Jimmy Gardner
Jimmy Gardner (actually Edward Charles James Gardner , born August 24, 1924 in Newmarket , Suffolk , † May 3, 2010 in London ) was an English actor .
Life
Gardner, son of jockey Terry Gardner , fled home as a teenager, hired as a seaman, survived two shipwrecks, served in the Royal Air Force as a pilot and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal . He turned to acting in the mid-1950s and made his first film in 1964. As a result, he was also on television and on stage - here mainly in Shakespeare roles - to be seen. A late career highlight was a role in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban .
Filmography (selection)
- 1954: Tygers Hart (TV movie)
- 1964: The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb)
- 1965: He Who Rides a Tiger
- 1971: Up the Chastity Belt
- 1971: John Christie, the strangler of London (10 Rillington Place)
- 1974: A hamburger for 10 million (Take Me High)
- 1979: Tess
- 1984: The Company of Wolves (The Company of Wolves)
- 1990: Land of the Black Sun (Mountains of the Moon)
- 1991: Robin Hood : Prince of Thieves
- 2004: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- 2004: When Dreams Learn to Fly (Finding Neverland)
- 2005: Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
Web links
- Jimmy Gardner in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- [1] Obituary in The Independent
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mark Rylance: Jimmy Gardner: War hero and actor whose roles ranged from gravedigger in the RSC's 'Hamlet' to a bus driver in 'Harry Potter'. In: Independent . May 6, 2010, accessed April 26, 2015 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gardner, Jimmy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gardner, Edward Charles James (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 24, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Newmarket , Suffolk , United Kingdom |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 3, 2010 |
| Place of death | London , UK |