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John Boswall
Actor
Born May 2, 1920Died June 6, 2011 (91 years)
John Boswall (2 May 1920 – 6 June 2011) was a British actor known for playing Emmanuel Goldstein in 1984 and Wyvern in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.
Boswall was born John Stuart on 2 May 1920 in Oxfordshire, England. Prior to his career as an actor, he attended the University of Oxford and served in Burma during World War II.
Boswall's television appearances included Paul Temple (1971), Wessex Tales (1973), Lady Killer (1973), Edward the Seventh (1975), The Onedin Line (1976), Love in a Cold Climate (1980), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1982), Sapphire & Steel (1982), No Place Like Home (1986), EastEnders (1990, 2002), Selling Hitler (1991), Agatha Christie's Poirot (1991), Drop the Dead Donkey (1993), Lovejoy (1993), Poldark (1996), Doctors (2000), Rome (2005) and Terry Pratchett's Hogfather (2006).
Stage appearances included Edward Bond's The Fool at the Royal Court Theatre (1975),[2] Sweeney Todd at the Little Theatre, Bristol (1978–79); Oh, What A Lovely War!, A Midsummer Night's Dream (1979–80), and Kiss Me, Kate (1980–81) at the Bristol Old Vic; Henry IV, Part I (1984–85) at the Theatre Royal, Bath; Doctor Faustus (1974), Cymbeline (1974) and Camille (1985–86) with the Royal Shakespeare Company;[3] and Moliere's Bourgeois gentilhomme (1992) at the Royal National Theatre.
His films included Nineteen Eighty-Four as Emmanuel Goldstein (1984), Three Men and a Little Lady (1990), The Wind in the Willows (1996), The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999), Hotel Splendide (2000), Ladies in Lavender (2004), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) and Morris: A Life with Bells On (2009).
Boswall was born John Stuart on 2 May 1920 in Oxfordshire, England. Prior to his career as an actor, he attended the University of Oxford and served in Burma during World War II.
Boswall's television appearances included Paul Temple (1971), Wessex Tales (1973), Lady Killer (1973), Edward the Seventh (1975), The Onedin Line (1976), Love in a Cold Climate (1980), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1982), Sapphire & Steel (1982), No Place Like Home (1986), EastEnders (1990, 2002), Selling Hitler (1991), Agatha Christie's Poirot (1991), Drop the Dead Donkey (1993), Lovejoy (1993), Poldark (1996), Doctors (2000), Rome (2005) and Terry Pratchett's Hogfather (2006).
Stage appearances included Edward Bond's The Fool at the Royal Court Theatre (1975),[2] Sweeney Todd at the Little Theatre, Bristol (1978–79); Oh, What A Lovely War!, A Midsummer Night's Dream (1979–80), and Kiss Me, Kate (1980–81) at the Bristol Old Vic; Henry IV, Part I (1984–85) at the Theatre Royal, Bath; Doctor Faustus (1974), Cymbeline (1974) and Camille (1985–86) with the Royal Shakespeare Company;[3] and Moliere's Bourgeois gentilhomme (1992) at the Royal National Theatre.
His films included Nineteen Eighty-Four as Emmanuel Goldstein (1984), Three Men and a Little Lady (1990), The Wind in the Willows (1996), The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999), Hotel Splendide (2000), Ladies in Lavender (2004), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) and Morris: A Life with Bells On (2009).
Filmography
| 2009 | Morris: A Life with Bells On · as Mr. Staveley |
| 2006 | Hogfather · as Chair Of Indefinite Studies |
| 2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest · as Wyvern |
| 2006 | The Ten Commandments (TV Series) · as Egyptian Priest |
| 2005 | Rome (TV Series) · as Curial Magistrate |
| 2004 | Ladies in Lavender · as Very Old Man 2 |
| 2003 | The Statement · as Father Léo |
| 2002 | Rose and Maloney (TV Series) · as Arthur Towns |
| 2000 | Hotel Splendide · as Bellboy |
| 2000 | The Secret World of Michael Fry (TV Series) · as Caldercott |
| 2000 | Doctors (TV Series) · as Dorian Bannister |
| 1999 | The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc · as Old Priest |
| 1999 | Sunburn (TV Series) · as Albert |
| 1998 | Far from the Madding Crowd · as Timothy |
| 1997 | Stiff Upper Lips · as Don 2 |
| 1996 | Mr. Toad's Wild Ride · as The Elderly Gentleman |
| 1996 | |
| 1994 | The Return of the Native · as Granfer Cande |
| 1994 | The Imaginatively-Titled Punt & Dennis Show (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1992 | Covington Cross (TV Series) · as Gap |
| 1992 | Anglo Saxon Attitudes (TV Series) · as Sir Edgar Iffley |
| 1991 | Murder Most Horrid (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 1991 | Paul Merton: The Series (TV Series) · as Man In Deckchair |
| 1991 | Selling Hitler (TV Series) · as August Priesack |
| 1990 | Three Men and a Little Lady · as Barrow |
| 1990 | Drop The Dead Donkey (TV Series) · as Jann Sepp |
| 1989 | Young Charlie Chaplin (TV Series) · as School Teacher |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV Series) · as Dr Belvedere |
| 1988 | Christabel (TV Series) · as Alois |
| 1988 | This is David Lander (TV Series) · as Admiral Torrington-Howes |
| 1988 | Dirty Dozen: The Series (TV Series) · as Redmond |
| 1987 | Wish Me Luck (TV Series) · as Leon Jouvet |
| 1987 | A Hazard of Hearts · as Meadows |
| 1987 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (TV Series) · as Mr Beard |
| 1987 | Casanova · as Prosecutor |
| 1986 | Casualty (TV Series) · as Wilf |
| 1986 | Screenplay (1986) (TV Series) · as Dr. Reifmann |
| 1986 | Lovejoy (TV Series) · as Peter Horsham |
| 1985 | Screen One (TV Series) · as George Hocking |
| 1985 | EastEnders (TV Series) · as Harry Osborne |
| 1985 | Dempsey and Makepeace (TV Series) · as Foley |
| 1984 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Caretaker |
| 1984 | The Bill (TV Series) · as Agnew |
| 1984 | 1984 · as Goldstein |
| 1984 | Mitch (TV Series) · as Eric James |
| 1984 | |
| 1983 | No Place Like Home (1983) (TV Series) · as Old Bert |
| 1982 | The Hound of the Baskervilles (TV Series) · as Sir Charles Baskerville |
| 1980 | Love in a Cold Climate (TV Series) · as Clergyman |
| 1979 | Sapphire and Steel (TV Series) · as Old Man |
| 1975 | Edward the Seventh (TV Series) · as King Leopold |
| 1973 | Wessex Tales (TV Series) · as The Tutor |
| 1973 | Thriller (1973) (TV Series) · as Old Man |
| 1973 | Wide World of Mystery (TV Series) · as Old Man |
| 1971 | The Onedin Line (TV Series) · as Beech |
| 1969 | Paul Temple (TV Series) · as Official |
| 1969 | Bird's Eye View (TV Series) · as Poem Reading |