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Australian actor (1937–2018)
Kevin Colson
Born (1937-08-28 ) 28 August 1937
Sydney , New South Wales, Australia
Died 18 April 2018(2018-04-18) (aged 80 ) Occupation(s ) Stage actor, film and television actor Years active 1960–1969, 1985–2018 Relatives Phil B. Colson (brother)Sia (niece)
Kevin Colson (28 August 1937 – 18 April 2018) was an Australian stage, film and television actor. He is known for playing Sir George Dillingham in the musical Aspects of Love , for which he received a Tony nomination, and Cliff in the original London production of Cabaret opposite Judi Dench .[1] Colson was a television presenter and stage actor in Sydney before moving to London. He left acting for 16 years from 1969, but returned to the stage in 1985.[2]
Career
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Early career
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Colson began his career as a television announcer on a religious program on Sundays, and then became the Seven Network station compère[1] [3] and hosted Room for Two in 1959.[4] His first theatre role was as a rancher in The Pleasure of His Company at the Theatre Royal in 1960,[1] [5] and he had a part in The Glass Menagerie for the Elizabethan Theatre Trust in Sydney in 1961.[3] He starred in French musical Irma La Douce with Judy Bruce from May 1961 as her young boyfriend.[6] It was his first professional musical role, having previously played straight theatre roles.[3] In October 1962, he starred as the hero in Carnival at Her Majesty's Theatre,[7] [8] and in 1963 he played the juvenile lead in Noël Coward 's Sail Away at Her Majesty's Theatre; Coward oversaw the rehearsals.[1] [9] In 1964, appearances with the Union Theatre Repertory Company – later the Melbourne Theatre Company – were his Hamlet , Nick in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? , in the Australian premiere of the Arthur Miller play After the Fall [10] [11] and a role in And the Big Men Fly as the hero's neighbour.[12]
West End and Broadway
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In 1965, Colson moved to London to train, but was immediately offered the part of Robert Browning (replacing Keith Michell ) in Robert and Elizabeth , which he performed for a year and a half at the Lyric Theatre . He then played Cliff Bradshaw to Judi Dench 's Sally Bowles in the original London production of Cabaret at the Palace Theatre .[1] He retired from acting in 1969.[13]
Later career
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From 1970 and 1985, he ran an oil business and a TV production company, both ultimately unsuccessful.[1] After the oil business ended in 1985 he appeared in Stephen Sondheim 's Follies , and then as CIA agent Walter DeCourcey in the original London production of Tim Rice 's musical Chess .[13]
In 1989, Colson starred in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Aspects of Love with Ann Crumb . Colson was originally the understudy for actor Roger Moore in the part of George Dillingham, but Moore had reservations over his own singing voice and pulled out a month before the opening.[14] Colson was nominated for a Tony Award in June 1990 when the play reached Broadway.[13] In 1991 he played Noah in Children of Eden at the Prince Edward Theatre in London,[15] and in 1998 he was a supporting lead in Maddie [16] and he played Daddy Warbucks in Annie .[17] He played Joey Bishop in Rat Pack Confidential at the Whitehall Theatre in 2003,[1] followed by The Woman in White with Roger Allam in 2003[18] and Murderous Instincts as the butler Adolfo at the Savoy Theatre in 2004.[19] [20] In 2006 he played the leads in Dominic Mitchell's Acquaintances .[21] He has appeared in many productions at the Finborough Theatre in London, including The Destiny of Me (2002), Allport’s Revenge (2004), Van Badham 's The Gabriels .[22] (2006), Blackwater Angel (2006), Mass Appeal (2006), The Beautiful People (2008) and His Greatness (2010). He was Rodion in 2007's Old World .[23] His last appearance was in 2014 in The Last Confession in Sydney, alongside David Suchet .[2]
Personal life
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Colson came from Sydney, and his father and brother were taxi drivers . He was previously married, shortly after he took a break from acting in 1969. Australian singer-songwriter , Sia is his niece, the daughter of his brother, Phil B. Colson, who is a singer , guitarist & composer .[1] [13]
In 2003, Colson claimed that he was homeless after he sold his place in Australia and gave his house to his ex-wife.[1]
Film and television roles
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Film
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Colson had roles in the films Khartoum , Star , Nightwatch , and Trapped in Space .[1]
Television
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Colson had roles on the television series Man at the Top , Spytrap , First Among Equals , The Woman He Loved , Poor Little Rich Girl , Executive Stress , and Crossroads .[1]
Discography
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References
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^ a b c "Smiling stars here for lively musical" . The Age . 15 June 1961. Retrieved 6 July 2010 .
^ "New form for program" . The Sydney Morning Herald . 1 December 1958. Retrieved 6 July 2010 .
^ "Cyril Richard in New Comedy at Theatre Royal" . The Sydney Morning Herald . 3 October 1960. Retrieved 6 July 2010 .
^ "French Musical is Brilliantly Funny" . The Age . 19 June 1961. Retrieved 6 July 2010 .
^ "Quartet" . The Age . September 1962. Retrieved 6 July 2010 .
^ Hutton, Geoffrey (22 October 1962). "Happy Christmas Touch in New Musical" . The Age . Retrieved 6 July 2010 .
^ Hutton, Geoffrey (27 May 1963). "Musical Cruise Goes at Lively Speed" . The Age . Retrieved 6 July 2010 .
^ "Premiere of Miller Play" . The Age . 6 October 1964. Retrieved 6 July 2010 .
^ Radic, Leonard (9 September 1964). " "Virginia Woolf" is Tender, Powerful" . The Age . Retrieved 6 July 2010 .
^ "Football Comedy Revived" . The Age . 12 May 1964. Retrieved 6 July 2010 .
^ a b c d Nemy, Enid (6 July 1990). "Catching Up With a Faster Pace" . The New York Times . Retrieved 6 July 2010 .
^ "Roger Moore pulls out of Weber musical play" . Ocala Star-Banner . 18 March 1989. Retrieved 6 July 2010 .
^ "New Musical's Opening Is Off Off Off Broadway" . The New York Times . Associated Press. 6 January 1991. Retrieved 6 July 2010 .
^ Mandelbaum, Ken (22 March 1998). "Ken Mandelbaum's MUSICALS ON DISC: Sounds From Abroad" . Playbill . Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2010 .
^ "Annie Turns 21 with West End Revival" . What's on Stage . 30 June 1998. Retrieved 6 July 2010 .
^ "Lloyd Webber's Musical in Progress, Woman in White, Gets UK Presentation" . Playbill . 17 July 2003. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2010 .
^ Nathan, John (2 August 2004). "Murderous Instincts Heads to London in October with McAuliffe and Colson" . Playbill . Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2010 .
^ Cripps, Charlotte (6 September 2004). "Murderous desire to dance the salsa" . The Independent . Retrieved 6 July 2010 . [dead link ]
^ Thaxter, John (30 October 2006). "Acquaintances/National Amnesty" . The Stage . Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2010 .
^ Smith, Alistair (9 January 2006). "The Gabriels" . The Stage . Retrieved 6 July 2010 .
^ McEvoy, William (29 October 2007). "Old World" . The Stage . Retrieved 6 July 2010 .
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