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English actor (1935–2016)
Brian Bedford
Bedford in 2011
Born (1935-02-16 ) 16 February 1935
Died 13 January 2016(2016-01-13) (aged 80 )
Alma mater Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Occupation Actor Years active 1955–2015 Spouse
(m. 2013)
Brian Bedford (16 February 1935 – 13 January 2016) was an English actor. He appeared in film and on stage, and was an actor-director of Shakespeare productions. Bedford was nominated for seven Tony Awards for his theatrical work, winning once.
He served as the voice of Disney's Robin Hood from the 1973 animated film of the same name .
Early life [ edit ]
Brian Bedford was born in Morley, West Yorkshire on 16 February 1935, the son of Ellen (née O'Donnell) and Arthur Bedford, a postman.[1] He attended St Bede's Grammar School in Bradford , leaving at the age of 15.[2] He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London from 1952 to 1955.[3] At RADA, he was in the same class as Albert Finney , Alan Bates and Peter O'Toole .[4]
Primarily a stage actor, he appeared in English-speaking interpretations of the French playwright Molière , including Tony Award nominated performances in Tartuffe , The Molière Comedies (a double bill of the short plays The School for Husbands and The Imaginary Cuckold ) and The School for Wives , for which he received the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play .[5]
He performed Shakespearean work, such as Ariel in The Tempest opposite John Gielgud 's Prospero in 1958, and at the Stratford Festival in Ontario, Canada including Angelo in Measure for Measure , Malvolio in Twelfth Night and the title role in Richard III directed by Robin Phillips, and The Public Theater 's New York Shakespeare Festival Shakespeare in the Park productions of As You Like It (as Jacques), and Timon of Athens (as Timon) on Broadway, with the National Actors Theatre in 1993. Bedford's additional Broadway credits include The Seven Descents of Myrtle , Private Lives , Two Shakespearean Actors , London Assurance and Jumpers .
Bedford appeared with James Garner in the 1966 film Grand Prix , and in 1967 he was a regular on the CBS series Coronet Blue . He provided the voice of the title character in the 1973 Disney film Robin Hood , which director Byron Howard credits as a major inspiration[6] for the Academy Award-winning animated film, Zootopia . In 1988, he appeared as Mr. Stone, the head of the consortium that owns Cheers , and would later appear (as a different character) in its spin-off, Frasier , in 2000.[7] In 1997 Bedford was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame . Other honours include the Obie Award , the Outer Circle Critics Award , the Drama Desk Award , and the L.A. Drama Critics Award.[3]
In 2009, Bedford starred as Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest , marking 27 seasons of acting and/or directing, at the Stratford Festival in Canada.[8] [9]
He repeated the role in 2010 (in a double role as both actor and director) for the Roundabout Theatre in New York , which earned him a 2011 Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play .[10]
Personal life [ edit ]
Bedford shared homes in Stratford, Ontario and in Santa Barbara, California with fellow actor Tim MacDonald, his partner after 1985 and husband from 2013.[10] [11]
Bedford died of cancer on January 13, 2016 in Santa Barbara, California, at the age of 80;[12] his remains were cremated.[13]
Stratford Shakespeare Festival [ edit ]
Measure for Measure (1975) by William Shakespeare — Angelo
Richard III (1977) by William Shakespeare — Richard III
The Guardsman (1977) by Ferenc Molnár — The Actor
As You Like It (1977,1978) by William Shakespeare — Jacques
Private Lives (1978) by Noël Coward — Elyot
The Winter's Tale (1978) by William Shakespeare — Leontes
Uncle Vanya (1978) by Anton Chekhov — Dr Astrov
Much Ado About Nothing (1980) by William Shakespeare — Benedick
Twelfth Night (1980) by William Shakespeare — Malvolio
The Seagull (1980) by Anton Chekhov — Trigorin
The Misanthrope (1981) by Molière — Alceste
Arms and the Man (1982) by George Bernard Shaw — Bluntschli
Blithe Spirit (1982) by Noël Coward — Charles
Richard II (1983) by William Shakespeare — Richard II
Tartuffe (1983, 1984) by Molière — Tartuffe
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1984) by William Shakespeare — Bottom
Waiting for Godot (1984) by Samuel Beckett — Vladimir
The Relapse (1989) by John Vanbrugh — Lord Foppington
The Merchant of Venice (1989) by William Shakespeare — Shylock
The Lunatic, the Lover & the Poet (1989) by Brian Bedford — adapted Shakespeare texts
Macbeth (1990) by William Shakespeare — Macbeth
Julius Caesar (1990) by William Shakespeare — Brutus
The Lunatic, the Lover & the Poet (1990) by Brian Bedford — adapted Shakespeare texts
Timon of Athens (1991) by William Shakespeare — Timon
Much Ado About Nothing (1991) by William Shakespeare — Dogberry
The School for Wives (1991) by Molière — Arnolphe
Measure for Measure (1992) by William Shakespeare — Duke
Twelfth Night (1994) by William Shakespeare — Feste
The School for Husbands & The Imaginary Cuckold (1994) by Molière — Sganarelle
Amadeus (1995, 1996) by Peter Shaffer — Salieri
The Little Foxes (1996) by Lillian Hellman — Horace
Equus (1997) by Peter Shaffer — Dysart
Much Ado About Nothing (1998) by William Shakespeare — Benedick
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999) by William Shakespeare — Bottom
The School for Scandal (1999) by Richard Brinsley Sheridan — Sir Peter Teazle
Tartuffe (2000) by Molière — Tartuffe
Private Lives (2001) by Noël Coward — Elyot
The Seagull (2001) by Anton Chekhov — Sorin
The Lunatic, the Lover & the Poet (2002) by Brian Bedford — adapted Shakespeare texts
Present Laughter (2003) by Noël Coward — Garry Essendine
Love's Labour's Lost (2003) by William Shakespeare — Don Armado
London Assurance (2006) by Dion Boucicault — Sir Harcourt Courtly
Twelfth Night (2006) by William Shakespeare — Malvolio
King Lear (2007) by William Shakespeare — King Lear
The Importance of Being Earnest (2009) by Oscar Wilde — Lady Bracknell
Director [ edit ]
Coriolanus (1981) by William Shakespeare
The Rivals (1981) by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Blithe Spirit (1982) by Noël Coward
The Lunatic, the Lover & the Poet (1989, 1990, 2002) by Brian Bedford
Phaedra (1990) by Racine
Othello (1994) by William Shakespeare
Waiting for Godot (1996, 1998) by Samuel Beckett
Equus (1997) by Peter Shaffer
The Winter's Tale (1998) by William Shakespeare
Private Lives (2001) by Noël Coward
Present Laughter (2003) by Noël Coward
Noises Off (2004) by Michael Frayn
Fallen Angels (2005) by Noël Coward
London Assurance (2006) by Dion Boucicault
King Lear (2007) by William Shakespeare
The Importance of Being Earnest (2009) by Oscar Wilde
Blithe Spirit (2013) by Noël Coward
Filmography [ edit ]
Television [ edit ]
Awards and nominations [ edit ]
Tony Awards
1971 Best Leading Actor in Play – The School for Wives (winner )
1992 Best Leading Actor in Play – Two Shakespearean Actors (nominee)
1994 Best Leading Actor in Play – Timon of Athens (nominee)
1995 Best Leading Actor in Play – The Molière Comedies (nominee)
1997 Best Leading Actor in Play – London Assurance (nominee)
2003 Best Leading Actor in Play – Tartuffe (nominee)
2011 Best Leading Actor in Play – The Importance of Being Earnest (nominee)
Drama Desk Awards
1969 Outstanding Performance – The Misanthrope (winner )
1970 Outstanding Performance – Private Lives (winner )
1971 Outstanding Performance – The School for Wives (winner )
1974 Outstanding Performance – Jumpers (winner )
1992 Outstanding Actor in a Play – Two Shakespearean Actors (winner )
1994 Outstanding Actor in a Play – Timon of Athens (nominee)
2011 Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play – The Importance of Being Earnest (winner )
Obie Awards
1965 Outstanding Performance – The Knack (winner )
References [ edit ]
^ a b RADA Student and Graduate Profiles: – Brian Bedford , rada.ac.uk; accessed 15 January 2016.
^ Flatley, Guy (24 July 2007). "The Rule of O'Toole" . MovieCrazed . Retrieved 4 April 2008 .
^ Brian Bedford profile , kino-teatr.ru; accessed 15 January 2016. (in Russian)
^ Howard, Bryan. "Archived copy" . Twitter . Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020 . {{cite web }}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )
^ "Brian Bedford Visits 'Frasier' on TV, Feb. 10" . 10 February 2000.
^ "Brian Bedford profile" . Stratford Shakespeare Festival . Archived from the original on 13 August 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2009 .
^ "Stratford Festival Archives | Details" .
^ a b Brantley, Ben (5 January 2011), "The Importance of Being Astonished" , New York Times , retrieved 9 March 2011
^ Weber, Bruce (13 January 2016). "Brian Bedford, Stage Actor Who Brought the Classics to Life, Dies at 80" . The New York Times . Retrieved 14 January 2016 .
^ "Brian Bedford, Stratford Festival icon, dead at age 80" . CBC News. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016 .
^ "Actor Brian Bedford, Voice of Robin Hood, Dies in Santa Barbara" . 22 January 2016.
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