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'' (1969) with

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. Higgins' first successes in cinema were: '' A Walk with Love and Death'' by John Huston with Anjelica Huston (1969), ''

Something for Everyone ''Something for Everyone'' is a 1970 American black comedy film starring Angela Lansbury, Michael York, Anthony Higgins, and Jane Carr. The film was based on the novel ''The Cook'' by Harry Kressing, with a screenplay by Hugh Wheeler. The pl ...

'' (1970) with

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and

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, '' Taste the Blood of Dracula'' (1970), with Christopher Lee, and a cult film ''

Vampire Circus ''Vampire Circus'' is a 1972 British horror film directed by Robert Young and starring Adrienne Corri, Thorley Walters and Anthony Higgins (billed as Anthony Corlan). It was written by Judson Kinberg, and produced by Wilbur Stark and Michael ...

'' (1972). In all the films of his early career until 1975, Higgins was credited as 'Anthony Corlan' due to the similarity of his real name to that of another actor. There followed a period of television and plays for the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre and other British theatre productions. In 1970 he played Boris in the BBC TV series ''

The Roads to Freedom ''The Roads to Freedom'' (french: Les chemins de la liberté) is a series of novels by French author Jean-Paul Sartre. Intended as a tetralogy, it was left incomplete, with only three of the planned four volumes published. The three published nov ...

'' based on the

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trilogy. In 1976 he played a supporting role in a popular British television series, '' Hadleigh''. In 1977 he played the lead role in a BBC series ''

The Eagle of the Ninth ''The Eagle of the Ninth'' is a historical adventure novel for children written by Rosemary Sutcliff and published in 1954. The story is set in Roman Britain in the 2nd century AD, after the building of Hadrian's Wall. Plot Discharged because ...

'', based on

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's 1954 book. In 1980 he was Juan in ''

Love in a Cold Climate ''Love in a Cold Climate'' is a novel by Nancy Mitford, first published in 1949. The title is a phrase from George Orwell's novel '' Keep the Aspidistra Flying'' (1936). ''Love in a Cold Climate'' is a companion volume to '' The Pursuit of L ...

'' and in 1981 played the

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of Major Gobler in the feature film, '' Raiders of the Lost Ark'', starring Harrison Ford and directed by Steven Spielberg. Higgins won Best Actor of 1979 from '' Time Out'' magazine for his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company that year. Higgins played the role of Stephan in the American film production of '' Quartet'' opposite French actress Isabelle Adjani in 1981. In the same year the British director

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chose Higgins for the leading role in his breakthrough film ''

The Draughtsman's Contract ''The Draughtsman's Contract'' is a 1982 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Peter Greenaway – his first conventional feature film (following the feature-length mockumentary '' The Falls''). Originally produced for Channel 4, the ...

''. In 1985 Higgins appeared as the cuckolded husband in

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's '' Max, Mon Amour'' with Charlotte Rampling. In 1985 he acted opposite Sting in '' The Bride'', a version of ''

Bride of Frankenstein ''Bride of Frankenstein'' is a 1935 American science fiction horror film, and the first sequel to Universal Pictures' 1931 film ''Frankenstein''. As with the first film, ''Bride of Frankenstein'' was directed by James Whale starring Boris Kar ...

''. Throughout the 1980s Higgins appeared in supporting roles in many television series such as ''

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'', '' Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story'', with

Armand Assante Armand Anthony Assante Jr. (; born October 4, 1949) is an American actor. He played mobster John Gotti in the 1996 HBO television film '' Gotti'', Odysseus in the 1997 mini-series adaptation of Homer's ''The Odyssey'', Nietzsche in ''When ...

, and ''

Reilly, Ace of Spies ''Reilly, Ace of Spies'' is a 1983 British television programme dramatizing the life of Sidney Reilly, a Russian-born adventurer who became one of the greatest spies ever to work for the United Kingdom and the British Empire. Among his exploits ...

'', with Sam Neill. He went to Australia to play the lead as Sir Laurence Olivier in an Australian made-for-television film, ''Darlings of the Gods'', about the time spent in Australia by Olivier and Vivien Leigh. In 1991 Higgins played

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in the Austrian-produced, made-for-television series, ''The Strauss Dynasty'', which was filmed in

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with many well-known actors and aired internationally. He played both Sherlock Holmes and Holmes' enemy Professor Moriarty, in two different decades of his career. He was the villain Rathe (not yet going by the name Moriarty) in '' Young Sherlock Holmes'' (1985), and played Sherlock Holmes himself in '' Sherlock Holmes Returns'' (1993). In 1993 he played a lead part in the film ''Sweet Killing''. In 2005 he appeared in ''

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''. He played General Jacques Francois Dugommier in 2007 in '' Heroes and Villains: Napoleon''. In 2009 he appeared in ''

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'', '' Law & Order: UK'', and '' Agatha Christie's Marple ("The Secret of Chimneys").

Filmography

Film

*'' A Walk with Love and Death'' (1969) as Robert of Loris (as Anthony Corlan) *'' Taste the Blood of Dracula'' (1970) as Paul Paxton (as Anthony Corlan) *''

Something for Everyone ''Something for Everyone'' is a 1970 American black comedy film starring Angela Lansbury, Michael York, Anthony Higgins, and Jane Carr. The film was based on the novel ''The Cook'' by Harry Kressing, with a screenplay by Hugh Wheeler. The pl ...

'' (1970) as Helmuth Von Ornstein (as Anthony Corlan) *''

Vampire Circus ''Vampire Circus'' is a 1972 British horror film directed by Robert Young and starring Adrienne Corri, Thorley Walters and Anthony Higgins (billed as Anthony Corlan). It was written by Judson Kinberg, and produced by Wilbur Stark and Michael ...

'' (1972) as Emil (as Anthony Corlan) *'' Flavia the Heretic'' (1974) as Ahmed (as Anthony Corlan) *''

Voyage of the Damned ''Voyage of the Damned'' is a 1976 drama film directed by Stuart Rosenberg, with an all-star cast featuring Faye Dunaway, Oskar Werner, Lee Grant, Max von Sydow, James Mason, and Malcolm McDowell. The story was inspired by actual events co ...

'' (1976) as Seaman Heinz Berg *'' Quartet'' (1981) as Stephan Zelli *'' Raiders of the Lost Ark'' (1981) as Major Gobler *''

The Draughtsman's Contract ''The Draughtsman's Contract'' is a 1982 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Peter Greenaway – his first conventional feature film (following the feature-length mockumentary '' The Falls''). Originally produced for Channel 4, the ...

'' (1982) as Mr. Neville *'' The Bride'' (1985) as Clerval *'' She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas'' (1985) as Tom *'' Young Sherlock Holmes'' (1985) as Professor Rathe *'' Max, Mon Amour'' (1986) as Peter Jones *'' The Bridge'' (1992) as Reginald Hetherington *''Sweet Killing'' (1993) as Adam Crosse *'' For Love or Money'' (1993) as Christian Hanover *''

Nostradamus Michel de Nostredame (December 1503 – July 1566), usually Latinised as Nostradamus, was a French astrologer, apothecary, physician, and reputed seer, who is best known for his book '' Les Prophéties'' (published in 1555), a collection ...

'' (1994) as King Henry II *''

Indian Summer An Indian summer is a period of unseasonably warm, dry weather that sometimes occurs in autumn in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. Several sources describe a true Indian summer as not occurring until after the first frost, or more s ...

'' (1996) as Ramon *''The Fifth Province'' (1997) as Marcel *'' Bandyta'' (1997) as Prison's Director *''

Deeply ''Deeply'' is a 2000 film directed by Sheri Elwood, starring Julia Brendler, Lynn Redgrave and Kirsten Dunst. Synopsis Claire McKay ( Julia Brendler)—having suffered the death of her boyfriend—is brought by her mother to Ironbound Island i ...

'' (2000) as Adm. Griggs *'' The Last Minute'' (2001) as Walsh *''

Chromophobia Chromophobia (also known as chromatophobia or chrematophobia) is a persistent, irrational fear of, or aversion to, colors and is usually a conditioned response. While actual clinical phobias to color are rare, colors can elicit hormonal respon ...

'' (2005) as Geoffrey Wharton *'' Malice in Wonderland'' (2009) as Rex *''

Bel Ami ''Bel-Ami'' (, "Dear Friend") is the second novel by French author Guy de Maupassant, published in 1885; an English translation titled ''Bel Ami, or, The History of a Scoundrel: A Novel'' first appeared in 1903. The story chronicles journalist ...

'' (2012) as Comte de Vaudrec *''

United Passions ''United Passions'' (French: ''United Passions: La Légende du football'', literally ''United Passions: The Legend of Football'', also known as ''United Passions: The Birth of the World Cup'') is a 2014 English-language French drama film. It is a ...

'' (2014) as Lord Kinnaird

Television

*''Blood of the Lamb'' (1969) (as Anthony Corlan) as Alec *''

The Roads to Freedom ''The Roads to Freedom'' (french: Les chemins de la liberté) is a series of novels by French author Jean-Paul Sartre. Intended as a tetralogy, it was left incomplete, with only three of the planned four volumes published. The three published nov ...

'' (1970) as Boris *''

Armchair Theatre ''Armchair Theatre'' is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by ABC Weekend TV. Its successor Thames Television took over from mid-1968. The Canad ...

'' (1972) as Adolph *'' The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes'' (1973) as William Hazeldene *'' Hadleigh'' (1976) as Gregory Baker *''

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'' (1977) as Lt. Wollerton *''The Eagle of the Ninth'' (1977) as Marcus Flavius Aquila *'' Danton's Death'' (1978) as Camille *'' Love in a Cold Climate'' (1980) as Juan *'' Tales of the Unexpected'' (1983) as Cassan *''

Reilly, Ace of Spies ''Reilly, Ace of Spies'' is a 1983 British television programme dramatizing the life of Sidney Reilly, a Russian-born adventurer who became one of the greatest spies ever to work for the United Kingdom and the British Empire. Among his exploits ...

'' (1983) as Trilisser *''

Lace Lace is a delicate fabric made of yarn or thread in an open weblike pattern, made by machine or by hand. Generally, lace is divided into two main categories, needlelace and bobbin lace, although there are other types of lace, such as knitted o ...

'' (1984) as Prince Abdullah *''

The Cold Room ''The Cold Room'' is a 1984 cable television film by James Dearden. Based on an eponymous 1978 science fiction novel by Jeffrey Caine, the film stars George Segal, Amanda Pays (in her film debut), Anthony Higgins, Renée Soutendijk, and Wa ...

'' (1984) as Erich *''

Lace II ''Lace'' is an American television two-part miniseries, based on the 1982 bonkbuster novel of the same name by author Shirley Conran. The series aired on ABC on February 26–27, 1984. The plot concerns the search by sex symbol Lili (Phoebe Cat ...

'' (1985) as King Abdullah of Sydon *''The Shutter Falls'' (1986) as Photographer *''The Last Seance'' (1986) as Raoul *'' Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story'' (1987) as Joseph *''Darlings of the Gods'' (1989) as Laurence Olivier *''The Strauss Dynasty'' (1991) as Johann Strauss *''One Against the Wind'' (1991) as SS Capt. Herman Gruber *'' 1994 Baker Street: Sherlock Holmes Returns'' (1993) as Sherlock Holmes *'' The Governor'' (1995) as Norman Jones *'' Moses'' (1995) as

Korah Korah ( he, ''Qōraḥ''; ar, قارون ''Qārūn''), son of Izhar, is an individual who appears in the Book of Numbers of the Hebrew Bible and four different verses in the Quran, known for leading a rebellion against Moses. Some older Englis ...

*'' Supply & Demand'' (1997) as Lloyd St John *''Close Relations'' (1998) as Robert *''Trial & Retribution III'' (1999) as Karl Wilding *'' Peak Practice'' (2000) as Paul Redman *'' The Inspector Lynley Mysteries: A Traitor to Memory'' (2004) as James Pitchley *'' Judge John Deed'' (2005) as Sir Maurice Avebury *''The Commander: Blackdog'' (2005) as David Sperry *''Heroes and Villains: Napoleon'' (2007) as

General Dugommier A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of highest military ranks, high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers t ...

*''

Lewis Lewis may refer to: Names * Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname Music * Lewis (musician), Canadian singer * "Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohead ...

'' (2009) as Franco *'' Law & Order: UK'' (2009) as Ed Connor *''

Marple Marple may refer to: Places * Marple, Greater Manchester, a town close to Stockport, in England ** Marple Bridge, a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester ** Marple railway station in Marple, Greater Manches ...

'' (2010) as Count Ludwig *''

Zen Zen ( zh, t=禪, p=Chán; ja, text= 禅, translit=zen; ko, text=선, translit=Seon; vi, text=Thiền) is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty, known as the Chan School (''Chánzong'' 禪宗), and ...

'' (2011) as Eduardo Guerchini *''

Tutankhamun Tutankhamun (, egy, twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn), Egyptological pronunciation Tutankhamen () (), sometimes referred to as King Tut, was an Egyptian pharaoh who was the last of his royal family to rule during the end of the Eighteenth Dynasty (ruled ...

'' (2016) as Theodore Davis

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