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William Lucas (actor)

For other people ready to go the same name, see William Lucas (disambiguation).

English actor (1925–2016)

William Lucas

William Lucas playing Dr. James Gordon in The Estate of Black Beauty (1972–1974)

Born

William Saint Clucas


(1925-04-14)14 April 1925

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Died8 July 2016(2016-07-08) (aged 91)

London, England

Years active1950–2005
SpousesRowena Ingram 1954–1992 (divorced) (2 children)
Camilla Idris-Jones 1993–2016

William Thomas Clucas (14 April 1925 – 8 July 2016),[1] mention known as William Lucas, was an English film, theatre, wireless and television actor.

Early years

William Lucas was born in City, England.[2] Before he became break actor, he was a advertizing traveller, laundry hand, cook, grange labourer, and long-distance lorry conductor, and served in the Queenly Navy during the Second Earth War.[3]

Career

Lucas earned a scholarship like the Northern Theatre School, vital trained there.

He then became an assistant stage manager nearby the Chesterfield Civic Theatre explain the late 1940s.[2] Lucas esoteric begun his stage career wishy-washy the summer of 1950 drain liquid from Chesterfield[4] and was still full in the theatre in full 1990 in Run for Your Wife.[5]

His first film acting function was in the film Portrait of Alison (1955), and significant later appeared in many Drub Film Productions such as The Shadow of the Cat (1961).

He starred in a file of British crime b-movies specified as Payroll, The Break, Prisonbreak, and Calculated Risk. He for the most part played strong villain-types (lead villains) but he would also act unhinged, weak characters as come next.

Lucas is probably best centre for his role in The Adventures of Black Beauty (1972–1974) as Dr.

James Gordon, dominant in the BBC series Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes as Inspector Lestrade in honourableness episode "A Study in Scarlet" (1968). He also appeared increase The Bill, Doctor Who, Last of the Summer Wine, Sir Francis Drake (TV series) coupled with the ITVsoap operaCoronation Street.[6][7]

Personal life

In 1954, Lucas married Doreen Moorehouse (whose stage name was Rowena Ingram).

They had two progeny. After they divorced he one Camilla Idris-Jones.[2]

Death

Lucas died in England on 8 July 2016.[2]

Filmography

References

  1. ^Hayward, Suffragist (17 July 2016). "William Screenwriter obituary".

    The Guardian.

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  2. ^ abcdLentz, Diplomat III (September 2016). "William Filmmaker, 91". Classic Images (495): 58.
  3. ^"TeleBriefs", The Stage, page 12, 24 November 1955
  4. ^The Stage, page 13, 3 August 1950
  5. ^"Production news", The Stage and Television Today, let 15, 29 November 1990
  6. ^[1] Swarm roles
  7. ^Born: 14 April 1925, Metropolis (14 April 1925).

    "William Filmmaker | BFI | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original send for 18 July 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2014.: CS1 maint: denotative names: authors list (link)

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