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Wyllie Longmore
Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama, Sidcup, Bexley
, London
Known for

Wyllie Longmore (1940 – 4 January 2023) was a Jamaican-born British actor who appeared on Coronation Street[1] as Dr McKinnon and Love Actually as associate of the Prime Minister, played by Hugh Grant.[2]

Early life

Wyllie Longmore was born in a small village in Jamaica in 1940 and moved to the United Kingdom in 1961 when he was 21.[2][3][4] Longmore trained at the Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama in Sidcup in the London Borough of Bexley, before moving to Manchester.[5] Longmore's father thought he was going to a teacher training college rather than an acting school.[2]

Death

Longmore died of cancer on 4 January 2023, aged 82.[6][7][8][9]

Career

Stage

After graduation Longmore joined the Leeds Theatre-in-Education Company, and through this met

The Royal Exchange Theatre where he was Head of Acting at the school,[5] and until 1981 he taught in the Drama Department at Manchester University.[10]

Screen

Longmore most famous screen role was on the

Don Brennan played by Geoffrey Hinsliff following Brennan's car accident.[3] He also had a role in Love Actually (2003) as the associate of the Prime Minister, played by Hugh Grant. As well as performing in Coronation Street and Love Actually, Longmore appeared in The Bill, Between the Lines, Casualty, Merseybeat, Waking the Dead and Cold Feet.[3]

Stage and Screen Performances

Stage

Acting
Show Role Playwright Year Performed Theatre Director Ref.
Macbeth Ross William Shakespeare The Old Vic in Waterloo, London David Thacker [2]
Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act Athol Fugard 1983 Duke's Playhouse, Lancaster [10]
My Children! My Africa! Athol Fugard 1995 Octagon Theatre, Bolton Ian Forrest [10]
Directing
Show Playwright Year Performed Theatre
A Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry Contact Theatre, Manchester [10]

References

  1. ^ "Wyllie Longmore dies at age of 82; All you need to know about 'Coronation Street', 'Love Actually' actor". The Economic Times. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Theatre news: Wyllie Longmore, actor and Arden co-founder, dies at 82". British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b c McLoughlin, Lisa (6 January 2023). "Corrie star Wyllie Longmore dies aged 82 following cancer battle". Evening Standard. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  4. ^ Gibb, Jessica; Leaver, Joel (6 January 2023). "Coronation Street actor Wyllie Longmore dies after cancer battle, daughter says". mirror. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b Chapman, Stephen (6 January 2023). "Royal Exchange leads tributes to actor Wyllie Longmore". Prolific North. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  6. ^ Gibb, Jessica (6 January 2023). "Coronation Street and Love Actually actor Wyllie Longmore dies". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  7. BirminghamLive
    . Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  8. ^ Kitson, Calli (6 January 2023). "Corrie and Love Actually star Wyllie Longmore dies after cancer diagnosis". Metro. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Coronation Street's Wyllie Longmore dies aged 82". 6 January 2023. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. ^ a b c d e "Wyllie Longmore | BBA Shakespeare". bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2023.

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