Geoffrey Keen

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Geoffrey Keen (born August 21, 1916 in Wallingford , Oxfordshire , England , † November 3, 2005 in Northwood , Middlesex , England) was a British actor .

Geoffrey Keen, son of actor Malcolm Keen , made his debut at the Little Repertory Theater in Bristol in 1932 . After a year he went to Cannes for a year . He was then accepted at the London School of Economics . However, shortly before he began his studies, he made a different decision and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art . After just one year he won the Bancroft Gold Medal there . When he had just joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1939 , World War II broke out. Keen joined the Royal Army Medical Corps and during that time also appeared in a British Army educational film directed by Carol Reed .

After his film debut in 1946 in the film Riders of the New Forest , he played again in the next few years, especially in films by Carol Reed. In the following years, Keen made a name for himself as a versatile, popular and busy supporting actor. One of his best-known roles was that of the British Defense Secretary Sir Fredrick Gray in a total of six James Bond films between 1977 and 1987. His last role was ultimately to speak for the animated series.

Geoffrey Keen has appeared in more than 100 roles in film and television during his career . His second marriage was to actress Hazel Terry . He was in the Golders Green Crematorium in London cremated , where his ashes is located.

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  1. ^ Biographical data from Geoffrey Keen in: The encyclopedia of British film , by Brian McFarlane, Anthony Slide, Methuen, 2003, p. 363
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SURNAME Keen, Geoffrey
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actor
DATE OF BIRTH August 21, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH Wallingford , Oxfordshire , England
DATE OF DEATH November 3, 2005
Place of death Northwood , Middlesex , England