Veteran British stage and screen star Brian Bedford died on Wednesday after a battle with cancer, The New York Times reports. He was 80. The Tony award-winning classic actor famously lent his voice to the titular character in Disney's animated 1973 version of Robin Hood. While Bedford regularly appeared onscreen in everything from Nixon to television series such as Cheers and Frasier, he was most accomplished on stage and was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame in 1997. A Yorkshire native, Bedford trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London beside classmates like the legendary Peter O'Toole. The actor had a mastery of classical works,...
- 1/14/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble
- PEOPLE.com
Broadway star Brian Bedford, who was nominated for seven Tony Awards and won one during his six-decade career, died on Wednesday. He was 80. The British actor passed away in Santa Barbara, California. Tim MacDonald, Bedford’s husband and partner of 30 years, said he had died peacefully, according to Playbill.com. Bedford’s acting resume boasted 12 Broadway appearances, included works by Shakespeare, Moliere, Coward, Shaffer and Stoppard. He won his Tony Award playing Amolphe in Moliere’s “The School for Wives” in 1971. Also Read: Broadway Actress Dead From Apartment Fire After 'Spider-Man 2' Star Attempted Rescue Born in West Riding,...
- 1/14/2016
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
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