Reginald Edward Oliphant Jewesbury (6 August 1917 – 31 March 2001) was an English actor, notable for his film, stage and television work and as a member of the

Renaissance Theatre Company The Renaissance Theatre Company was a theatre company founded in 1987 by Kenneth Branagh and David Parfitt. It was disbanded in 1992. History The company was a development of the work Branagh and Parfitt had been doing periodically on the Londo ...

. In 1982, he appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company, appearing in '' The Tempest'', '' Much Ado About Nothing'' and in '' Cyrano de Bergerac'', the latter two of which he brought to Broadway in 1984, together with Derek Jacobi and Sinéad Cusack. In his later years he appeared in such television comedies as '' Yes Minister'' and '' Blackadder II''. In 1995 he appeared in ''

Richard III Richard III (2 October 145222 August 1485) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. His defeat and death at the Battl ...

'' as King Henry VI of England.

Partial filmography

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John Wesley John Wesley (; 2 March 1791) was an English people, English cleric, Christian theology, theologian, and Evangelism, evangelist who was a leader of a Christian revival, revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism. The soci ...

'' (1954) - James Hutton *''

Out of the Clouds ''Out of the Clouds'' is a 1955 British drama film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Anthony Steel, Robert Beatty and James Robertson Justice. An Ealing Studios production, the film is composed of small stories dealing with the passenger ...

'' (1955) - Captain Brent's Flight Engineer (uncredited) *''

The Winter's Tale ''The Winter's Tale'' is a play by William Shakespeare originally published in the First Folio of 1623. Although it was grouped among the comedies, many modern editors have relabelled the play as one of Shakespeare's late romances. Some criti ...

'' (1967) - Shepherd / Gaoler *'' Sacco e Vanzetti'' (1971) -

Alvan T. Fuller Alvan Tufts Fuller (February 27, 1878 – April 30, 1958) was an American businessman, politician, art collector, and philanthropist from Massachusetts. He opened one of the first automobile dealerships in Massachusetts, which in 1920 was recogniz ...

*'' Little Dorrit'' (1987) - Magnate from the Lords *''

We Think the World of You ''We Think the World of You '' is a 1988 film directed by Colin Gregg and starring Gary Oldman and Alan Bates. It is adapted from the 1960 J.R. Ackerley novel of the same name. It was produced by Tomasso Jandelli and Cinecom Pictures. Plot In po ...

'' (1988) - Judge *''

Henry V Henry V may refer to: People * Henry V, Duke of Bavaria (died 1026) * Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1081/86–1125) * Henry V, Duke of Carinthia (died 1161) * Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine (c. 1173–1227) * Henry V, Count of Luxembourg (121 ...

'' (1989) - Sir Thomas Erpingham *''

Peter's Friends ''Peter's Friends'' is a 1992 British comedy film directed and produced by Kenneth Branagh, and written by Rita Rudner and Martin Bergman. The film follows six friends (Stephen Fry, Branagh, Alphonsia Emmanuel, Hugh Laurie, Imelda Staunton and ...

'' (1992) - Mr. Gooch, Peter's Solicitor *'' Much Ado About Nothing'' (1993) - Sexton *'' Mary Shelley's Frankenstein'' (1994) - City Official *''

'' (1995) - King Henry *'' The Grotesque'' (1995) - Sir Edward Tome *''

In the Bleak Midwinter "In the Bleak Midwinter" is a poem by the English poet Christina Rossetti, commonly performed as a Christmas carol. The poem was published, under the title "A Christmas Carol", in the January 1872 issue of ''Scribner's Monthly,'' and was first c ...

'' (1995) - Nina's Father *'' Preaching to the Perverted'' (1997) - Judge Yell *'' Mrs Dalloway'' (1997) - Professor Brierly *'' Beautiful People'' (1999) - Joseph Thornton *'' The 10th Kingdom'' (2000) - Old Retainer *''Undertaker's Paradise'' (2000) *'' Dungeons & Dragons'' (2000) - Vildan Vildir

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* * 1917 births 2001 deaths English male stage actors English male film actors English male television actors Male actors from London {{england-actor-stub