Brewster Mason

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Brewster Mason
Born
William Brewster Jesse Victor Mason

(1922-08-30)30 August 1922
Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England
Died14 August 1987(1987-08-14) (aged 64)
London, England
OccupationActor
Spouses
Lorna Whittaker
​
(divorced)​
  • Kate Meredith
Children1 daughter

Brewster Mason (30 August 1922 – 14 August 1987) was an English stage actor who also appeared in films and on television.[1][2]

He was born in

Falstaff (in The Merry Wives of Windsor) in 1968, Women Beware Women, Wolsey (in Henry VIII) and Falstaff (in When Thou Art King) in 1969, Undershaft in Major Barbara (1970), Othello (1971), Falstaff in Henry IV (1975) and Gaunt in Richard II in 1986.[4] He was an actor of great presence, possessing a distinctive and beautiful voice.[5] He appeared in The Affair in 1962 on Broadway.[6][7]

He made appearances in many TV series includingThe Pallisers (1974), Quatermass (1979) and Tales of the Unexpected (1980–81). He also played Otto von Bismarck in both Edward the Seventh (1975) and Disraeli (1978).[8][9] His film appearances included The Dam Busters (1954), as Guy Gibson's rear gunner Flt. Lt. R.D. Trevor-Roper, and Private Potter (1962) as the Brigadier.[2]

In 1957, he had a spell in the BBC's Radio Drama Repertory company when, after an accident in which he injured his leg, he was unable to undertake film or stage work. Appearances during this time included the role of Rupert Dreisler in Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair[10] and as Salty West, an old sea dog in Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair.

In the late 1960s, early 1970s, and early 1980s he taught classical acting at the University of California, Irvine.[11]

He died aged 64 following a fall when he was appearing in Richard II at the

Barbican Theatre in London.[12]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1953 The Elephant Will Never Forget Uncredited narrator (short film)[13]
1954 The Dam Busters Flt / Lt. R. D. Trevor-Roper, D.F.C., D.F.M.
1962 Private Potter Brigadier
1977 Secret Army Father Prior Pierre Moussin Series 1 Episode 14: Good Friday
1979 The Quatermass Conclusion Gurov

References

  1. ^ League, The Broadway. "Brewster Mason – Broadway Cast & Staff – IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
  2. ^ a b "Brewster Mason". Archived from the original on 17 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Brewster Mason Biography (1922–1987)". www.filmreference.com.
  4. ^ "Brewster Mason – Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  5. ISBN 9780719005473
    – via Google Books.
  6. ^ The Broadway League. "The Affair – Broadway Play – Original – IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
  7. ^ "Brewster Mason". www.aveleyman.com.
  8. ^ "The Royal Quadrille (1975)". Archived from the original on 18 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Masterpiece". TVGuide.com.
  10. ^ "Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury in ' PAUL TEMPLE AND THE SPENCER AFFAIR'". The Radio Times (1775): 45. 15 November 1957.
  11. ISBN 9781841503264
    – via Google Books.
  12. ISBN 978-1-4969-9805-7
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