Harry Potter actor and antiques dealer who worked with Gielgud in the 1930s and returned to the screen and stage at age 73
Few actors can have enjoyed a career as unusual as that of Sam Beazley, who has died aged 101. After appearing as a child actor in Where the Rainbow Ends, the Edwardian children’s standard, and as a teenager with John Gielgud’s company in two of the most famous Shakespeare productions of the 20th century, he abandoned the London stage, depressed by a bad review. He went on to run an antique shop in London, but returned to acting full time when he retired at 73, working steadily on stage, screen and TV, playing an infinite variety of old men, including Professor Everard in the film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007).
Beazley came from a Wirral family in the cotton-broking business. His father, Gordon, had emerged...
Few actors can have enjoyed a career as unusual as that of Sam Beazley, who has died aged 101. After appearing as a child actor in Where the Rainbow Ends, the Edwardian children’s standard, and as a teenager with John Gielgud’s company in two of the most famous Shakespeare productions of the 20th century, he abandoned the London stage, depressed by a bad review. He went on to run an antique shop in London, but returned to acting full time when he retired at 73, working steadily on stage, screen and TV, playing an infinite variety of old men, including Professor Everard in the film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007).
Beazley came from a Wirral family in the cotton-broking business. His father, Gordon, had emerged...
- 7/11/2017
- by Nicholas de Jongh
- The Guardian - Film News
British actor Sam Beazley, who played Professor Everard in 2007’s Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, has died. Beazley passed away in his sleep June 12, according to London newspaper The Times. He was 101. Beazley began his acting career on the stage as a teenager in the early 1930s, appearing with John Gielgud in productions of Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet. After serving in World War II, Beazley owned an antique shop for several decades before returning to acting…...
- 6/16/2017
- Deadline TV
British actor Sam Beazley, who played Professor Everard in 2007’s Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, has died. Beazley passed away in his sleep June 12, according to London newspaper The Times. He was 101. Beazley began his acting career on the stage as a teenager in the early 1930s, appearing with John Gielgud in productions of Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet. After serving in World War II, Beazley owned an antique shop for several decades before returning to acting…...
- 6/16/2017
- Deadline
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