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Stage appearances included [[Edward Bond]]'s ''The Fool'' at the [[Royal Court Theatre]] (1975),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/parade/abj76/PG/works/fool.shtml |title=The Fool |first=Edward |last=Bond |author-link=Edward Bond |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100911152119/http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/parade/abj76/PG/works/fool.shtml |archive-date=11 September 2010 |access-date=23 April 2008 |date=18 November 1975 |work=Peter Gill, playwright and theatre director}}</ref> ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (musical)|Sweeney Todd]]'' at the Little Theatre, Bristol (1978–79); ''[[Oh, What A Lovely War!]]'', ''[[A Midsummer Night’s Dream]]'' (1979–80), and ''[[Kiss Me, Kate]]'' (1980–81) at the [[Bristol Old Vic]]; ''[[Henry IV, Part I]]'' (1984–85) at the [[Theatre Royal, Bath]]; ''[[Doctor Faustus (play)|Doctor Faustus]]'' (1974), ''[[Cymbeline]]'' (1974) and ''[[The Lady of the Camellias|Camille]]'' (1985–86) with the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]];<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theatricalia.com/person/462/john-boswall |title=John Boswall |work=Theatricalia.com |access-date=4 January 2019}}</ref> and [[Moliere]]'s ''[[Bourgeois Gentilhomme]]'' (1992) at the [[Royal National Theatre]].
Stage appearances included [[Edward Bond]]'s ''The Fool'' at the [[Royal Court Theatre]] (1975),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/parade/abj76/PG/works/fool.shtml |title=The Fool |first=Edward |last=Bond |author-link=Edward Bond |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100911152119/http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/parade/abj76/PG/works/fool.shtml |archive-date=11 September 2010 |access-date=23 April 2008 |date=18 November 1975 |work=Peter Gill, playwright and theatre director}}</ref> ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (musical)|Sweeney Todd]]'' at the Little Theatre, Bristol (1978–79); ''[[Oh, What A Lovely War!]]'', ''[[A Midsummer Night’s Dream]]'' (1979–80), and ''[[Kiss Me, Kate]]'' (1980–81) at the [[Bristol Old Vic]]; ''[[Henry IV, Part I]]'' (1984–85) at the [[Theatre Royal, Bath]]; ''[[Doctor Faustus (play)|Doctor Faustus]]'' (1974), ''[[Cymbeline]]'' (1974) and ''[[The Lady of the Camellias|Camille]]'' (1985–86) with the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]];<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theatricalia.com/person/462/john-boswall |title=John Boswall |work=Theatricalia.com |access-date=4 January 2019}}</ref> and [[Moliere]]'s ''[[Bourgeois Gentilhomme]]'' (1992) at the [[Royal National Theatre]].


His films included ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984 film)|Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'' as [[Emmanuel Goldstein]] (1984), ''[[Three Men and a Little Lady]]'' (1990), ''[[The Wind in the Willows (1996 film)|The Wind in the Willows]]'' (1996), ''[[The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc]]'' (1996), ''[[Hotel Splendide (film)|Hotel Splendide]]'' (2000),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/review/391 |title=Hotel Spendide |work=[[British Film Institute]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060214113155/http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/review/391 |archive-date=14 February 2006 |access-date=9 June 2005 |first=Charlotte |last=O'Sullivan}}</ref> ''[[Ladies in Lavender]]'' (2004), ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest]]'' (2006) and ''[[Morris: A Life with Bells On]]'' (2009).<ref name=imdb/>
His films included ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984 film)|Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'' as [[Emmanuel Goldstein]] (1984), ''[[Three Men and a Little Lady]]'' (1990), ''[[The Wind in the Willows (1996 film)|The Wind in the Willows]]'' (1996), ''[[The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc]]'' (1996), ''[[Hotel Splendide (2000 film)|Hotel Splendide]]'' (2000),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/review/391 |title=Hotel Spendide |work=[[British Film Institute]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060214113155/http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/review/391 |archive-date=14 February 2006 |access-date=9 June 2005 |first=Charlotte |last=O'Sullivan}}</ref> ''[[Ladies in Lavender]]'' (2004), ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest]]'' (2006) and ''[[Morris: A Life with Bells On]]'' (2009).<ref name=imdb/>


== Death ==
== Death ==

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John Boswall
Born
John Stuart

(1920-05-02)May 2, 1920
Oxfordshire, England
DiedJune 6, 2011(2011-06-06) (aged 91)
Gloucestershire, England
Cause of deathPancreatic cancer
NationalityBritish
OccupationActor
Years active1970-2009

John Boswall (2 May 1920 – 6 June 2011) was a British actor probably best known for playing Wyvern in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.[1]

Biography

Boswall was born John Stuart on 2 May 1920 in Oxfordshire, England. Prior to his career as an actor, he attended the University of Oxford and served in Burma during World War II.

Career

Boswall's television appearances included Paul Temple (1971), Wessex Tales (1973), Edward the Seventh (1975), The Onedin Line (1976), Love in a Cold Climate (1980), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1982), Sapphire & Steel (1982), No Place Like Home (1986), EastEnders (1990), Selling Hitler (1991), Agatha Christie's Poirot (1991), Drop the Dead Donkey (1993), Lovejoy (1993), Poldark (1996), Doctors (2000), Rome (TV series) (2005) and Terry Pratchett's Hogfather (2006).[1]

Stage appearances included Edward Bond's The Fool at the Royal Court Theatre (1975),[2] Sweeney Todd at the Little Theatre, Bristol (1978–79); Oh, What A Lovely War!, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1979–80), and Kiss Me, Kate (1980–81) at the Bristol Old Vic; Henry IV, Part I (1984–85) at the Theatre Royal, Bath; Doctor Faustus (1974), Cymbeline (1974) and Camille (1985–86) with the Royal Shakespeare Company;[3] and Moliere's Bourgeois Gentilhomme (1992) at the Royal National Theatre.

His films included Nineteen Eighty-Four as Emmanuel Goldstein (1984), Three Men and a Little Lady (1990), The Wind in the Willows (1996), The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1996), Hotel Splendide (2000),[4] Ladies in Lavender (2004), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) and Morris: A Life with Bells On (2009).[1]

Death

Boswall died of pancreatic cancer on 6 June 2011 at the age of 91, in South Woodchester, Gloucestershire, England.[5] He was never married.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Boswall on the Internet Movie Database
  2. ^ Bond, Edward (18 November 1975). "The Fool". Peter Gill, playwright and theatre director. Archived from the original on 11 September 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
  3. ^ "John Boswall". Theatricalia.com. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. ^ O'Sullivan, Charlotte. "Hotel Spendide". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 14 February 2006. Retrieved 9 June 2005.
  5. ^ Wakefield, Nick (22 June 2011). "Acting elite bid farewell to John at Woodchester funeral". Stroud News & Journal. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Obituary: John Boswall, actor". Scotsman.com. JPIMedia Ltd. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
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