Brian Bedford

At 80 years old, Brian Bedford has this physical status:

Brian Bedford (16 February 1935 – January 16, 2016) was an English actor.

He appeared on stage and film, and he is known for his work in and directing Shakespeare productions.

He received seven Tony awards, the second most for a male actor behind Jason Robards, who had eight.

Early life

Brian Bedford was born in Morley, West Yorkshire, on February 16, 1935, the son of Ellen (née O'Donnell) and Arthur Bedford, a postman. He attended St Bede's Grammar School in Bradford and left at the age of 15. He lived at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London from 1952 to 1955. He was in the same class as Albert Finney, Alan Bates, and Peter O'Toole at RADA.

Personal life

Bedford and his partner, Tim MacDonald, attended Christmas and was in Santa Barbara, California, where they met in 1985 and 2013.

Bedford died of cancer in Santa Barbara, California, on January 13, 2016 at the age of 80; his remains were cremated.

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Career

Primarily a stage actor, he appeared in English-speaking translations of Molière's French playwright Molière, including Tony Award nominated performances in Tartuffe, The Imaginary Cuckold) and The School for Wives (a double bill of the short plays The School for Husbands and The School for Wives, for which he received the Tony Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play.

In 1958, Shakespearean works, including Ariel in The Tempest opposite John Gield, and in Aly Good Measure, Malvolio in Twelfth Night, and Timon of Athens (as Timon) on Broadway, together with the National Actors Theatre in Ottawa, Canada, including Angelo in Measure for Measure, Robert Phillips' Intuitive Shakespeare in As You Like It (as Jacques), and The Public Theater's New York Shakespeare in Actin the National Actor In the title role in Twelfin Ariel in Ariel in Twelft in Twelft in Twelft in Twelft in Twelft in Richard III in the title role in Richard III, in Richard III, and in the title role in The National Actors Theatre in the National Actors Theatre in the National Actors Theatre's Jacques's (as Theatre's's in Twelft, Actors helo In the National Actors Theatre's Theatre's Theatre's Theatre's Jacques, Robert Philippe, Actors Jacques's Theater's Theatre's in Twelft, Jacques, Opposit, Script in Richard III in the National Actors Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Op Opet Int Op Oper In The National Actor In The Public Theatre In the Att Int In the Op Op Opastet Intet Int Bedford's other Broadway credits include The Seven Descents of Myrtle, Private Lives, Two Shakespearean Actors, London Assurance, and Jumpers.

Bedford appeared in the 1966 film Grand Prix with James Garner, and in 1967 he appeared on CBS' Coronet Blue. He played the title character in the 1973 Disney film Robin Hood, which director Byron Howard credits as a major inspiration for the Academy Award-winning animated film Zootropolis. Mr. Stone, the founder of Cheers, appeared in 1988 as Mr. Stone, and in its sequel, Frasier, he would later appear (as a different character). Bedford was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1997. The Obie Award, the Outer Circle Critics Award, the Drama Desk Award, and the Los Angeles Times are among the prizes on display. Drama Critics Award.

Bedford appeared in The Importance of Being Earnest in 2009, marking 27 years of acting and/or directing at the Stratford Festival in Canada.

In 2010, he reprised his role as both actor and director for the Roundabout Theatre in New York, winning him a 2011 Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play.

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