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Harry Andrews

March 06, 2023

For those of a similar name, see Harold Andrews (disambiguation) and Henry Andrews (disambiguation).

Harry Stewart Fleetwood Andrews, CBE (10 November 1911 – 6 March 1989) was an English actor known for his film portrayals of tough military officers. His performance as Regimental Sergeant Major Wilson in The Hill (1965) alongside Sean Connery earned Andrews the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor and a nomination for the 1966 BAFTA Award for Best British Actor. The first of his more than 80 film appearances was in The Red Beret in 1953.

Harry Andrews

CBE
Andrews in 1970
Born
Harry Fleetwood Andrews

(1911-11-10)10 November 1911
Tonbridge, Kent, England
Died6 March 1989(1989-03-06) (aged 77)
Salehurst, Sussex, England
Occupation
  • Actor
Years active1933–39, 1945–1989
Awards NBR Best Supporting Actor
1966 The Agony and the Ecstasy
1966 The Hill

Prior to his film career, Andrews was a theatre actor, appearing at such venues as the Queen's Theatre, the Lyceum Theatre, and the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in the UK as well as theatres in New York City, Paris, Antwerp and Brussels. Andrews made his London theatre debut in 1935 at the St James's Theatre and his New York debut in 1936 at the Empire Theatre.

He was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1966.

Early life

Harry Andrews was born on 10 November 1911, in Tonbridge, Kent.[1] He was the son of Henry Arthur Andrews, a General Practitioner, and Amy Diana Frances (née Horner). Andrews attended Yardley Court school in Tonbridge, and Wrekin College in Wellington, Shropshire.

Acting

Theatre

Andrews made his first stage appearance in September 1933 at the Liverpool Playhouse playing John in The Long Christmas Dinner. He made his London debut in March 1935 at the St James's Theatre playing the role of John in Worse Things Happen at Sea. In March 1936, he featured in a cast including Paul Robeson, Orlando Martins and Robert Adams in a staging of Toussaint Louverture: The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt in History, a play by C. L. R. James, at the Westminster Theatre in London. In October 1936, Andrews made his first appearance in New York playing the role of Horatio in Hamlet at the Empire Theatre. From September 1937 to April 1938, Andrews worked with John Gielgud's company at the Queen's Theatre, appearing in such shows as Richard II, The School for Scandal and The Merchant of Venice. In 1939, Andrews assumed the role of Laertes in a production of Hamlet at the Lyceum Theatre. This was the final production at the Lyceum before it closed, though it was restored in 1996.[2] He joined up in October 1939 and was commissioned into the Royal West Kent Regiment from 162 OCTU (The Honourable Artillery Company) on 21 September 1940 with the number 149267. In August 1942 he transferred to the Royal Artillery serving in Europe during the D-Day Landings and on the advance into Germany. On 4 April 1946, Andrews was Mentioned in Despatches “for gallant and distinguished service in North West Europe.” He was demobilised with the rank of Major.[2][3]

In December 1945, Andrews appeared with the Old Vic company at what was then referred to as the New Theatre, succeeding George Curzon in the parts of Sir Walter Blunt in Henry IV, Part 1, Scroop in Henry IV, Part 2, Creon in Oedipus and Sneer in The Critic. The company toured to New York City in the summer of 1946, appearing at such venues as the Century Theatre. Upon returning to Britain in September 1946, Andrews continued performing with the Old Vic company through the end of the 1948–1949 season.[2]

In 1949, Andrews joined the company at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, in which he performed in such Shakespearean roles as Macduff, Don Pedro and Cardinal Wolsey. Andrews toured with the company through Australia in 1949. He continued to perform with the company in Stratford-upon-Avon through the 1951 season, playing Henry IV through three consecutive Shakespeare plays. He then travelled to New York with the company of Laurence Olivier, performing in such plays as Caesar and Cleopatra and Antony and Cleopatra at the Ziegfeld Theatre. Andrews went on tour with the Old Vic company performing Henry VIII in Paris, Antwerp and Brussels.[2]

In 1971 Harry Andrews played the title role in Lear by Edward Bond at the Royal Court Theatre, London, continuing his association with contemporary British theatre with his role in the film adaptation of Entertaining Mr Sloane by Joe Orton of the previous year in 1970 to great critical praise.

Film

 
Harry Andrews, by Allan Warren

Andrews made his first two screen appearances with Alan Ladd in the films The Red Beret[2] (1953) and The Black Knight (1954). He performed in several historical and adventure films, including Alexander the Great and Moby Dick (both 1956), Ice Cold in Alex (1958), Solomon and Sheba (1959) and 633 Squadron (1964). In the 1960s and 1970s, Andrews began performing more frequently in dramas and comedy films.[4] He received the award for Best Supporting Actor from the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures for his performances in The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) as Donato Bramante. The film starred Charlton Heston with whom Andrews shared several scenes in 55 Days at Peking (1963) and The Hill (1965) alongside Sean Connery.[5] His performance in The Hill also resulted in Andrews being nominated for the 1966 BAFTA award for Best British Actor, though the award was won by Dirk Bogarde for his performance in Darling. Andrews later appeared in such films as the comedy The Jokers (1967), the musical comedy The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968), the 1970 film adaptation of Emily Brontë's novel Wuthering Heights, 1970 film adaptation of 1964 Joe Orton play, the comedy The Ruling Class (1972), Man of La Mancha (1972) as the Innkeeper, the horror film Theatre of Blood (1973), and the 1976 film adaptation of Maurice Maeterlinck's play The Blue Bird, which was the first film collaboration between the United States and Soviet Russia.[4] In 1978 he portrayed Norris the butler in Michael Winner's version of Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep starring Robert Mitchum as Philip Marlowe.

Andrews was known for his portrayal of tough military officers.[4] These performances included Sergeant Payne in A Hill in Korea (1956), Major Henry in I Accuse! (1958), Major Swindon in the 1959 film adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play The Devil's Disciple, Captain Graham in A Touch of Larceny (also 1959), the 3rd Earl of Lucan in The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) and Colonel Thompson in Too Late the Hero in 1970, and Grand Duke Nicholas, commander of the Russian army, in Nicholas and Alexandra in 1971.

In addition to film work, Harry Andrews also appeared in several television series. In the early 1960s, Andrews appeared in two episodes of Armchair Theatre. He portrayed Colonel Bruce in Edward the Seventh (1975) and Darius Clayhanger in a 1976 television series based on The Clayhanger Family novels. He played one of the Kryptonian elders during the sentencing of the three villains in the film Superman (1978). He played the Prime-Minister, Lord Bellinger, in the 1986 adaptation of Sherlock Holmes' The Second Stain. In 1985, Andrews was interviewed on an episode of This Is Your Life.

Filmography

Personal life

 
Little Thatch, Belgrave Road, Seaford in 2017

Andrews' partner for more than 30 years, until his death, was fellow actor Basil Hoskins, who survived him until 2005 but next to whom he is now buried at St Mary the Virgin, Salehurst, East Sussex.[6] The two men had worked together on the film Ice Cold in Alex.[7] Andrews died at the age of 77 on 6 March 1989, at his home in Salehurst.[8][4]

Between 1956 and 1961, Andrews lived at Little Thatch, Belgrave Road, Seaford, East Sussex.[9]

References

  1. ^ . The Beautiful South. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e Herbert, Ian, ed. (1981). "ANDREWS, Harry". Who's Who in the Theatre. Vol. 1. Gale Research Company. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-2730-1717-2.
  3. ^ https://www.facebook.com/162346600460340/posts/5260381037323512/[user-generated source]
  4. ^ a b c d Yarrow, Andrew L. (8 March 1989). "Harry Andrews, Actor, Dies at 77; In 'The Hill' and 50 Other Movies". The New York Times. p. B10. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  5. ^ . National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. 2003. Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
  6. ^ Walker, Tim (23 April 2020). . The New European. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021.
  7. ^ Walker, Tim (8 September 2021). "What 40 years of celebrity interviews taught me about attitudes towards gay men". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Basil Hoskins". The Telegraph. London. 11 February 2005. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  9. ^ . Sussex Express. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

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For those of a similar name see Harold Andrews disambiguation and Henry Andrews disambiguation Harry Stewart Fleetwood Andrews CBE 10 November 1911 6 March 1989 was an English actor known for his film portrayals of tough military officers His performance as Regimental Sergeant Major Wilson in The Hill 1965 alongside Sean Connery earned Andrews the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor and a nomination for the 1966 BAFTA Award for Best British Actor The first of his more than 80 film appearances was in The Red Beret in 1953 Harry AndrewsCBEAndrews in 1970BornHarry Fleetwood Andrews 1911 11 10 10 November 1911Tonbridge Kent EnglandDied6 March 1989 1989 03 06 aged 77 Salehurst Sussex EnglandOccupationActorYears active1933 39 1945 1989AwardsNBR Best Supporting Actor1966 The Agony and the Ecstasy1966 The HillPrior to his film career Andrews was a theatre actor appearing at such venues as the Queen s Theatre the Lyceum Theatre and the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in the UK as well as theatres in New York City Paris Antwerp and Brussels Andrews made his London theatre debut in 1935 at the St James s Theatre and his New York debut in 1936 at the Empire Theatre He was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE in 1966 Contents 1 Early life 2 Acting 2 1 Theatre 2 2 Film 2 3 Filmography 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditHarry Andrews was born on 10 November 1911 in Tonbridge Kent 1 He was the son of Henry Arthur Andrews a General Practitioner and Amy Diana Frances nee Horner Andrews attended Yardley Court school in Tonbridge and Wrekin College in Wellington Shropshire Acting EditTheatre Edit Andrews made his first stage appearance in September 1933 at the Liverpool Playhouse playing John in The Long Christmas Dinner He made his London debut in March 1935 at the St James s Theatre playing the role of John in Worse Things Happen at Sea In March 1936 he featured in a cast including Paul Robeson Orlando Martins and Robert Adams in a staging of Toussaint Louverture The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt in History a play by C L R James at the Westminster Theatre in London In October 1936 Andrews made his first appearance in New York playing the role of Horatio in Hamlet at the Empire Theatre From September 1937 to April 1938 Andrews worked with John Gielgud s company at the Queen s Theatre appearing in such shows as Richard II The School for Scandal and The Merchant of Venice In 1939 Andrews assumed the role of Laertes in a production of Hamlet at the Lyceum Theatre This was the final production at the Lyceum before it closed though it was restored in 1996 2 He joined up in October 1939 and was commissioned into the Royal West Kent Regiment from 162 OCTU The Honourable Artillery Company on 21 September 1940 with the number 149267 In August 1942 he transferred to the Royal Artillery serving in Europe during the D Day Landings and on the advance into Germany On 4 April 1946 Andrews was Mentioned in Despatches for gallant and distinguished service in North West Europe He was demobilised with the rank of Major 2 3 In December 1945 Andrews appeared with the Old Vic company at what was then referred to as the New Theatre succeeding George Curzon in the parts of Sir Walter Blunt in Henry IV Part 1 Scroop in Henry IV Part 2 Creon in Oedipus and Sneer in The Critic The company toured to New York City in the summer of 1946 appearing at such venues as the Century Theatre Upon returning to Britain in September 1946 Andrews continued performing with the Old Vic company through the end of the 1948 1949 season 2 In 1949 Andrews joined the company at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford upon Avon in which he performed in such Shakespearean roles as Macduff Don Pedro and Cardinal Wolsey Andrews toured with the company through Australia in 1949 He continued to perform with the company in Stratford upon Avon through the 1951 season playing Henry IV through three consecutive Shakespeare plays He then travelled to New York with the company of Laurence Olivier performing in such plays as Caesar and Cleopatra and Antony and Cleopatra at the Ziegfeld Theatre Andrews went on tour with the Old Vic company performing Henry VIII in Paris Antwerp and Brussels 2 In 1971 Harry Andrews played the title role in Lear by Edward Bond at the Royal Court Theatre London continuing his association with contemporary British theatre with his role in the film adaptation of Entertaining Mr Sloane by Joe Orton of the previous year in 1970 to great critical praise Film Edit Harry Andrews by Allan Warren Andrews made his first two screen appearances with Alan Ladd in the films The Red Beret 2 1953 and The Black Knight 1954 He performed in several historical and adventure films including Alexander the Great and Moby Dick both 1956 Ice Cold in Alex 1958 Solomon and Sheba 1959 and 633 Squadron 1964 In the 1960s and 1970s Andrews began performing more frequently in dramas and comedy films 4 He received the award for Best Supporting Actor from the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures for his performances in The Agony and the Ecstasy 1965 as Donato Bramante The film starred Charlton Heston with whom Andrews shared several scenes in 55 Days at Peking 1963 and The Hill 1965 alongside Sean Connery 5 His performance in The Hill also resulted in Andrews being nominated for the 1966 BAFTA award for Best British Actor though the award was won by Dirk Bogarde for his performance in Darling Andrews later appeared in such films as the comedy The Jokers 1967 the musical comedy The Night They Raided Minsky s 1968 the 1970 film adaptation of Emily Bronte s novel Wuthering Heights 1970 film adaptation of 1964 Joe Orton play the comedy The Ruling Class 1972 Man of La Mancha 1972 as the Innkeeper the horror film Theatre of Blood 1973 and the 1976 film adaptation of Maurice Maeterlinck s play The Blue Bird which was the first film collaboration between the United States and Soviet Russia 4 In 1978 he portrayed Norris the butler in Michael Winner s version of Raymond Chandler s The Big Sleep starring Robert Mitchum as Philip Marlowe Andrews was known for his portrayal of tough military officers 4 These performances included Sergeant Payne in A Hill in Korea 1956 Major Henry in I Accuse 1958 Major Swindon in the 1959 film adaptation of George Bernard Shaw s play The Devil s Disciple Captain Graham in A Touch of Larceny also 1959 the 3rd Earl of Lucan in The Charge of the Light Brigade 1968 and Colonel Thompson in Too Late the Hero in 1970 and Grand Duke Nicholas commander of the Russian army in Nicholas and Alexandrain 1971 In addition to film work Harry Andrews also appeared in several television series In the early 1960s Andrews appeared in two episodes of Armchair Theatre He portrayed Colonel Bruce in Edward the Seventh 1975 and Darius Clayhanger in a 1976 television series based on The Clayhanger Family novels He played one of the Kryptonian elders during the sentencing of the three villains in the film Superman 1978 He played the Prime Minister Lord Bellinger in the 1986 adaptation of Sherlock Holmes The Second Stain In 1985 Andrews was interviewed on an episode of This Is Your Life Filmography Edit The Red Beret 1953 as R S M Cameron The Black Knight 1954 as Earl Of Yeonil The Man Who Loved Redheads 1955 as Williams Helen of Troy 1956 as Hector Alexander the Great 1956 as Darius Moby Dick 1956 as Stubb A Hill in Korea 1956 as Sgt Payne Saint Joan 1957 as John de Stogumber I Accuse 1958 as Maj Henry Ice Cold in Alex 1958 as M S M Pugh The Devil s Disciple 1959 as Maj Swindom Solomon and Sheba 1959 as Baltor A Touch of Larceny 1959 as Capt Graham In the Nick 1960 as Chief Officer Williams A Circle of Deception 1960 as Capt Thomas Rawson The Best of Enemies 1961 as Capt Rootes Barabbas 1961 as Peter Reach for Glory 1962 as Capt Curlew The Inspector 1962 as Ayoob Nine Hours to Rama 1963 as Gen Singh 55 Days at Peking 1963 as Father de Bearn The Informers 1963 as Supt Alec Bestwick Nothing But the Best 1964 as Mr Horton 633 Squadron 1964 as Air Vice Marshal Davis The System 1964 as Larsey The Truth About Spring 1965 as Sellers The Hill 1965 as Regimental Sergeant Major Wilson The Agony and the Ecstasy 1965 as Donato Bramante Sands of the Kalahari 1965 as Grimmelman Modesty Blaise 1966 as Sir Gerald Tarrant The Deadly Affair 1967 as Inspector Mendel The Night of the Generals 1967 as Gen Stulpnagel uncredited The Jokers 1967 as Insp Marryatt The Long Duel 1967 as Stafford Danger Route 1967 as Canning I ll Never Forget What s isname 1967 as Gerald Sater A Dandy in Aspic 1968 as Fraser The Charge of the Light Brigade 1968 as Lord Lucan The Night They Raided Minsky s 1968 as Jacob Schpitendavel The Sea Gull 1968 as Sorin her brother Play Dirty 1968 as Brig Blore The Southern Star 1969 as Kramer Battle of Britain 1969 as Churchill s Military Envoy Destiny of a Spy 1969 TV movie as Gen Kirk A Nice Girl Like Me 1969 as Savage Caretaker Country Dance 1970 as Brig Crieff Too Late the Hero 1970 as Col Thompson Entertaining Mr Sloane 1970 as Ed Wuthering Heights 1970 as Mr Earnshaw The Nightcomers 1971 as Master of the House Nicholas and Alexandra 1971 as Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolasha Burke amp Hare 1971 as Dr Knox I Want What I Want 1972 as Roy s Father The Ruling Class 1972 as Ralph Gurney 13th Earl of Gurney Night Hair Child 1972 as Headmaster Man of La Mancha 1972 as The Innkeeper The Governor Man at the Top 1973 as Lord Clive Ackerman Theatre of Blood 1973 as Trevor Dickman The Mackintosh Man 1973 as Mackintosh The Final Programme 1973 as John The Story of Jacob and Joseph 1974 as Isaac The Internecine Project 1974 as Albert Parsons Valley Forge 1975 TV movie as Gen William Howe The New Spartans 1975 Sky Riders 1976 as Auerbach The Blue Bird 1976 as Oak The Passover Plot 1976 as Yohanan the Baptist The Garth People 1976 The Prince and the Pauper 1977 as Hertford Equus 1977 as Harry Dalton The Four Feathers 1978 TV movie as Gen William Feversham The Big Sleep 1978 as Norris The Medusa Touch 1978 as Assistant Commissioner Death on the Nile 1978 as Barnstaple Watership Down 1978 as Gen Woundwort voice Superman 1978 as 2nd Elder S O S Titanic 1979 TV movie as Capt Edward J Smith A Question of Faith 1979 as Leo Tolstoy The Curse of King Tut s Tomb 1980 TV movie as Lord George Carnarvon Closing Ranks 1980 TV movie as Sir James Croft Hawk the Slayer 1980 as High Abbot Never Never Land 1980 Tales of the Unexpected 1980 TV episode The Sound Machine as Klausner Seven Dials Mystery 1981 TV movie as Superintendent Battle My Letter to George 1985 as Old Thompson The Return of Sherlock Holmes 1986 TV series episode The Second Stain as Lord Bellinger Jack the Ripper 1988 TV movie as The Coroner Cause celebre 1989 TV movie as Francis RattenburyPersonal life Edit Little Thatch Belgrave Road Seaford in 2017 Andrews partner for more than 30 years until his death was fellow actor Basil Hoskins who survived him until 2005 but next to whom he is now buried at St Mary the Virgin Salehurst East Sussex 6 The two men had worked together on the film Ice Cold in Alex 7 Andrews died at the age of 77 on 6 March 1989 at his home in Salehurst 8 4 Between 1956 and 1961 Andrews lived at Little Thatch Belgrave Road Seaford East Sussex 9 References Edit Famous actors born in South East England The Beautiful South Archived from the original on 1 October 2012 a b c d e Herbert Ian ed 1981 ANDREWS Harry Who s Who in the Theatre Vol 1 Gale Research Company p 18 ISBN 978 0 2730 1717 2 https www facebook com 162346600460340 posts 5260381037323512 user generated source a b c d Yarrow Andrew L 8 March 1989 Harry Andrews Actor Dies at 77 In The Hill and 50 Other Movies The New York Times p B10 Retrieved 5 June 2009 Best Supporting Actor National Board of Review of Motion Pictures 2003 Archived from the original on 7 December 2008 Retrieved 6 June 2009 Walker Tim 23 April 2020 Harry Andews The New European Archived from the original on 15 January 2021 Walker Tim 8 September 2021 What 40 years of celebrity interviews taught me about attitudes towards gay men The Guardian London Retrieved 8 September 2021 Basil Hoskins The Telegraph London 11 February 2005 Retrieved 5 June 2009 Stars came down for the weekend Sussex Express Archived from the original on 6 July 2018 Retrieved 3 June 2021 External links EditHarry Andrews at IMDb Harry Andrews at the BFI s Screenonline Harry Andrews at the Internet Broadway Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harry Andrews amp oldid 1141604718, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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