John Sessions
John Sessions , actually John Gibb Marshall (born January 11, 1953 in Largs , North Ayrshire , Scotland , United Kingdom , † November 2, 2020 in London ), was a British film actor and comedian . He has also appeared on the English quiz show QI and the humorous game show Whose Line Is It Anyway? on.
Life
Sessions spent his teenage years in Kempston , Bedfordshire . He holds a Masters degree from Bangor University, Wales , with a Ph.D. at McMaster University in Hamilton , Ontario, Canada, but not completed. In addition, he completed acting training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London in the 1970s .
He received his first small role in 1982 as a patient in the horror film The Sender . He then played in 1984 in The Bounty on the side of Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins . In his more than 35 years of activity he had a. a. Appearances in A Russian Summer (2009, directed by Michael Hoffman , with whom he worked several times), We Want Sex (2010, directed by Nigel Cole , in the role of Harold Wilson ), Sherlock - The Big Game (2010, directed by Paul McGuigan , in the role of Kenny Prince), Die Eiserne Lady (2011, in the role of Edward Heath ), The Hunt for Tony Blair (2011, TV), The Domino Effect (2011) or The Real American - Joe McCarthy (2011, director Lutz Hachmeister ).
His work includes more than 130 film and television productions. In the 1980s, Sessions also appeared in one-man shows in London's West End .
Sessions lived openly gay. He died at his home in London in autumn 2020 at the age of 67 of complications from a heart condition.
Filmography (selection)
- 1982: Devilish Signals (The Sender)
- 1984: The Bounty (The Bounty)
- 1986: Castaway - Die Insel (Castaway)
- 1989: Henry V. (Henry V)
- 1996: Die Legende von Pinocchio (The Adventures of Pinocchio)
- 1998: Cousin Bette (Cousin Bette)
- 1999: A Midsummer Night's Dream (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
- 2001: Crime Seduced (High Heels and Low Lifes)
- 2002: Gangs of New York
- 2004: The Merchant of Venice (The Merchant of Venice)
- 2006: The Good Shepherd (The Good Shepard)
- 2009: A Russian Summer (The Last Station)
- 2009: The Christmas grouch (Nativity!)
- 2010: We Want Sex
- 2010: Sherlock - The Great Game ( Sherlock: The Great Game , TV movie)
- 2011: Die Eiserne Lady (The Iron Lady)
- 2013: bastard (Filth)
- 2015: Legend
- 2015: Mr. Holmes
- 2016: denial (Denial)
- 2016: Florence Foster Jenkins
- 2016: Alice in Wonderland: Behind the Mirrors ( Alice Through the Looking Glass , voice)
- 2017: Loving Vincent
- 2017: Tanz ins Leben (Finding Your Feet)
- 2019: Intrigo: In Liebe, Agnes (Intrigo: Dear Agnes)
Web links
- John Sessions in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- John Sessions. In: Filmstarts.de .
- John Sessions. In: BBC.co.uk . October 11, 2007(English).
- John Sessions. In: cinema.de .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b At 67: British TV star John Sessions has died. In: Promiflash . November 3, 2020, accessed November 3, 2020 .
- ^ John Sessions: Author Interview. In: penguin.ca. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012 ; accessed on November 3, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Actor John Sessions has died. In: Deutschlandfunk Kultur "Kulturnachrichten". November 3, 2020, accessed November 3, 2020 .
- ↑ Liz Hoggard: How we met: Alan McWalter & John Sessions. In: Independent on Sunday . July 1, 2007, archived from the original on September 26, 2010 ; accessed on November 3, 2020 (English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sessions, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Marshall, John Gibb (real name) |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | British actor and comedian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 11, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Largs , North Ayrshire , Scotland , United Kingdom |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 2, 2020 |
| Place of death | London |