• Source: Denys Graham

      • Denys Graham (29 June 1926 – 24 October 2024) was a Welsh actor who appeared in the later series of Rumpole of the Bailey as the title character's many-daughtered colleague Percy Hoskins. Over a 70 year career he played a wide range of other roles on stage and screen.


      Life and career


      Graham was born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales on 29 June 1926. An accomplished pianist, he was educated at New College, Oxford, and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
      His extensive and varied theatre work included playing in the original 1956 production of Under Milk Wood at the New Theatre, London and appearing in the original 1955 production of Waiting for Godot at the Arts Theatre, London, directed by Sir Peter Hall. For two years he was a member of Sir John Gielgud’s company at the Phoenix Theatre, London followed by a season with the RSC at Stratford-upon-Avon. His final West End role was playing Victor Witt in Grand Hotel at the Dominion Theatre in 1992.
      Graham's best known film roles were portraying Flying Officer L.G. Knight DSO in The Dam Busters (1955), Private Fraser in Dunkirk (1958), Private 716 Robert Jones in Zulu (1964), and Kaiser Wilhelm II in All Quiet on the Western Front (1979).
      Graham died on 24 October 2024, at the age of 98.


      Filmography




      References




      External links


      Denys Graham at IMDb
      Denys Graham discography at Discogs

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