Nicholas Selby
Nicholas Selby | |
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| Born | James Ivor Selby 13 September 1925 Holborn, London, England |
| Died | 14 September 2010 (aged 85) London, England |
| Alma mater | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1970–1999 |
| Spouse(s) | Kathleen Rayner (m. 19??; died 2007) |
| Children | 1 |
Nicholas Selby (born James Ivor Selby, 13 September 1925 – 14 September 2010) was a British film, television and theatre actor. He appeared in more than one hundred
House of Cards. Selby was also a long-standing member of the Royal Shakespeare Company
.
Selby was born in
Tamburlaine and the Captain in Tales from the Vienna Woods.[4][5] He was van Swieten in the inaugural production Amadeus and the parliamentary Speaker in The Madness of George III.[1] His last stage role was as Dilly Knox in Breaking the Code in 1987.[1]
Selby died in London on 14 September 2010, at the age of 85.[6] He was predeceased by his wife, Kathleen Rayner, for whom he had been caring during her ill-health for many years, and was survived by their daughter, Alison, and two grandchildren.[1]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Process Server | Season 7 Episode 9: "I Spy" |
| 1968 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Egeus | |
| 1971 | Macbeth | Duncan | |
| 1980 | Schiele in Prison | The Judge | |
| 1985 | Mata Hari | Von Jagow | |
| 1992 | Christopher Columbus: The Discovery | Monsignor Camos | |
| 1994 | The Madness of King George | Speaker | |
| 1998 | Stiff Upper Lips | Don 1 |
References
- ^ a b c d e Coveney, Michael (4 May 2011). "Nicholas Selby Obituary". The Guardian. p. 39.
- ^ "Students' Matinée". The Times. 7 June 1950. p. 9.
- ^ "First three plays for Stratford". The Times. 22 March 1963. p. 16.
- ^ "Paul Scofield joins National Theatre". The Times. 1 December 1976. p. 12.
- OCLC 7596050.
- ^ "Although he died in September 2010, the news of his death emerged only last month." Coveney (2011:39)
External links
- Nicholas Selby at IMDb
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