Charles Keating (actor)

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Charles Keating
Born(1941-10-22)22 October 1941
London, England
Died8 August 2014(2014-08-08) (aged 72)
Weston, Connecticut, U.S.
OccupationActor
Spouse
Mary Keating
​
(m. 1963)​
Children2

Charles Keating (22 October 1941 – 8 August 2014) was an English actor.

Background

Keating was born in London to Roman Catholic parents who had emigrated from Ireland, Charles James Keating and Margaret (née Shevlin) Keating,[1][2]

Keating moved to the United States via Canada with his family as a teenager.[3] He was working as a hairdresser in Buffalo, New York, when a customer suggested he try out for a local play,[4] making his stage debut in 1959 with the Buffalo Studio Theatre.[1]

Keating found steady work with the

Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis.[1] In 1971, he was asked by Tyrone Guthrie to move back to England and open the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.[4]

UK career

He appeared with the

Brideshead Revisited.[1] In 1978 on the BBC Shakespeare series, he played the role of Rutland, Duke of Aumerle, in Richard II
.

US career

Television/soap operas

He is best known for his role as Carl Hutchins in the American

Fresno in 1986, which parodied the prime-time soaps of the day such as Dynasty and Dallas.[citation needed
]

After Another World ended its run, he returned to stage acting and to Shakespeare in a two-person show with former Another World co-star Victoria Wyndham.[5][6][7]

During 2001 and 2002, Charles played the part of James Richfield on Port Charles.

In between stints on Another World, he played Dr. Damon Lazarre on All My Children, and Niles Mason on As the World Turns. He also had a role as a professor at a Caribbean medical school that catered to Americans in the short-lived ABC sitcom Going to Extremes as well as a guest role on Sex and the City.[citation needed]

Feature films

In 1992, he appeared as Klingman in The Bodyguard. In 1999, he appeared as Freidrich Golchan in “The Thomas Crown Affair”. In 2005, he played the role of Gian-Carlo in Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo.[8]

Theatre

Broadway roles include

Choephori, and Eumenides.[9]

In 2001, he played the role of Carney/Oscar Wilde in the

A Man of No Importance. In 2007, he played the role of Clement O'Donnell in the Guthrie Theater production of Brian Friel's The Home Place.[10]

Awards

At the 23rd Daytime Emmy Awards, Keating won the 1996 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in the role of Carl Hutchins on Another World.[citation needed]

Death

Keating died of lung cancer at the age of 72 on 8 August 2014 in Weston, Connecticut. He was survived by his wife, Mary, and the couple's two sons.[11]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1983 Funny Money Ferguson
1990 Awakenings Mr. Kean
1992 The Bodyguard Klingman
1999 The Thomas Crown Affair Friedrich Golchan
1999 Harlem Aria Professor
2005 Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo Gian-Carlo
2015 Angelica Dr. Miles (final film role)

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1972 Crown Court James Elliot QC Series regular
1975 Private Affairs Ernest Hemingway
1976 Life and Death of Penelope Nigel Priestman 4 episodes
1977
Supernatural
 Andras 2 episodes
1978 Edward & Mrs. Simpson Ernest Simpson 4 episodes
1981
Brideshead Revisited
 Rex Mottram 6 episodes
1983 A Talent for Murder Lawrence McClain TV film
1983–1999 Another World Carl Hutchins Contract role
1985 Hotel Llewelyn Forbes Episode: "Second Offense"
1986 Fresno Charles 6 episodes
1987 Miami Vice Marty Glickberg Episode: "Everybody's in Show Biz"
CBS Summer Playhouse John J. Stewart
All My Children Damon Lazarre
1987–1988 The Equalizer Vincent Brennard/Kenneth Whitten 2 episodes
1989 As the World Turns Niles Mason 2 episodes

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Hayward, Anthony (15 August 2014). "Charles Keating: Actor who made his name as Rex Mottram in'Brideshead Revisited' before becoming a villainous star of US soaps". The Independent. London. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Charles Keating profile". FilmReference.com. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Charles Keating, Actor on TV and Stage, Dies at 72". The New York Times. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  4. ^ a b Chawkins, Steve (10 August 2014). "Charles Keating, actor who played soap opera villain, dies at 72". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  5. ^ Tarantola, Christina (28 January 1995). "This Couple Loves To Love on Screen, Stage". Daily Press. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  6. ^ Nicholson, David (15 September 1995). "An Evening of Love: Soap Opera Stars Bring 'Couplets' To W&m Theater". Daily Press. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  7. ^ Hershenson, Roberta (5 February 1995). "A Triangle Yields 'Couplets'". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Charles Keating, Shakespearian actor and soap star, dies". Entertainment & Arts. BBC. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  9. ^ Charles Keating at the Internet Broadway Database
  10. Lortel Archives. Lucille Lortel Foundation. Archived from the original
    on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  11. ^ "Charles Keating dies at the age of 72". The Baltimore Sun. Reuters. Retrieved 26 May 2015.

External links

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