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Donald Houston (I)

Birth : 6 November 1923, Tonypandy, Wales, UK
Death : 13 October 1991, Coimbra, Portugal
Filmography:

"Lilli Palmer Theatre"George
Heyday in the Blood
The Heart of Show BusinessPerformer

Mervyn Johns

Birth : 18 February 1899, Pembroke, Wales, UK
Death : 6 September 1992, Norwood, England, UK
Filmography:

The Guv'nor(uncredited)
Lady in DangerReporter
Dishonour BrightUndetermined Role (uncredited)

Richard Burton (I)

Birth : 10 November 1925, Pontrhydyfen, Wales, UK
Death : 5 August 1984, Céligny, Geneva, Switzerland (cerebral haemorrhage)
Birth Name: Richard Walter Jenkins
Nickname: Rich
Height: 178
Filmography:

March to AldermastonNarrator
Marcello, una vita dolceHimself (archive footage)
The 37th Annual Tony AwardsHimself - Co-Host

Probably more frequently remembered for his turbulent personal life and multiple marriages, however Richard Burton was truly one of the great UK actors of the post WW2 period. The young Richard Jenkins was the son of a Welsh coal miner, and he received a scholarship to Oxford University to study acting and made his first stage appearance in the early 1940s.

Wynford Vaughan-Thomas

Birth : 15 August 1908, Swansea, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Death : 4 February 1987
Filmography:

"M'Lords... Ladies and Gentlemen..."Himself (unknown episodes)
"M'Lords... Ladies and Gentlemen..."Himself
"M'Lords... Ladies and Gentlemen..."Himself

Douglas Hurn

Birth : 14 June 1924, Swansea, Wales, UK
Death : 22 October 1974, London, England, UK
Filmography:

Angels One FivePimpernel Pilot
The Woman for JoeDoctor
"Knight Errant Limited"

Richard Rowlands (II)

Birth : 28 January 1958, Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
Height: 188
Filmography:

Catherine the GreatCaptain Ushakov (uncredited)
Shaka Zulu: The CitadelGeneral Wilshire (uncredited)
Shaka Zulu: The CitadelGeneral Wilshire (uncredited)

Harry Secombe

Birth : 8 September 1921, Swansea, Wales, UK
Death : 11 April 2001, Guildford, Surrey, England, UK (prostate cancer)
Birth Name: Harry Donald Secombe
Height: 173
Filmography:

The Lord's Taverners BallHimself
The Heart of Show BusinessPerformer
Helter SkelterAlf (uncredited)

Harry Secombe was one of Britain's best loved comic entertainers. Born in Swansea, South Wales he began singing as a child in local church choirs. His first job was as a clerk although he had considered a career in opera. During World War Two he served in the Army in North Africa and Italy.

Tudor Owen

Birth : 20 January 1898, Wales, UK
Death : 13 March 1979, Los Angeles, California, USA
Filmography:

"Family Theatre"Thomas
"Captain David Grief"Snow / ... (13 episodes, 1957-1960)
"Captain David Grief"Snow

Ray Milland

Birth : 3 January 1905, Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Death : 10 March 1986, Torrance, California, USA (lung cancer)
Birth Name: Reginald Alfred John Truscott-Jones,
Height: 188
Filmography:

"Markham"Roy Markham
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles ProjectDr. James Xavier (archive footage)
The Flying ScotsmanJim Edwards

Born Reginald Alfred Truscott-Jones in 1905, after three years of service as a guardsman with the Royal Household Cavalry in London, he entered British films in 1929. There are a few different stories about why he changed his name. Some say that he adopted a variation of his step-father's surname of Mullane.

Clifford Williams (II)

Birth : 30 December 1926, Cardiff, Wales, UK
Death : 20 August 2005, England, UK
Filmography:

Festival: The Comedy of Errors

Madoline Thomas

Birth : 2 January 1890, Abergavenny, Wales, UK
Death : 30 December 1989, Weston-super-Mare, England, UK
Filmography:

"Shelley"Mrs. Ratcliffe
Painted BoatsMrs Stoner
The Last Days of DolwynMts. Thomas

Tim Wylton

Birth : 27 February 1940, Bangor on Dee, Wales, UK
Filmography:

"Thirty Minutes Worth"(2 episodes, 1973)
Festival: The Comedy of ErrorsEnsemble
MelodyMr. Fellows

Eve Myles

Birth : 1978, Ystradgynlais, Wales, UK
Height: 171
Filmography:

"Belonging"Ceri (76 episodes, 2000-2007)
ScorePaula
"Belonging"Ceri (76 episodes, 2000-2007)

Daniel Hawksford

Birth : 1980, Newport, Gwent, Wales, UK
Height: 178
Filmography:

ColditzCole, MI9 Officer

Emrys James

Birth : 1 September 1930, Machynlleth, Wales, UK
Death : 5 February 1989
Filmography:

Brecht and CoBrecht
"Doctor Who"Aukon (4 episodes, 1980)
"Talking to a Stranger"Gordon Lester

Richard Marquand

Birth : 22 April 1938, Cardiff, Wales, UK
Death : 4 September 1987, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK (stroke)
Filmography:

"NBC Special Treat"
Edward II
"The Search for the Nile"

Timothy Dalton

Birth : 21 March 1944, Colwyn Bay, Wales, UK
Birth Name: Timothy Peter Dalton
Nickname: Tim
Height: 188
Filmography:

And the Word Was BondHimself (archive footage)
Bond '89Himself
Kenworth Truck Stunt FeaturetteHimself

At a consistently lean 6' 2", green-eyed Timothy Dalton may very well be one of the last of the dying breed of swashbuckling, classically trained Shakespearean actors who have forged simultaneous successful careers in theater, television and film.

Robert Tear

Birth : 8 March 1939, Barry, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Filmography:

Last Night of the PromsHimself
Carols from King'sHimself - Honorary Fellow
Lady Macbeth von MzenskSchäbiger Mann (sings)

Emma Jones (II)

Birth : 23 May 1975, Mold, Wales, UK
Filmography:

"The Most Annoying Pop Songs.... We Hate to Love"Herself (5 episodes, 2007)
The 100 Greatest Kids TV ShowsHerself
Solo SpiceHerself

Griff Rhys Jones

Birth : 16 November 1953, Cardiff, Wales, UK
Birth Name: Griffith Rhys Jones
Height: 173
Filmography:

University Challenge: The Story So FarBambi (archive footage) (uncredited)
Comedians Do It on Stage
Mouse: A Secret LifeNarrator (voice)


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