Nicholas Gecks is a British actor who appeared in Series Four of ''
Rumpole of the Bailey
''Rumpole of the Bailey'' is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer. It starred Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole, a middle-aged London barrister who defended a broad variety of clients, oft ...
'' as his modernising colleague Charles Hearthstoke.
Early life
Gecks was born in
Penang, Malaysia
Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Mal ...
in 1952.
Career
Gecks starred as Father Mike in the 1983 film ''
Forever Young''. His other film credits include roles in ''
The Wicked Lady
''The Wicked Lady'' is a 1945 British costume drama film directed by Leslie Arliss and starring Margaret Lockwood in the title role as a nobleman's wife who becomes a highwayman for the excitement. The film had one of the top audiences for a f ...
'' (1983), ''
Parting Shots
''Parting Shots'' is a 1999 British dark comedy film starring Chris Rea, Felicity Kendal, Oliver Reed, Bob Hoskins, Diana Rigg, Ben Kingsley, John Cleese and Joanna Lumley. It was the final film directed by Michael Winner.
Upon release in the ...
'' (1999), ''
The Lazarus Child
''The Lazarus Child'' (entitled ''The Last Door'' in Canada) is a 2004 American horror film directed by Graham Theakston. It was filmed in Canada and the United Kingdom.
Plot
The film covers the lives of a family after their young daughter is seve ...
'' (2005) and ''
Mutant Chronicles
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'' (2008).
On television he appeared as Rupert the eccentric artist whose sister goes missing in the first episodes in
Television South
Television South (TVS) was the ITV franchise holder in the South and South East of England between 1 January 1982 at 9.25 am and 31 December 1992 at 11.59 pm. The company operated under various names, initially as 'Television South plc' and ...
's ''
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
''The Ruth Rendell Mysteries'' is a British television crime drama series, produced by TVS and later by its successor Meridian Broadcasting, in association with Blue Heaven Productions, for broadcast on the ITV network. Twelve series were bro ...
''.
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People from Penang
1952 births
Malaysian male stage actors
Malaysian male film actors
Malaysian male television actors
Living people
British male stage actors
British male film actors
British male television actors