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John Charles Marquez was born in Coventry on 5th June 1970 to a Spanish father - who owned a chip shop - and English mother, describing his upbringing as 'very English.' Older brother is actor Martin Marquez, who encouraged him to tread the boards and with whom he has appeared in comedy duo the Brothers Marquez, and his niece Ramona Marquez, Martin's daughter, was an established comedy player at the age of six in TV sitcom 'Outnumbered', Martin's son Raoul also being an actor. Best known as well-meaning but dim P.C.Penhale in television series 'Doc Martin', set in his wife's native county of Cornwall and in which Martin has played a guest role, John has an impressive stage C.V. appearing with the RSC in 'The Taming of the Shrew', the Royal Court ('Ding Dong the Wicked') the National Theatre ('The Emperor Jones, 'Market Boy') and in 'House of Games' and 'The Hypochondriac' at the Almeida, 'Privates on Parade' at the Noel Coward Theatre and in 2014 the musical 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' In 2016 he was back in a television series as Hermione Norris's - rather overly - sympathetic husband in comedy drama 'In the Club'. John has two daughters by the late actress Clare Cathcart.- Actor
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A familiar patrician-looking face both here and abroad, blue-eyed, fair-haired classical stage and TV actor Tim Pigott-Smith, the son of a journalist, was born on in Rugby, Warwickshire, on May 13, 1946. The Britisher attended King Edward VI School in Stratford-upon-Avon, graduated from Bristol University in 1967, and then receiving his acting training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. In later years, he would return to Bristol University as a lecturer.
Tim made his professional debut in 1969 with the Bristol Old Vic under the stage name of "Tim Smith" and was predominantly a stage player in both regional and repertory companies. He focused quite strongly on Shakespeare and Greek plays and went on to play Balthazar in "Much Ado About Nothing" for the Prospect touring company as well as Posthumus in a 1974 production of "Cymbeline" for the Royal Shakespeare Company. He made his Broadway debut that same year in "Sherlock Holmes" as Dr. Watson opposite John Wood. Over the years, he would act alongside most of England's grande dame royalty including Judi Dench, Helen Mirren, Geraldine James, Margaret Tyzack, Peggy Ashcroft, Maggie Smith and Penelope Wilton.
A charming, distinguished presence on stage, Tim was invited by an ailing Anthony Quayle to take over the running of the Compass theatre company founded by him in 1984 and served as its artistic director from 1989-1992. A theatre director as well ("Hamlet," and "A Royal Hunt of the Sun"), he would take several Shakespearean classics later to BBC-TV. He, in fact, started his small screen career in secondary Shakespeare roles as Laertes in Hamlet (1970) opposite Ian McKellen in the title role and Proculeius in Antony and Cleopatra (1974) starring Richard Johnson and Janet Suzman. He transitioned into more prominent BBC roles with his Angelo in Measure for Measure (1979) and Hotspur in Henry IV Part I (1979).
Aside from Tim's theatre work, quality TV remained an extremely successful venue for decades with impressive performances in such prestigious min-series as North & South (1975), The Glittering Prizes (1976), The Lost Boys (1978), Danger UXB (1979), Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981), Fame Is the Spur (1982), I Remember Nelson (1982), The Jewel in the Crown (1984) (BAFTA-TV as sadistic villain Ronald Merrick) and The Challenge (1986). He enjoyed recurring roles on the TV series Doctor Who (1963), Hannah (1980) and regular roles in the short-lived comedy Struggle (1983), the drama The Chief (1990) and with The Vice (1999). His mellifluous voice was also popular on many BBC radio productions, in audio books, as well as serving as a narrator on such documentary series as Crimes That Shook the World (2006) and Doomsday: World War I (2013)
Film work began in the 1970's but remained far and few and less distinguished with his minor participation in Aces High (1976), Joseph Andrews (1977), Sweet William (1980), Clash of the Titans (1981), Richard's Things (1980), Victory (1981) and The Remains of the Day (1993). He did enjoy a prime role in the nuclear drama A State of Emergency (1985) starring opposite Martin Sheen and Peter Firth.
Pigott-Smith remained a strong, vibrant present on the stage throughout his career. In later years, he played in such contemporary plays as "Benefactors" (1984), "Coming in to Land" (1987) opposite Ms. Smith and "Amadeus" as composer Salieri. He also portrayed Leontes in "The Winter's Tale" (1988) and scored critical acclaim in the 1999 version of "The Iceman Cometh" (both London and Broadway) and with Ms. Mirren in an over four-hour production of "Mourning Becomes Electra." Into the millennium, he was seen in "Julius Caesar" (as Cassius, 2001), "A Christmas Carol" (as Scrooge, 2002), "Women Beware Women" (2006), "Enron" (2009), "Educating Rita" (2010), "A Delicate Balance" (2011), "King Lear" (title role, 2011), "The Tempest" (as Prospero, 2012), the Chorus in "Henry V" in 2013, and earned both Olivier and Tony nominations here and abroad for his powerful portrayal of King Charles III (2015). Tim became an RSC Associate Artist in 2012, and served on both the RSC board (from 2005 until 2011) and as a governor from 2005 until his retirement in 2016.
On film in later years, he often appeared in official high-ranking parts. His list of movies include Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York (2002), The Four Feathers (2002), the historical Greek biopic Alexander (2004) starring Colin Farrell, V for Vendetta (2005), Flyboys (2006), Quantum of Solace (2008), Alice in Wonderland (2010), RED 2 (2013), Jupiter Ascending (2015) and Whisky Galore (2016). He also graced such TV shows as "Downtown Abbey" and recreated his stage triumph in the title role of King Charles III (2017) which earned him a second BAFTA-TV nomination.
Tim was in rehearsals for an upcoming stage performance of "Death of a Salesman" as Willy Loman in London when he died suddenly of natural causes on April 7, 2017, at age 70. He was survived by his actress wife Pamela Miles and their son Tom Pigott Smith, a concert/studio violinist.- Actress
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Mary Healey was born in 1942 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Chaplin (1992), Line of Duty (2012) and Doctor Who (1963). She is married to Morgan Deare.- Actor
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Arthur Bostrom was born on 6 January 1955 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for 'Allo 'Allo! (1982), Miss Marple: The Body in the Library (1984) and 99-1 (1994).- Actor
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John Alkin was born on 17 January 1947 in Rugby, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Sweeney 2 (1978), Sweeney! (1977) and Albert and Victoria (1970). He has been married to Lee Middleton since 1985. He was previously married to Lesley Gail.- Felicity Gibson was born on 13 February 1947 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Doctor Who (1963), The Duchess of Duke Street (1976) and The Wednesday Play (1964). She has been married to Adrian Rowbotham since 1968. They have two children.
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He started work as a theatre manager at 16, invalided out of the army at 19 after splitting his skull on the top of a tank. He spent 7 years as a film publicist. In 1953 Alan Ladd gave him a big break by making him production assistant on 'The Black Knight'. He then spent 14 years as production assistant or associate producer on such films as 'April in Portugal'. 'Invitation to Monte Carlo', 'The Secret Ways', amongst others. His first film as an independent producer was 'Shalako' in 1968, followed by 'The Wild Geese'. 'The Sea Wolves', 'Who Dares Wins' and more.- Ericwas born in Rugby spending most of his early life in the North Midlands and was educated at Penrose School in Derby and had his first acting experience in school plays and because his voice hadn't broken he was often cast in female roles, After the war he spent 2 years in RADA and then in various repertory companies around the country then 2 years at Stratford in minor roles and being an understudy. He did 30 - 40 tv plays including playing Dr Mansen in the serial The Citadel before joining the series No Hiding Place in which he played Detective Sgt Baxter for 5 years then left to go into a series called Echo Four Two :This was to have had a run of 13 weeks but the actors Equity strike interrupted it after 10 weeks and finished it,
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James Morrison was born on 13 August 1984 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, UK. He is a music artist and actor, known for 27 Dresses (2008), He's Just Not That Into You (2009) and Made of Honor (2008). He was previously married to Gill Catchpole.- Soundtrack
Peter Kember was born on 19 November 1965 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, UK.- David Barby was born on 23 April 1948 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, UK. He died on 25 July 2012 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK.
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Des Dyer was born on 22 May 1948 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Home Before Midnight (1979), The Man from Hong Kong (1975) and Van Oekel's Discohoek (1974).- Producer
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Richard Albiston was born in Rugby, Warwickshire in 1989, but was raised and educated in Lancashire. He holds a BA (Hons) degree & a MA from the University of Central Lancashire.
He formally worked as Director of Development for former Chairman of The Cannon Group Inc & Academy Award nominated filmmaker Menahem Golan, writing an original screenplay under Mr Golan's guidance, Allan Quatermain and the Jewel of the East, a sequel to the earlier Golan produced films King Solomon's Mines (1985) & Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986) with Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone. His other screenplay projects included The Return of the Delta Force, American Ninja Apprentice and the long gestated supernatural thriller The Golem, all with Menahem Golan.
More recently, he has acted in various capacities for Ovidio G. Assonitis acting as head of production for his motion picture operations and managing AONE Highway Film Investments. He manages Mr Assonitis' catalog of motion pictures for the United Kingdom and selected territories, many of which are now considered to be 'cult classics.' From 2016-2020, he sat on the creative board of The Great Northern Creative Festival/Expo as Creative Producer and ran its 'Expo Education' arm, encouraging school aged children into further studies in the creative arts. As part of the New Vision Group, he co-wrote, produced and directed the independent feature film Something Evil, Something Dangerous: New Moon Rising (2011). The film was released in a limited theatrical run in the UK and enjoyed more success on DVD. He was the associate producer on the British thriller, Bastion (2016), as well as produced The Great Northern Creative Show (2017), a syndicated magazine show to accompany 2017 edition of The Great Northern Creative Festival. He has co-written the horror sequel Embryo: Beyond the Door with Ovidio G. Assonitis and is working towards his PhD in Film Development & Distribution at Lancaster University in England.- Alan Bale was born on 23 May 1979 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, UK. He has been married to Stephanie Bale since 3 October 2021. They have one child.
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Adam Batchelor was born on 16 December 1984 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, UK. He is an assistant director and director, known for Hollyoaks (1995), The Friday Fund (2014) and Tommie (2017).- Actor
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- Soundtrack
Jason Pierce was born on 19 November 1965 in Rugby, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for V for Vendetta (2005), Vanilla Sky (2001) and Pineapple Express (2008).- Samantha Matthews was born on 2 August 1993 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Perfect Candidate (2024) and Benefits (or The Procreation-Education Conundrum) (2011).
- William Temple was born on 15 October 1881 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Seeing and Believing (1960) and Message from Canterbury (1944). He died on 26 October 1944 in Westgate-on-Sea, Kent, England, UK.
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Started with the Belgrade youth theatre Coventry at the age of 10, acting in various shows. At 17 got a job as a runner for ITV's "Doc Martin", then worked with the BYFA on the feature movie "Self Same Sky" as an AD and then onto feature film"Nativity 2 Danger in the Manger" also as an AD.- Rupert Brooke was born on 3 August 1887 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, UK. Rupert was a writer, known for The Burying Party (2018). Rupert died on 23 April 1915 in Aegean Sea, near Skyros, Greece.
- Peter Hunt was born on 2 September 1945 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, UK.
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Charles W. Smith was born on 10 May 1920 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, UK. He was a cinematographer and producer, known for Murphy's Law (1986), The Diamond Wizard (1954) and The Mask (1961). He died on 13 May 2004 in Hillingdon, Greater London, England, UK.- Adam Brazier, born 14 September 1988, is a British Fashion Photographer, Creative Entrepreneur and Podcast host. Commencing his creative career in 2010, he is predominantly known for founding Graffiti Life, a creative mural company working with prestigious brands like Burberry, Givenchy and Alexander McQueen. Acquiring varying achievements, he has featured as a graffiti artist for many of the UK's major TV networks and photographed covers for Women's Health Magazine and Beast Magazine. Through the success of these creative endeavors he launched 'Creative Rebels' a number 1 business podcast aimed to help people turn their passions into creative careers.
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Geoffrey Robinson was born on 8 May 1913 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Nom-de-Plume (1956), Whirligig (1950) and Say Abracadabra (1952). He died on 6 May 2004.- David Talbot Rice was born on 11 July 1903 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, UK. He died on 12 March 1972 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK.