Michael Allinson
Michael Allinson | |
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Born | John Michael Allinson 30 December 1920 London, England, UK |
Died | 30 December 2010 Los Angeles, California, US | (aged 90)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1958–2005[1] |
Michael Allinson (30 December 1920 – 30 December 2010) was a British-American stage and film actor.
Biography
John Michael Allinson was born on 30 December 1920 in
.Allinson emigrated to the United States in the summer of 1958.[3] He became a naturalised United States citizen on 30 November 1964.[4]
Acting career
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Allinson performed extensively on Broadway, where he took over the role of Professor Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady during the 1960 season opposite Pamela Charles as Eliza Doolittle, having toured as standby for Rex Harrison. On Broadway he also created the role of "Warnie" in the original production of Shadowlands, starring Nigel Hawthorne and Jane Alexander. He appeared as Hobson in the short lived musical Arthur, based on the Dudley Moore film of the same name.
He appeared on Broadway productions in, among other shows,
Allinson was President Emeritus of the
Allinson appeared in many films, his last role being "Sir David" in Syriana.[7]
Family
His wife, the late Judi Schiver, was a dancer in the original Broadway production of Camelot; they had sons, David, born 1962, and Timothy, born 1963.
Death
Michael Allinson died on his 90th birthday in 2010, in Los Angeles, California.[1]
References
- ^ IMDb
- ^ "Students of the R.A.D.A." The Times. 28 February 1940. p. 6. Retrieved 17 June 2013.(subscription required)
- ISSN 0083-9833.
- ^ Naturalization records, ancestry.com; accessed 14 June 2016.
- ^ Huntington Theatre Company official website: Sullivan & Gilbert, Sept. 28–Oct. 20, 1985
- ISBN 978-0521835381.
In 1993 Lynn Redgrave became the club's president, the first woman in that position, but she was replaced in 1994 by Michael Allinson
- ^ "Syriana". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2013.