David Morris (actor)

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David Morris
Born(1924-09-11)11 September 1924
Folkestone, Kent, England
Died29 October 2007(2007-10-29) (aged 83)
Watford, Hertfordshire, England
NationalityBritish
EducationMagdalen College, Oxford
Occupation(s)Painter, actor
Spouse
Olwen Goodwin
​
(m. 1957)​
Children4

David Cedric Morris (11 September 1924 – 29 October 2007) was an English painter and actor, perhaps best known for his role as Grandpa George in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005). He made his debut as a professional actor aged 79.

Life and career

Morris was born in Folkestone, Kent. He won a choral scholarship to Magdalen College School, Oxford, at the age of nine. He went on to read English at Magdalen College at the University of Oxford. His tutor was C. S. Lewis.

During World War II, his brother was killed in North Africa. That and his own experiences serving in the war led Morris to become a peace activist. He later became an active member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and helped organize the first Artists for Peace exhibition in the 1980s.

After the war, Morris decided to become an artist, and he studied at the

Royal Academy, and two of his murals depicting Christ in Bible stories in views from Waterloo Bridge were displayed at St. John's Church, Waterloo Road, London
until the 2022 redevelopment of that church. It is not known where they are now stored or displayed. He taught art for 20 years in the Royal Academy Schools and lectured at various other schools in London, Oxford and Brighton.

Morris was an amateur actor who staged Shakespeare productions in a converted barn called the "Bottom Theatre" at his home in Roughwood,

Little Britain and Saxondale. In 2005, he played Grandpa George in Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
.

He married Olwen Goodwin, a pianist, in 1957 and they had four children: Sarah, Martin, Stephen and Anna. Morris died on 29 October 2007 from a

heart attack, aged 83.[1][2]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Jonathan Creek Leo Laughton-Jones Series 4, Episode 6: "Gorgons Wood"
2004 When I'm 64 George TV film
2004
Little Britain
 		Welsh postman Series 2, Episode 1; Series 2, Episode 6
2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Grandpa George
2005 A Very Social Secretary
2005 Saxondale Old Interviewee Series 1, Episode 1
2007 Flick Father Carmichael (final film role)

References

  1. ^ Hayward, Anthony (6 December 2007). "Obituaries: David Morris, Actor who made his debut at 79". The Independent. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  2. Guardian News & Media Limited
    . Retrieved 17 February 2011.

External links

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