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John Laurie
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He was a noted Shakespearean actor.
He played Ebenezer Balfour in both
Kidnapped (1956)
and
Kidnapped (1960)
.
He made six films with
Laurence Olivier
:
As You Like It (1936)
,
Q Planes (1939)
,
Adventure for Two (1943)
,
Henry V (1944)
,
Hamlet (1948)
and
Richard III (1955)
. Olivier also directed the latter three films.
Daughter Veronica, with Oonah, born 1939.
Along with
Esmond Knight
and
Russell Thorndike
, he is one of only three actors other than
Laurence Olivier
himself to appear in all three Shakespearean films that Olivier directed:
Henry V (1944)
,
Hamlet (1948)
and
Richard III (1955)
.
He appeared in ten films with
Felix Aylmer
:
Her Last Affaire (1935)
,
Nine Days a Queen (1936)
,
As You Like It (1936)
,
The Ghost of St. Michael's (1941)
,
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
,
Adventure for Two (1943)
,
Henry V (1944)
,
Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
,
Hamlet (1948)
and
Trio (1950)
.
Like both his
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
character John Montgomery Murdoch and his
Dad's Army (1968)
character Private James Frazer, he served in the Home Guard during World War II.
Son of William (1856-1903) and Jessie Ann Laurie (née Brown) (1858-1935).
A memorial service was held for him at St. Paul's Church, Covent Garden on 3rd November 1980.
Although he played
Edward Chapman
's son in
Juno and the Paycock (1929)
, he was four years older than him in real life.
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