Michael Beint
{{Short description|English actor (born 1925)}}
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| name = Michael Beint
| birth_name = Michael E. Beint
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1925|08|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Swindon, Wiltshire, England
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| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1952–2010
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Michael Beint (born 17 August 1925{{cite news |title=Family Announcements |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/1055260720/ |date=17 August 2015 |accessdate= 4 May 2025 |work=Swindon Advertiser |page=22}}) is an English actor.
Career
He began his stage career in amateur circles. Then performed in rep for four years.{{cite web|url=https://playbill.com/production/as-you-like-it-mark-hellinger-theatre-vault-0000005792|title=Playbill - Mark Hellinger Theatre - As You Like It|website=playbill.com}} On the West End he performed in such plays as "You Prove It" by Colin Morris and "Rule of Three", a triple bill of plays by Agatha Christie. Beint subsequently connected with the National Theatre, with whom he worked for a long time.
Beint's early screen appearances were uncredited, his first credited screen roles came on television in the second half of 1950s. He appeared in some notable television productions such as Adam Adamant Lives!, Coronation Street, Benny Hill, and Poirot. On the big screen, his film credits include Night of the Prowler (1962), The Hi-Jackers (1963) and Elizabeth (1998). Beint's last screen credit was in the medical drama series Casualty in 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.randallandhopkirk.culttv.uk/who_actors_b.htm|title=Michael Beint|website=randallandhopkirk.culttv.uk}}
Personal life
Michael Beint has been married to Doreen Williams since 1948. They have five children. All their children went into show business in some way.{{cite web|first=Daniel|last=Angelini|url=https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/17310736.rodbourne-couple-celebrate-70-years-wedded-bliss/|title=Rodbourne couple celebrate 70 years of wedded bliss|website=swindonadvertiser.co.uk|date=20 December 2018}}
He is the grandfather of actor Lyndon Ogbourne.{{cite web |title=Nasty role is good news for Lyndon|url=http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/4134093.Nasty_role_is_good_news_for_Lyndon/|author=Streatfield, Emma|work=Swindon Advertiser |date=17 February 2009|accessdate=2010-02-27}}
References
External links
- {{IMDb name|0067258|Michael Beint}}
- [https://theatricalia.com/person/vv4/michael-beint Michael Beint] at Theatricalia
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20210913015211/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba5fcac10 Michael Beint] at British Film Institute
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Category:20th-century English male actors
Category:English male film actors
Category:English male television actors
Category:English male stage actors
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