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Anthony Nicholls
Anthony Nicholls
Born	16 October 1902; Windsor, Berkshire, England
Died	22 February 1977 (aged 74); London, England
Years active	1946–1977
Spouse	Faith Kent (1947–1977; his death)
Children	Phoebe Nicholls ; Kate Nicholls
Parent(s)	Horace Nicholls; Florence Holderness
Relatives	Tom Sturridge (grandson); Matilda Sturridge (granddaughter); Charles Sturridge (son-in-law)

Anthony Nicholls (16 October 1902 – 22 February 1977) was an English actor.^[1]

Life and career

Nicholls was born 16 October 1902 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, the son of Florence (née Holderness) and photojournalist Horace Nicholls.^[2] Distinguishing himself on the Shakespearean stage alongside the Redgrave family, Laurence Olivier and Peter O'Toole. In addition he played R Austin Freeman's Doctor Thorndyke on BBC Radio in Mr. Pottermack's Oversight, in 1963. The episode was preserved.

American audiences first saw Nicholls in the company of Ronald Reagan, Richard Todd and Patricia Neal in The Hasty Heart (1949).^[3] He made his television debut in 1949^[4] and continued with steady work as an actor for the rest of his life, including the film A Man For All Seasons (1966).^[5] In the television series The Champions,^[4] he played the role of W.Lawrence Tremayne, the overseer of three top secret agents.^[3]

Personal life

Nicholls married actress Faith Kent on 29 September, 1947. They had two daughters, Kate Nicholls (born 1954) and actress Phoebe Nicholls (born 1957)^[6] two of whose children, with director Charles Sturridge, are actors: son Tom Sturridge^[7] and daughter Matilda Sturridge.^[8] Anthony Nicholls died at age 74 on 22 February 1977. He was cremated at Hereford crematorium. ^[5]

Filmography

1946: The Laughing Lady .... Mr Pitt
1948: The Guinea Pig .... Mr Stringer
1949: Man on the Run .... Wapping Station Inspector
1949: The Hasty Heart .... Lt. Col. Dunn
1950: No Place for Jennifer .... Baxter
1950: The Dancing Years .... Prince Reinaldt
1950: The Woman with No Name .... Doctor
1950: Portrait of Clare .... Dr Boyd
1951: The Franchise Affair .... Kevin McDermott
1951: High Treason .... Grant Mansfield
1952: The Woman's Angle .... Nigel Jarvis
1953: Street Corner
1953: The House of the Arrow .... Lawyer Jarrett
1954: The Weak and the Wicked .... Prison Chaplain
1954: Happy Ever After .... Solicitor
1954: The Green Scarf .... Goirin
1954: Make Me an Offer .... Auctioneer
1958: The Safecracker .... General Prior
1958: Dunkirk .... Military spokesman
1961: Seven Keys .... Governor
1961: Victim .... Lord Fullbrook
1962: Night of the Eagle .... Harvey Sawtelle
1964: The Pumpkin Eater .... Surgeon
1965: Othello .... Brabantio
1966: A Man for All Seasons .... King's Representative
1967: Mister Ten Per Cent .... Casey
1967: Our Mother's House .... Mr Halbert
1968: If.... .... General Denson: Staff
1969: Battle of Britain .... Minister
1969: A Walk with Love and Death .... Father Superior
1970: The Man Who Haunted Himself .... Sir Arthur Richardson
1970: One More Time .... Candler
1970: The Walking Stick .... Lewis Maud
1973: O Lucky Man! .... General / Judge
1976: The Omen .... Doctor Becker

Television

1949: The Time Machine .... Psychologist
1955: Portrait of Alison .... Major Colby
1957: Sword of Freedom .... Zanobi
1961: Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color .... Hardy Cole
1963–1966: The Saint .... Lord Cranmore / George Marsh
1963–1968: The Avengers .... Dr Ardmore / Dr Shanklin
1967: Man in a Suitcase .... Sir Walter Fenchurch
1968–1969: The Champions .... Cmdr. W.L. Tremayne
1970: Department S .... Dr. Grant
1970: Callan (Series 3 Episode 6) .... Heathcote Land
1973: Z-Cars .... Hugo Vallance
1973: Merchant of Venice .... Antonio
1973: Softly Softly .... Judge
1974: Special Branch .... Colonel Lang
1975: Play of the Month – King Lear .... Earl of Gloucester
1976: Space: 1999 .... James Warren
1976: The Crezz .... Cyril Antrobus

1976: Crown Court (TV series) .... Mr Justice Logie

Stage

1964: Hay Fever .... David Bliss (National Theatre)^[9]

References

^ "Anthony Nicholls – Broadway Cast & Staff". Internet Broadway Database (The Broadway League). Retrieved 28 November 2017.
^ Buckland, Gail; Horace Walter Nicholls (1989). The golden summer: the Edwardian photographs of Horace W. Nicholls. Pavilion. p. 114.
^ ^a ^b Erickson, Hal. "Anthony Nicholls Biography". AllMovie. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b "BBC". The Champions- The TV Series. Retrieved 27 April 2007.
^ ^a ^b "Anthony Nicholls". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
^ McFarlane, Brian, ed. (2016). "Nicholls, Anthony". The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. UK: Manchester University Press. p. 1,975. ISBN 9781526111968.
^ Ellen, Barbara (3 July 2016). "Tom Sturridge: 'If I'd been a parent to myself, I would have been scared'". The Guardian. UK. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
^ "Matilda Sturridge". 1883 Magazine. n.d. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
^ "Anthony Nicholls | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.