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Jack Gwillim
Born(1909-12-15)15 December 1909
Canterbury, Kent, England
Died2 July 2001(2001-07-02) (aged 91) [1][2]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Burial placeAlbany Rural Cemetery[3]
Alma materRoyal Central School of Speech and Drama
Years active1953–2001
Spouse(s)Peggy Ballard (1943–1958) (her death) 2 children
Olivia Selby (1969–2001) (his death) 1 child
ChildrenJaxon Duff Gwillim
Sarah-Jane Gwillim
David Gwillim

Jack William Frederick Gwillim (15 December 1909 – 2 July 2001) was an English character actor.

Career[edit]

Born in Canterbury, Kent, England, he joined the Royal Navy at 17 and served for over twenty years.[4] During his time in the Navy, he became a champion boxer and rugby player, and was invalided out in 1946.[5] After training at Central School of Speech and Drama, Gwillim began his acting career in earnest in the 1950s, working on both stage and screen.[4] On stage, he appeared both at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford and at the Old Vic.[6] He performed in an extensive amount of theatre, both classics and modern plays, in the West End of London and on Broadway.[5][7]

Some of his most notable roles include: playing in Ralph Richardson's production of The Merchant of Venice; The Right Honourable Gentleman with lifelong friend Anthony Quayle; a revival of My Fair Lady with Rex Harrison, playing Colonel Pickering; John Gielgud's The Constant Wife, with Ingrid Bergman; and The Iceman Cometh, with James Earl Jones.[5][7]

Gwillim also featured in over fifty films and television series, usually war films or historical epics.[4] His military background, commanding presence and deep, booming voice typecast him as soldiers and authority figures.[4] Some of his most notable roles include playing a warship captain in Sink the Bismarck! (1960), the archbishop Hubert Walter in Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960), the obnoxious club secretary in Lawrence of Arabia (1962), King Aeëtes in Jason and the Argonauts (1963), an RAF officer in the James Bond film Thunderball (1965), the Lord Chief Justice in A Man for All Seasons (1966), General Harold AlexanderinPatton (1970), PoseidoninClash of the Titans (1981), and Van HelsinginThe Monster Squad (1987).[8] He also had a recurring role on the TV series Danger Man, The Saint, and The Troubleshooters.[9][10]

He also appeared in The Avengers (1967) in the episode "The Hidden Tiger" as Sir David Harper.

He took part in a number of recordings for Caedmon Shakespeare Records.[11][12][13]

Personal life[edit]

Gwillim was twice married: to Peggy Bollard, until 1958, and Olivia Selby, from 1969 until his death. He had two children from his first marriage, Sarah-Jane Gwillim and David Gwillim, and a third, Jaxon Duff Gwillim, from his second marriage. His children also became actors, and he acted onstage with them in 1995 in a production of On Borrowed Time, which was his last on stage performance.[4]

Death[edit]

Gwillim died in Los Angeles, California on 2 July 2001 at the age of 91.[1] He is buried in Lot 136, Section 15 of Albany Rural Cemetery in Upstate New York.

Filmography[edit]

  • The One That Got Away (1957) - Commandant Grizedale
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959) - Oberon (voice)
  • North West Frontier (1959) - Brigadier Ames
  • Solomon and Sheba (1959) - Josiah
  • Sink the Bismarck! (1960) - Captain (King George V)
  • Let's Get Married (1960) - Dr. Sanders
  • Circus of Horrors (1960) - Supt. Andrews
  • Oscar Wilde (1960) - Barrister
  • Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960) - Archbishop of Canterbury Hubert Walter
  • Sentenced for Life (1960) - John Richards
  • No Love for Johnnie (1961) - MP (uncredited)
  • Lisa (1962) - Insp. Cobb
  • In Search of the Castaways (1962) - Captain Grant
  • Lawrence of Arabia (1962) - Club Secretary
  • Sammy Going South (1963) - District Commissioner
  • Jason and the Argonauts (1963) - King Aeëtes
  • The World Ten Times Over (1963) - Bolton
  • The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964) - Sir Giles Dalrymple
  • The Rivals (1964) - Rolf Neilson
  • Thunderball (1965) - Senior RAF Staff Officer (uncredited)
  • Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die (1966) - British ambassador
  • A Man for All Seasons (1966) - Chief Justice
  • Casino Royale (1967) - British Officer at Auction (uncredited)
  • The Bushbaby (1969) - Ardsley
  • Battle of Britain (1969) - Senior Air Staff Officer
  • Patton (1970) - General Sir Harold Alexander
  • Cromwell (1970) - General Byron
  • The Adams Chronicles (1976, TV Mini-Series) - Lord Carmarthen
  • Clash of the Titans (1981) - Poseidon
  • Sicilian Connection (1987) - (voice)
  • Blind Date (1987) - Artist
  • The Monster Squad (1987) - Abraham Van Helsing
  • Blue Shark Hash (2001) - Jonah (final film role)
  • References[edit]

    1. ^ a b "Jack Gwillim; Actor, 91". The New York Times. Associated Press. 9 July 2001.
  • ^ "Jack Gwillim; Actor Performed in Film, on British, U.S. Stages". Los Angeles Times. 7 July 2001.
  • ^ Sec. 15, lot 136, Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, Albany, NY., Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 19113-19114). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
  • ^ a b c d e "Jack Gwillim". The Daily Telegraph. 28 August 2001.
  • ^ a b c Shorter, Eric (2 August 2001). "Obituary: Jack Gwillim". The Guardian.
  • ^ "Jack Gwillim | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  • ^ a b "Jack Gwillim – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". ibdb.com.
  • ^ "Jack Gwillim". BFI. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017.
  • ^ "Jack Gwillim". aveleyman.com.
  • ^ "The Troubleshooters: The Day the Sea Caught Fire". 29 March 1968. p. 56 – via BBC Genome.
  • ^ "Antony and Cleopatra · British Universities Film & Video Council". bufvc.ac.uk.
  • ^ "Macbeth · British Universities Film & Video Council". bufvc.ac.uk.
  • ^ "Midsummer Night's Dream, A · British Universities Film & Video Council". bufvc.ac.uk.
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