Samuel Reddish (1735–1785) was a theatre manager and an actor in England.
He made a reputation with
Mossop's company in
Smock Alley, Dublin in the seasons of 1761-2
and appeared at
Drury Lane
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, London, 1767, where he remained during ten seasons; acted at
Covent Garden
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, London, 1778, but lost his reason, 1779; he died a lunatic at
York asylum on 31 December 1785.
References
1735 births
1785 deaths
18th-century English male actors
English male stage actors
18th-century British male actors
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