Sean Bury (born ) in

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) is a British

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and

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actor, best known for his lead role as Paul Harrison in

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's 1971 film ''

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'' and the 1974 sequel ''

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''.

Career

At the age of nine he won a music scholarship to

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Choir School, where he was a boarder and a chorister from 1963-67. He then received a music scholarship to

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, which he attended from 1967-68, and attended Corona Stage School in London thereafter. He was fortunate enough to take over the role of one of the boys in the West End production of

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's " Forty Years On". Other stage performances include "Poor Horace" at the Theatre Royal in

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(1970), "Quetzalcoatl" at

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(1972), and the

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production of

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's "Clever Soldiers" (1974).

Filmography

Films

*1968: '' if....'' .... Jute: Juniors *1971: ''

'' .... Paul Harrison *1971: ''

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'' .... Lem Vesalius *1973: ''

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'' .... Stephen *1974: ''

'' .... Paul Harrison *1977: '' The Spy Who Loved Me'' .... AB UC2 Fraser (HMS Ranger Crewman) (final film role)

Television

*1964: ''Beware of the Dog'' .... David (6 episodes) Children's Film Foundation *1969: ''ITV Playhouse'' (End of Story) .... Toby (1 episode) *1970: ''The Misfit'' (On Being British) .... Simon (1 episode) *1971: ''ITV Saturday Night Theatre'' (Fly on the Wall) .... Bob Blissett (3 episodes) *1971: ''Tom Brown's Schooldays'' .... Denning (3 episodes) *1971: ''Sunday Night Theatre'' (First Sight) .... Peter *1972: ''The Onedin Line'' (Bloody Week) .... Jean-Paul (1 episode)

Bibliography

* Holmstrom, John. ''The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995''. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 305.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bury, Sean 1954 births English male film actors English male television actors Living people People educated at Brighton College People from Brighton