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Obituary: Richard Johnson: Leading light of the Royal Shakespeare Company and stalwart of the National who refused to play James Bond

Obituary: Richard Johnson: Leading light of the Royal Shakespeare Company and stalwart of the National who refused to play James Bond

By Simon Farquhar for The Independent, 8 June 2015 The fatherly, urbane Richard Johnson was well-equipped for a career as one of the leading lights of the RSC, of which he was a founder member. With a voice that could command as easily as it could charm, lounge-lizard good looks and a sturdy physicality, his 70-year career also included spells as a […]

June 12, 2015 · 0 comments · Actors, Obits
Richard III: Leicester welcomes King’s remains

Richard III: Leicester welcomes King’s remains

By The Telegraph video and PA, 23 March 2015 Members of the public will be able to view the coffin of Richard III, as he lies in repose at Leicester Cathedral ahead of his reburial later this week, more than 500 years after his death in battle. Thousands lined the route of the last Plantagenet king’s cortege yesterday before a special service […]

April 7, 2015 · 0 comments · Global, Obits
Charles Keating, Soap Opera Villain and Shakespearean, Dies at 72

Charles Keating, Soap Opera Villain and Shakespearean, Dies at 72

Charles Keating, an actor known onstage for Shakespearean roles and on television for playing a villain on the NBC soap opera “Another World,” died on Friday at his home in Weston, Conn. He was 72. The cause was lung cancer, his son Sean said. Mr. Keating performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company for years and appeared on Broadway in “The […]

August 13, 2014 · 0 comments · Actors, Obits, Popular Culture