John Shrapnel (born 27 April 1942) is an English actor. Shrapnel was born in Birmingham, the son of MaryLillian Myfanwy and Norman Shrapnel. As a stage actor, he was a member of the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has also appeared extensively in film and on television in roles in Elizabeth R, Z Cars, Edward and Mrs. Simpson, 101 Dalmatians, Space 1999, Inspector Morse and Foyle's War.

PropertyValue
dbpedia-owl:Person/birthDate
  • 1942-04-27 (xsd:date)
dbpedia-owl:Person/birthPlace
dbpedia-owl:birthDate
  • 1942-04-27 (xsd:date)
dbpedia-owl:birthPlace
dbpedia-owl:thumbnail
dbpprop:abstract
  • John Shrapnel (born 27 April 1942) is an English actor. Shrapnel was born in Birmingham, the son of MaryLillian Myfanwy and Norman Shrapnel. As a stage actor, he was a member of the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has also appeared extensively in film and on television in roles in Elizabeth R, Z Cars, Edward and Mrs. Simpson, 101 Dalmatians, Space 1999, Inspector Morse and Foyle's War. He presented an episode of the 1983 BBC television travel series Great Little Railways. He gave performances in three entries in the BBC Television Shakespeare plays and as Creon in the BBC's 1984 productions of the Three Theban plays of Sophocles. In America, he has starred in supporting roles as Senator Gaius in Gladiator, Nestor in Troy and Pompey in the second episode of Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire. He has the rare achievement of appearing in two episodes of Midsomer Murders as two different characters, in Death in Chorus and Written in Blood. Shrapnel appeared in an episode of Jonathan Creek as Professor Lance Graumann in the episode The Omega Man. He appears in Chemical Wedding alongside Simon Callow, telling the tale of the resurrection of occultist Aleister Crowley. He is the son-in-law of Deborah Kerr through his 1975 marriage to her younger daughter Francesca Ann Bartley. They have three sons, the actors Lex Shrapnel (b.1979) and Tom Shrapnel (b.1981), and the writer Joe Shrapnel (b.1976).
  • John Shrapnel ist ein britischer Theater- und Filmschauspieler. Der Sohn des Journalisten Norman Shrapnel wuchs in Manchester auf. Als Theaterschauspieler war er Mitglied des Royal National Theatre und der Royal Shakespeare Company. Er spielte u.a. in der BBC Television Shakespeare Serie und in zahlreichen anderen Shakespeare-Produktionen mit. 1975 heiratete er die jüngere Tochter der Schauspielerin Deborah Kerr, Francesca Ann Bartley. Sie haben drei Söhne: den Drehbuchautor Joe Sebastian (* 1976) sowie die Schauspieler Alexander Lex Carey (* 1979) and Thomas Tom Heydon (* 1981). John Shrapnels Filmographie umfasst über 50 internationale Kino- und TV-Filme. Sein jüngerer Bruder Hugh (* 1947) arbeitet als Komponist.
  • John Shrapnel es un actor británico nacido en 1942 en Birmingham, Inglaterra. Es mejor conocido por interpretar a dos personajes épicos, Senador Gayo en Gladiador de Ridley Scott y Néstor en Troya (película) de Wolfgang Petersen.
  • John Shrapnel est un acteur britannique né le 27 avril 1942 à Birmingham.
  • Apparve nel film Notting Hill con Julia Roberts e Hugh Grant e nel film Il gladiatore di Ridley Scott, nelle vesti di un senatore romano.
  • John Shrapnel is een Engelse acteur. Als toneelspeler was hij verbonden aan het Royal National Theatre en de Royal Shakespeare Company. Hij trad op voor film en televisie onder andere in Elizabeth R, Z Cars, Edward and Mrs. Simpson, 101 Dalmations, Inspector Morse, Foyle's War, Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Midsomer Murders en The Palace. Hij was te zien in drie episodes van de BBC televisie Shakespeare afleveringen en als Creon in 1984 in de afleveringen van Sophocles. In de Verenigde Staten speelde hij de rol van Senator Gaius in Gladiator en Nestor in Troy. Hij is de schoonzoon van Deborah Kerr door zijn huwelijk in 1975 met haar jongste dochter Francesca Ann Bartley. Zij hebben drie zoons, de acteurs Lex (1979) en Tom Shrapnel (1981), en schrijver Joe Shrapnel (1976).
dbpprop:birthPlace
dbpprop:birthdate
dbpprop:hasPhotoCollection
dbpprop:id
  • 795344 (xsd:integer)
dbpprop:imagesize
  • 150px
dbpprop:name
  • John Shrapnel
dbpprop:wikiPageUsesTemplate
dbpprop:wordnet_type
rdf:type
rdfs:comment
  • John Shrapnel (born 27 April 1942) is an English actor. Shrapnel was born in Birmingham, the son of MaryLillian Myfanwy and Norman Shrapnel. As a stage actor, he was a member of the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has also appeared extensively in film and on television in roles in Elizabeth R, Z Cars, Edward and Mrs. Simpson, 101 Dalmatians, Space 1999, Inspector Morse and Foyle's War.
  • John Shrapnel ist ein britischer Theater- und Filmschauspieler. Der Sohn des Journalisten Norman Shrapnel wuchs in Manchester auf. Als Theaterschauspieler war er Mitglied des Royal National Theatre und der Royal Shakespeare Company. Er spielte u.a. in der BBC Television Shakespeare Serie und in zahlreichen anderen Shakespeare-Produktionen mit. 1975 heiratete er die jüngere Tochter der Schauspielerin Deborah Kerr, Francesca Ann Bartley.
  • John Shrapnel es un actor británico nacido en 1942 en Birmingham, Inglaterra. Es mejor conocido por interpretar a dos personajes épicos, Senador Gayo en Gladiador de Ridley Scott y Néstor en Troya (película) de Wolfgang Petersen.
  • John Shrapnel est un acteur britannique né le 27 avril 1942 à Birmingham.
  • Apparve nel film Notting Hill con Julia Roberts e Hugh Grant e nel film Il gladiatore di Ridley Scott, nelle vesti di un senatore romano.
  • John Shrapnel is een Engelse acteur. Als toneelspeler was hij verbonden aan het Royal National Theatre en de Royal Shakespeare Company. Hij trad op voor film en televisie onder andere in Elizabeth R, Z Cars, Edward and Mrs. Simpson, 101 Dalmations, Inspector Morse, Foyle's War, Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Midsomer Murders en The Palace. Hij was te zien in drie episodes van de BBC televisie Shakespeare afleveringen en als Creon in 1984 in de afleveringen van Sophocles.
rdfs:label
  • John Shrapnel
  • John Shrapnel
  • John Shrapnel
  • John Shrapnel
  • John Shrapnel
  • John Shrapnel
owl:sameAs
skos:subject
foaf:depiction
foaf:page
is dbpedia-owl:TelevisionEpisode/guest of
is dbpedia-owl:TelevisionShow/starring of
is dbpedia-owl:guest of
is dbpedia-owl:starring of
is dbpprop:disambiguates of
is dbpprop:guests of
is dbpprop:redirect of
is dbpprop:starring of
is owl:sameAs of