Tom Bell

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Tom Bell (born August 2, 1933 in Liverpool , † October 4, 2006 in Brighton ) was a British stage, film and television actor .

Life

Tom Bell was born in Liverpool. He had to be evacuated during World War II and lived with three different families in the Morecambe area . From 1948, at the age of 15, he demonstrated his acting qualities in school plays.

In the late 1950s, Tom Bell's film and television career began, where he was mainly seen in films that are characterized by the so-called kitchen sink realism ( sink realism ). These included The Trace Leads to Nothing (1960), Dirty Money (1961), The Kitchen (1961), Rebellion (1962), The Net (1962), The Indiscreet Room (1962) and Who Rides a Tiger (1965). In private, Bell was a drinking young rebel in the 1960s who railed against the establishment and, while drunk, asked Prince Philip to tell a funny story at an awards ceremony . In 1966 he got the opportunity to appear in the Israeli film Sands of Beersheba . He was also offered roles in the United States and appeared in an episode of the series The People from Shiloh Ranch . In 1975 he got a role in Richard Lester's film Royal Flash . Worldwide known he was in 1978, when he was in the award-winning series Holocaust - The history of the family White to Adolf Eichmann played. In the same year he received his first BAFTA nomination for the miniseries Out . In 1979 he gave a highly acclaimed performance in Martin Sherman's play Bent, alongside Ian McKellen . In addition to his television roles, he was also seen in several movies in the 1980s and 1990s, such as E.g. as projectionist Eric in David Leland's Wish You Were Here - I wish you were here , as London criminal Jack 'The Hat' McVitie in The Krays , in Prospero's books or in Gib's Him, Chris! about one of the most spectacular murder trials in English post-war history. In 1993 he played in the award-winning British television series Prime Suspect ( Prime Suspect ) alongside Helen Mirren and received his second BAFTA nomination.

On October 4, 2006, he died in a hospital after a brief illness. He left a son and two daughters.

Filmography (selection)

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literature

  • 1991: Quinlan's Illustrated Directory of Film Stars by David Quinlan, BT Batsford Limited - London, (eng) ISBN 0-7134-6324-4

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personal data
SURNAME Bell, Tom
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British stage, film and television actor
DATE OF BIRTH August 2, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Liverpool
DATE OF DEATH October 4, 2006
Place of death Brighton