Geoffrey Horne
Geoffrey Horne (born August 22, 1933 in Buenos Aires , Argentina ) is an American actor .
Life
Horne was born in Buenos Aires to American parents and spent several early years in Cuba , where his father lived as a representative for an oil company. From 1954 he studied acting with Lee Strasberg and two years later he enrolled at The Actors Studio . However, he rarely managed to get important roles outside of television productions. An exception was the portrayal of the Canadian Lieutenant Joyce in David Lean's seven Academy Award-winning film classic The Bridge on the Kwai . Apart from a supporting role in Otto Preminger's Bonjour Tristesse , he could not get hold of any other notable roles in Hollywood, so he went to Italy at the end of the 1950s, where he was offered a few leading roles. Most of his films are now forgotten.
He returned to the United States in 1964, continued to perform on the stage (on Broadway and in off-productions) and took guest roles on television series. From the mid-1970s he focused on teaching, which brought him back to his beginnings at the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute in 1978 . Lee Strasberg was enthusiastic about his teaching style and Horne embarked on a successful second career as an acting teacher. He later taught at New York University . In 2011 a documentary about Lee Strasberg and his method of acting was released, which largely consists of an interview with Horne. As an actor, Horne last appeared in front of the camera in 1999 for the Adam Sandler comedy Big Diddy .
Horne has four children of his own and three adopted children. Today he lives with his fifth wife in New York.
Filmography (selection)
- 1955: Kraft Television Theater (TV series, episode Billy Budd )
- 1957: Die Like a Man (The Strange One)
- 1957: The Bridge on the River Kwai (The Bridge on the River Kwai)
- 1957: Bonjour Tristesse (Bonjour Tristesse)
- 1958: Storm in the East (La tempesta)
- 1959: Esterina (Esterina)
- 1961: The Corsican Brothers (I fratelli corsi)
- 1963: The Three Inexorable (Tres hombres buenos)
- 1966: The People at Shiloh Ranch ( The Virginian ; TV series, 1 episode)
- 1966: The Green Hornet (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1970: $ 100 more if it's a boy (The Baby Maker)
- 1973: Two People on the Road (Two People)
- 1973: Smoking Colts ( Gunsmoke ; TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1975: Mannix (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1976: Make-Up and Pistols ( Police Woman ; TV series, 1 episode)
- 1985: Private Sessions (TV movie)
- 1999: Big Daddy
Web links
- Geoffrey Horne in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Geoffrey Horne in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Geoffrey Horne and the Mysterious Disappearance of a Dreamboat | Here's the thing. Retrieved January 3, 2020 .
- ↑ Lee Strasberg's Method with Jeremy Kruse
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Horne, Geoffrey |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 22, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Buenos Aires |