Richard Easton
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| Richard Easton | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Richard Easton March 22, 1933 Montréal, Québec, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1953–present |
John Richard Easton[1] (born March 22, 1933) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Brian Hammond in the 1970s BBC serial The Brothers.[citation needed]
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Biography
Easton was born in Montréal, Québec, Canada, the son of Mary Louise (née Withington) and Leonard Idell Easton, a civil engineer. He started acting in a children's theatre group before moving, at the age of seventeen, to Ottawa to work in a weekly repertory theater.[citation needed]
Easton has performed in a number of stage productions, as well as various film roles. He has had television guest appearances on Doctor Who, L.A. Law, Frasier, and Ed.[citation needed]
Easton underwent a procedure to correct a heart arrhythmia in 2006, briefly delaying the opening of Tom Stoppard's The Coast of Utopia, in which he plays a central role.[2] In 2002, Easton starred in the title role in a three-part documentary, Benjamin Franklin, on PBS. Between 2005 and 2011, Easton appeared as Benjamin Franklin in a series of commercials and videos about Freemasonry, produced for the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts A.F. & A.M.[citation needed]
In 2008, Easton was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.[3]
In 2011, Easton made a guest appearance in the second season of Boardwalk Empire, appearing as Jackson Parkhurst in the episode, "Gimcrack & Bunkum".
Filmography
Film
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1976 | Feelings | (Unknown Role) | |
| 1983 | Young Warriors | Bartender | |
| 1989 | Henry V | Constable Charles Delabreth | |
| 1991 | Dead Again | Father Timothy | |
| 2000 | Finding Forrester | Prof. Matthews | |
| 2005 | Stealing Martin Lane | Ed | |
| 2005 | It's About Time | Mr. Dawson | |
| 2005 | Pizza | Mr. Mitchell | |
| 2008 | Revolutionary Road | Mr. Givings | |
Television
| Television | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1959 | Play of the Week | Beliaev | (1 episode) |
| 1960 | The DuPont Show of the Month | (1 episode) | |
| 1963 | No Hiding Place | Simon McCowen | (1 episode) |
| 1982 | Doctor Who: Time-Flight | Captain Stapley | |
| 2011 | Boardwalk Empire | Jackson Parkhurst | (1 episode) |
Stage
- Hamlet - Claudius (1969 Lyceum Theatre production)
- The Invention of Love - A. E. Housman, aged 77 (2001)
- Noises Off - Selsdon Mowbray (2001 Royal National Theatre production)
- Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2 - Henry IV (2003 Lincoln Center production)
- The Coast of Utopia - Alexander Bakunin/Leonty Ibayev/Stanislaw Worcell (2006 Lincoln Center production)
- Elling - Alfons (2010 Broadway production)
Video Games
- Manhunt 2 - The Watchdogs (2007)
- Grand Theft Auto V - Nigel (2013)
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Film/TV Show/Play | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Tony Award | Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play | The Invention of Love | Won |
| 2001 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Won |
References
- ↑ http://www.filmreference.com/film/82/Richard-Easton.html
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External links
- Richard Easton at the Internet Broadway DatabaseLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Richard Easton at the Internet Movie Database
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- Articles with unsourced statements from December 2012
- 1933 births
- Living people
- Canadian male film actors
- Canadian male stage actors
- Canadian male television actors
- Drama Desk Award winners
- Male actors from Montreal
- Male Shakespearean actors
- Tony Award winners
- American Theater Hall of Fame inductees
