Douglas Campbell,CM(11 June 1922 – 6 October 2009) was aCanadian-based stageactor.He was born inGlasgow,Scotland.
Douglas Campbell | |
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 Campbell circa 2007 | |
| Born | 11 June 1922 |
| Died | 6 October 2009(aged 87) |
| Nationality | British,Canadian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1941–2000 |
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| Children | 6, includingBenedictandTorquil |
Acting career
editCampbell's interest in the theatre began atLondon'sOld Vic Theatreat age 17, where working as a stage hand he sawTyrone Guthrie'sproduction ofKing John.He first performed in the 1941 Old Vic touring productions ofMedeaandJacob's Ladder.[1][2]
He was invited toCanadain 1953 by Guthrie, who had just been appointed the first artistic director of the fledglingStratford Festival of CanadainStratford, Ontario.Campbell played Hastings in the opening production ofRichard IIIin 1953, and King Oedipus in the stage and screen production ofOedipus Rexin 1954. He appeared many times at Stratford in the fifty years that followed, drawing great acclaim in the role ofOthelloin 1959, and in many appearances asFalstaff.[3][4]
Campbell founded the Canadian Players in 1954, and was artistic director at theGuthrie TheaterinMinneapolisfrom 1966 to 1967. He was awarded theOrder of Canadaon 17 April 1997. Campbell received aGovernor General's Performing Arts Award,Canada's highest honour in the performing arts, in 2003.[5]
Personal life
editIn 1947, Campbell marriedAnn Casson,actress and daughter of SirLewis Cassonand DameSybil Thorndike.[6] His children from that marriage are Dirk Campbell, television director; Teresa Padden who played Cordelia to his first King Lear, Tom Campbell, painter;Benedict Campbell,actor. In the late 1960s, Campbell developed a relationship with Moira Wylie, an actress and director, with whom his children Beatrice andTorquil Campbellwere born. Beatrice Campbell is a stage manager at theShaw FestivalwhileTorquil Campbellis an actor and lead singer/songwriter of the indie rock bandStars. Casson, whom Campbell never divorced, died in 1990. He and Wylie married in 1993.[6]Campbell was apacificistandvegetarian.[7]
Campbell died atHôtel Dieu hospitalinMontreal,Quebecfrom complications ofdiabetesand congestiveheart diseaseon 6 October 2009.[1][8]
Filmography
editFilms
edit| Film | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1957 | Oedipus Rex | Oedipus | |
| 1965 | When Tomorrow Dies | Doug James | |
| 1972 | A Fan's Notes | Paddy the Duke | |
| 1979 | Lost and Found | British Professor | |
| 1980 | Double Negative | Crichett, Sr. | |
| Nothing Personal | The Walker | ||
| 1982 | If You Could See What I Hear | Porky Sullivan | |
| 1983 | Strange Brew | Henry Green | |
| Snow | Nick | Short film | |
| 1985 | Perfect | Party Pro | Credited as Doug Campbell |
| 1990 | I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle | Mr. Bancroft | |
| 2000 | Once Upon a Christmas | Santa Claus | Final film role |
Television
edit| Television | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1953 | Sunday Night Theatre | The Stranger | Season 4, episode 19: "The Lady from the Sea" |
| 1955 | Omnibus | Season 3, episode 16: "Hamlet" | |
| On Camera | Season 1, episode 23: "The Queen's Ring" | ||
| Scope | Colonel Thomas Talbot | Season 1, episode 19: "The Colonel and the Lady" | |
| First Performance | Colonel Thomas Talbot | Season 1, episode 1: "The Colonel and the Lady" | |
| 1955-1959 | General Motors Theatre | Cal / O'Brien / Claggart / Terrence | 4 episodes |
| 1957-1960 | DuPont Show of the Month | Squire Trelawny / Danglars / King Henry VIII / Various | 4 episodes |
| 1958 | Suspicion | Armstrong | Episode 27: "The Girl Upstairs" |
| 1958-1959 | Folio | Sean Kelly | 2 episodes |
| 1959 | Day of Decision | Narrator | Miniseries |
| The Unforeseen | 2 episodes | ||
| 1959-1960 | Startime | W.S. Gilbert | 3 episodes |
| 1960-1962 | Festival | Don Alhambra del Bolero, the Grand Inquisitor / W.S. Gilbert / Dunlavin / Bill Bobstay, Boatswain's mate |
4 episodes |
| 1962 | John Brown's Body | John Brown | TV movie |
| 1964 | The Defenders | Ed Clark | Season 3, episode 20: "The Pill Man" |
| Twelfth Night | Sir Toby Belch | TV movie | |
| 1965 | Profiles in Courage | John Quincy Adams | Episode 22: "John Quincy Adams" |
| 1975 | Performance | Sir George Simpson | Episode 5: "The Man in the Tin Canoe" |
| 1976 | Bill Brand | Reg Starr | Miniseries |
| 1979–1982 | The Great Detective | Inspector Alistair Cameron | 35 episodes |
| 1981 | You've Come a Long Way, Katie | Miniseries 3 episodes | |
| 1984 | Sam Hughes's War | TV movie | |
| Charlie Grant's War | Manlus | TV movie | |
| 1985 | The Edison Twins | Harry | Season 3, episode 4: "Monkey in the Middle" |
| 1986 | The Boys from Syracuse | Prologue | Uncredited |
| 1986-1990 | The Campbells | Justice Harris | 2 episodes - 1 uncredited |
| 1988 | Adderly | Marty | Season 2, episode 20: "The Interrogation" |
| 1991 | Mark Twain and Me | TV movie | |
| 1998 | Due South | Capt. Ed Smithers | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story | Dr. Powell | Miniseries 2 episodes Final TV role |
References
edit- ^abOuzounian, Richard(7 October 2009)."Douglas Campbell, 87: Canadian theatre giant".Toronto Star.Retrieved24 February2010.
- ^"Douglas Campbell Biography (1922–)".FilmReference.com.Retrieved24 February2010.
- ^J. Alan B. Somerset. 1991.The Stratford Festival Story,1st edition. Greenwood Press.ISBN978-0-313-27804-4
- ^"Actor Douglas Campbell dies at 87".CBC News.7 October 2009.Retrieved24 February2010.
- ^"Douglas Campbell – biography".Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation.Retrieved27 January2014.
- ^abMartin, Sandra (10 October 2009)."Douglas Campbell, 87 / Actor – 'A gloriously forthright, honest, full-blooded trouper'".The Globe and Mail.Retrieved24 February2010.
- ^"Douglas Campbell obituary".theguardian.com. 11 July 2023.
- ^"Renowned Actor Douglas Campbell Dead at 87".BroadwayWorld.com.9 October 2009.Retrieved24 February2010.
External links
edit- Douglas CampbellatIMDb
- Douglas Campbellat theInternet Broadway Database
- Douglas Campbellat theInternet Off-Broadway Database
- An Interview with Douglas Campbell by TheatreMuseumCanada
- Order of Canada: Douglas Campbell
- A gloriously forthright, honest, full-blooded trouper (Globe and Mail obituary)
- Douglas Campbell at NorthernStars
- Obituary from The Guardian (United Kingdom) "A socialist, pacifist and vegetarian, he delighted audiences as Falstaff, a character who reflected perfectly his larger-than-life personality and capacity for enjoyment."
- On 28 July 2013 the City of Toronto unveiled DOUGLAS CAMPBELL LANE (https://web.archive.org/web/20131214023912/http://www.harbordvillage.com/laneways/lanewayinteractivemap.html). It runs North from College (half block West of Spadina) and then turns West to join Robert Street.
