir? (1985) – Headmaster
- Never Come Back (1990, TV Series) – Embury
- Keeping Up Appearances (1991) – The Jeweller
- Hollyoaks (1996) – Mr. St. John Thomas
- Time Trumpet (2006)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0205928|name=Anthony Dawes}}
- [https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=31362 Aveleyman: Anthony Dawes]
- [https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/anthony_dawes/ British Comedy Guide: Anthony Dawes]
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Category:20th-century English male actors
Category:21st-century English male actors
Category:English male television actors
Category:Male actors from Suffolk