Geoffrey Beevers

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Geoffrey Beevers (born January 15, 1941 in Chichester , Sussex , United Kingdom ) is a British actor .

Life

1970 to 1981 Geoffrey Beevers was seen as a master in the British television series Doctor Who . He was the third actor to play the master, an opponent of the doctor . Many more appearances in film and television followed. For example, he was seen in the TV movie MacGyver - Hunt for the Treasure of Atlantis . This was based on the successful television series MacGyver . In 1995 he played Harroldson in the film Downtime . He also played Brian Rutherford in two of the PROBE films.

In addition to his appearances in film and television, Beevers also worked as a theater actor. In 2012 he played Fray Antonio in the play The Heresy of Love . In 2015, he starred alongside Helen Mirren in Peter Morgan's play The Audience . He also writes plays and directs. Among other things, he wrote an adaptation of George Eliot's novel Middlemarch . He won the Time Out Award for his adaptation of George Eliot's Adam Bede .

Geoffrey Beevers was married to the actress Caroline John until her death . The couple had a daughter and two sons. On June 5, 2012, his wife died of cancer.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1970, 1981: Doctor Who (TV series, 5 episodes)
  • 1982: Stalky & Co. (mini-series, 3 episodes)
  • 1982: Victor / Victoria
  • 1983: The Curse of the Pink Panther
  • 1984: The Jewel of the Crown - On the Other Shore (mini series, 7 episodes)
  • 1988: A Very British Coup (TV series, 3 episodes)
  • 1988: Inspector Wexford investigates (TV series, 3 episodes)
  • 1992: A Time to Dance (TV series, 3 episodes)
  • 1993: Century
  • 1994: Seaforth (TV series, 4 episodes)
  • 1995: downtime
  • 1995–1996: PROBE (film series, 2 films)
  • 1997: The Woodlanders
  • 1998: Monk Dawson
  • 1999: Boyz Unlimited (TV series, 3 episodes)
  • 1999: G: MT - Greenwich Mean Time
  • 2004: Down to Earth (TV series, 3 episodes)
  • 2005: Fragile (Frágiles)
  • 2006: Miss Potter
  • 2008: Edge of Love - What remains of love
  • 2008: Vicar
  • 2010: Clash of the Titans
  • 2010: The Kid
  • 2011: Foster
  • 2013: National Theater Live : The Audience
  • 2015: Legend

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Keeper of Traken. . In: BBC . Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  2. ↑ Dominic Griffin: Review: 'Macgyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis'. . In: Varity . May 13, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  3. ^ Greg Jameson: Downtime DVD review . In: Entertainment Focus . November 13, 2015. Accessed March 22, 2016.
  4. ↑ Joe Ford and Stuart Gutteridge: BBV's PROBE Unnatural Selection. . In: Pagefillers . November 4, 2003. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  5. ↑ The Heresy of Love. . In: Royal Shakespeare Company . Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  6. ^ David Rooney, 'The Audience': Theater Review . August 3, 2015. Accessed March 22, 2016.
  7. ↑ a b Geoffrey Beevers . In: Ntlive . Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 22, 2016. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk
  8. ↑ Lyn Gardner: The Middlemarch Trilogy: Dorothea's Story - review . In: The Guardian . October 28, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  9. ↑ Big Finish tribute . In: Big Finish . Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  10. ↑ Caroline John . In: Doctor Who News . Retrieved March 22, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Beevers, Geoffrey
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actor
DATE OF BIRTH January 15, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Chichester , Sussex , United Kingdom