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John McEnery (1943-2019) was a British actor and writer.
At age 20 he found his first stage work, spending three seasons with the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool. He joined the British National Theatre Company in 1966. He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
He starred alongside Claude Jade and Jean-Pierre Cassel in Gérard Brach's bittersweet The Boat on the Grass about a girl between two friends and appeared as Mercutio in Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet. He was nominated for a BAFTA for the latter performance. He also appeared in the film Nicholas and Alexandra. In 2008, he appeared in a guest role in Sidetracked, the first episode of Wallander.
In 1998 he wrote the play Merry Christmas, Mr. Burbage in honour of the 400th anniversary of the creation of the Globe Theatre.
McEnery is survived by two daughters, Phoebe and Chloe, by his former wife, actress Stephanie Beacham. One of his brothers is actor Peter McEnery, and another is photographer David McEnery.
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Filmography
all 63
Movies 39
TV Shows 24
Wallander (2008)
Elizabeth I (2005)
Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2003)
Waking the Dead (2001)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999)
Merlin (1998)
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1998)
When Saturday Comes (1996)
Chiller (1995)
Black Beauty (1994)
Wycliffe (1994)
Abraham (1993)
The Buddha of Suburbia (1993)
Peak Practice (1993)
The Art of Tripping (1993)
Dear Roy, Love Gillian (1992)
Thacker (1992)
Mel Gibson Goes Back to School (1991)
Hamlet (1990)
The Storyteller: Greek Myths (1990)
The Fool (1990)
The Krays (1990)
The Plot to Kill Hitler (1990)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
Precious Bane (1989)
Codename: Kyril (1988)
Codename: Kyril (1988)
Little Dorrit (1987)
A.D. (1985)
Poppyland (1985)
Gulag (1985)
Pope John Paul II (1984)
Jamaica Inn (1983)
Jamaica Inn (1983)
The Word (1978)
Life of Shakespeare (1978)
The Duellists (1977)
Schizo (1976)
Our Mutual Friend (1976)
Galileo (1975)
The Land That Time Forgot (1974)
The Ragman's Daughter (1972)
Bartleby (1970)
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (1970)
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Othello (1965)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1943-11-01
Deathday2019-04-12 (75 years old)
Birth PlaceBirmingham, United Kingdom
RelationshipsStephanie Beacham (1973 - 1979)
SiblingsPeter McEnery
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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