What Shakespearean role was the narrator of the Paddington series particularly known for playing?
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Paddington (TV series) Paddington is an animated television programme based on the Paddington Bear books by Michael Bond. The series was scripted by Bond himself, and produced by FilmFair London; it was narrated by actor Michael Hordern, who also voices all characters.
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Michael Hordern Sir Michael Murray Hordern, CBE (3 October 19112 May 1995) was an English stage and film actor whose career spanned nearly 60 years. He is best known for his Shakespearean roles, especially that of King Lear, which he played to much acclaim on stage in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1969 and London in 1970. He then successfully assumed the role on television five years later. He often appeared in film, rising from a bit part actor in the late 1930s to a member of the main cast; by the time of his death he had appeared in nearly 140 cinema roles. His later work was predominantly in television and radio.
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Hugh Lloyd Hugh Lewis Lloyd, MBE (22 April 1923 – 14 July 2008) was an English actor who made his name in television and film comedy from the 1960s to the 1980s. He was best known for appearances in "Hugh and I" and other sitcoms of the 1960s.
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Maida Vale Maida Vale ( ) is an affluent residential district comprising the northern part of Paddington in west London, west of St John's Wood and south of Kilburn. It is part of the City of Westminster. The name derives from the "Hero of Maida" inn which used to be on Edgware Road near the Regent's Canal. The pub was named after General Sir John Stuart who was made Count of Maida by King Ferdinand IV of Naples and III of Sicily after the victory at the Battle of Maida in 1806. The area is mostly residential, and mainly affluent, with many large late Victorian and Edwardian blocks of mansion flats. It is home to the BBC Maida Vale Studios.
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Henry Irving Sir Henry Irving (6 February 1838 – 13 October 1905), born John Henry Brodribb, sometimes known as J. H. Irving, was an English stage actor in the Victorian era, known as an actor-manager because he took complete responsibility (supervision of sets, lighting, direction, casting, as well as playing the leading roles) for season after season at the Lyceum Theatre, establishing himself and his company as representative of English classical theatre. In 1895 he became the first actor to be awarded a knighthood, indicating full acceptance into the higher circles of British society.
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Dogberry Dogberry is a character created by William Shakespeare for his play, "Much Ado About Nothing". He is described by The Nuttall Encyclopædia as a "self-satisfied night constable" with an inflated view of his own importance as the leader of a group of comically bumbling police watchmen. Dogberry is notable for his numerous malapropisms, which sometimes are referred to as "dogberryisms" after him. The Dogberry character was created for William Kempe, who played comic roles in Shakespeare's theatre company the Lord Chamberlain's Men.
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Richard Goulding Richard Goulding is a British actor, best known for playing Prince Harry in the 2014 stage play "King Charles III", and its 2017 BBC TV adaptation, as well as in 2016 television series "The Windsors".
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Basil Sydney Basil Sydney (23 April 1894 – 10 January 1968) was an English stage and screen actor.
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Edmund Payne Edmund James "Teddy" Payne (14 December 1863 – 15 July 1914), was an English actor, comedian and singer best known for creating comic roles in a series of extremely successful Edwardian musical comedies. He was often paired with the comic actor George Grossmith, Jr.
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Timothy West Timothy Lancaster West, CBE (born 20 October 1934), is an English film, stage and television actor.
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Tony Jay Tony Jay (2 February 1933 – 13 August 2006) was an English actor, voice artist, and singer.
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Frederick Treves (actor) Frederick William Treves BEM (29 March 1925 – 30 January 2012) was an English character actor with an extensive repertoire, specialising in avuncular, military and titled types.
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Henry Ainley Henry Hinchliffe Ainley (21 August 1879 – 31 October 1945) was an English Shakespearean stage and screen actor.
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Roland Culver Roland Joseph Culver, OBE (31 August 1900 – 1 March 1984) was an English stage, film, and television actor.
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Bertie Wooster Bertram Wilberforce "Bertie" Wooster is a recurring fictional character in the "Jeeves" novels of British author P. G. Wodehouse. An English gentleman, one of the "idle rich", he appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligence manages to save Wooster or one of his friends from numerous awkward situations. As the first-person narrator of ten novels and over 30 short stories, Wooster ranks as one of the most vivid comic creations in popular literature.
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Joan Hickson Joan Bogle Hickson, OBE (5 August 1906 – 17 October 1998) was an English actress of theatre, film and television. She was particularly known for her role as Agatha Christie's Miss Marple in the television series "Miss Marple". As well as portraying Miss Marple on television, Hickson also narrated a number of "Miss Marple" stories on audio books.
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The Adventures of Paddington Bear The Adventures of Paddington Bear is a British-Canadian-French animated children's television series. It is based on the book "Paddington Bear" by Michael Bond and was written by Bruce Robb. It was produced by CINAR and Protecrea and ran for 117 episodes.
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Geoffrey Whitehead Geoffrey Whitehead (born 1 October 1939, Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English actor. He has appeared in a range of television, film and radio roles. In the theatre, he has played at the Shakespeare Globe, St. Martin's Theatre and Bristol Old Vic.
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Samuel Phelps Samuel Phelps (born 13 February 1804, Plymouth Dock (now Devonport), Plymouth, Devon, died 6 November 1878, Anson’s Farm, Coopersale, near Epping, Essex) was an English actor and theatre manager. He is known for his productions of William Shakespeare's plays which were faithful to their original versions, after the derived works by Nahum Tate, Colley Cibber and David Garrick had dominated the stage for over a century.
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John Thaw John Edward Thaw, CBE (3 January 1942 – 21 February 2002) was an English actor. He appeared in a range of television, stage, and cinema roles, his most popular being television series such as "Inspector Morse", "Redcap", "The Sweeney", "Home to Roost", and "Kavanagh QC".
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Peter Butterworth Peter William Shorrocks Butterworth (4 February 1919 – 16 January 1979) was an English comedy actor and comedian, best known for his appearances in the "Carry On" series of films. He was also a regular on children's television and radio. He was married to the actress and impressionist Janet Brown. He was also known for playing the Meddling Monk in "Doctor Who".
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Oliver Muirhead Oliver Muirhead (born 29 May 1957) is an English character actor known for often portraying pompous country gentlemen. In 1986, he also directed the musical pantomime "A Christmas Held Captive". In addition to acting, Muirhead has also lent his voice to various animated series such as "P.J. Sparkles" and "Spider-Man" and the video games "", "Dead to Rights", "The Hobbit" and "Eragon".