Mark Kingston
{{Short description|British actor (1934–2011)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|04|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = Deptford, London, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2011|10|09|1934|04|18|df=y}}
| death_place = Northwood, London, England
| occupation = Actor
| alma_mater = London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
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| spouse =Marigold Kingston
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Mark Kingston (18 April 1934 – 9 October 2011) was an English actor who made many television and stage appearances over his 50-year career.
Biography
Kingston's father was a blacksmith and he attended Greenwich Central School and trained as an actor at LAMDA, he then appeared in repertory theatre and at the Old Vic with Vivien Leigh.
[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/8851392/Mark-Kingston.html Obituary: Mark Kingston], Daily Telegraph, 26 October 2011
He played the lecturer Frank in the original stage production of Educating Rita with Julie Walters.{{Cite web|url=https://collections.shakespeare.org.uk/search/rsc-performances/edr198008|title=Search | RSC Performances | EDR198008 – Educating Rita | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust|website=collections.shakespeare.org.uk}} On television he had significant roles in United!, Beryl's Lot, A Voyage Round My Father, Shine on Harvey Moon, and other productions.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=37640|title=Mark Kingston|website=aveleyman.com}} His film career included roles in Invasion (1965), Love Is a Splendid Illusion (1970), Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973) as Martin Bormann, Saint Jack (1979), Lady Oscar (1979), Sphinx (1981) and Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984).{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f6ee240|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921074855/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f6ee240|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 September 2016|title=Mark Kingston|publisher=British Film Institute}} Kingston also appeared in an episode of Birds of a Feather as Sharon's (Pauline Quirke) Lover (1990).{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/birds_of_a_feather/episodes/2/7/|title=Birds of a Feather Series 2, Episode 7 – Brief Encounter|website=British Comedy Guide}}
He died at Denville Hall retirement village in 2011.{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2011/dec/11/mark-kingston-obituary|title=Mark Kingston obituary|date=11 December 2011|website=The Guardian}}
Partial film and TV roles
- Women Without Men (1956) – Operator (uncredited)
- Invasion (1966) – Private Morgan
- Love Is a Splendid Illusion (1970) – Bernard Collins
- Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973) – Martin Bormann
- Lady Oscar (1979) – Général de Jarjayes
- Saint Jack (1979) – Yates
- Sphinx (1981) – Carter
- Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984) – Terry
- Intimate Contact (TV Series) (1987) – Bill Stanhope
- No Job for a Lady (1990-'92) – Geoff Price (18 episodes)
- The Case of the Missing Will (Poirot TV series) (1993) – Andrew Marsh
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0455588|Mark Kingston}}
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Category:Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Category:English male stage actors
Category:English male television actors
Category:Actors from the London Borough of Lewisham
Category:Male actors from London
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