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Nicholas Pennell (19 November 1938 – 22 February 1995) was an English actor who appeared frequently on film and television in the 1960s and emigrated to Stratford, Ontario, Canada, where he became a stalwart of the Stratford Festival.

He was educated at Allhallows College, Lyme Regis, and trained at RADA. He then appeared in repertory theatre. On television he appeared in The Saint, The Flaxton Boys, The Forsyte Saga as Michael Mont and in six episodes of Doctor Who entitled Colony in Space.

On film he appeared as Bedford in Isadora (1968), in Only When I Larf (1968) as Spencer, as an RAF pilot in Battle of Britain (1969), and as Julien in Mr. Forbush and the Penguins (1971).

In 1972, he joined the Stratford Festival company upon the urging of William Hutt. In his first season, he appeared as Orlando in As You Like It opposite Carole Shelley as Rosalind. The following year he returned to star as Pericles in 1973 in a production designed by Leslie Hurry and directed by Jean Gascon.

When Robin Phillips became artistic director in 1975, he found a familiar face. The two had worked together in the 1969 TV film of David Copperfield, and Phillips too was also in The Forsyte Saga. Phillips recruited Pennell to join his young company and perform in The Comedy of Errors and The Two Gentlemen of Verona. 1976 brought Hamlet and Ariel in The Tempest. He often said he worshipped Phillips as an actor.

Pennell was now a leading member of the company and passionate about the festival and acting Shakespeare became his vocation. He was a generous company member speaking to student groups and mentoring young actors. In 24 seasons he played a wide range of characters from Stephano in The Tempest, Iago, Richard II, the Fool in Lear, Sassoon in Not About Heroes to King John.

He can be seen on DVD in the role of Malvolio in a production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (1986) CBC Home Video, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, based on the 1985 Stratford Shakespeare Festival production.

Pennell died on 22 February 1995, of lymphatic cancer, at the age of 56.

Little is known about Pennell's private life beyond his homosexuality.[1] A biography was published in 2005 by Mary Z. Maher.[2]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1968 Only When I Larf Spencer
1968 Isadora Bedford
1969 Battle of Britain Simon
1971 Mr. Forbush and the Penguins Julien
1994 Satie and Suzanne Erik Satie (final film role)

References

1. ^Keith Garebian, Book Review: "Actor Nicholas Pennell" by Mary Z. Maher
2. ^Mary Z. Maher, Actor Nicholas Pennell: Risking Enchantment (Baltimore, Maryland: PublishAmerica, 2005), {{ISBN|1-4137-3808-7}}

External links

  • {{IMDb name|id=0672077|name=Nicholas Pennell}}
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10 : 1938 births|1995 deaths|English male film actors|English male television actors|Gay actors|People from Brixham|People educated at Allhallows College|Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art|Male actors from Devon|20th-century English male actors

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