Wilfrid Hyde-White

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Wilfrid Hyde-White (born May 12, 1903 in Bourton-on-the-Water , Gloucestershire , † May 6, 1991 in Woodland Hills , California ) was a British actor .

Life

After graduating from high school, Hyde-White attended Marlborough College in Gloucestershire and then trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art . In 1922 he made his debut as a stage actor in London. In the following years he worked extensively as a theater actor, including on a tour of South Africa in 1932. In later years he played alongside Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh in adaptations of George Bernard Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra and Shakespeare's Antonius and Cleopatra (both 1951). He also worked on Broadway in New York , where he was twice nominated for the Tony Award for best actor .

Hyde-White made his film debut in 1932. He mostly played prominent supporting roles such as in Carol Reed's The Third Man (based on the novel by Graham Greene ), alongside Gregory Peck in the literary film adaptation of His greatest Bluff (based on Mark Twain ), in the comedy Carry on Nurse as well as in the crime comedy The Cat and the canary and in The Magic Christian alongside Peter Sellers . He achieved particular fame through his role as "Colonel Pickering" in the musical My Fair Lady , which he also took on in the film adaptation with Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison .

From the 1970s, Hyde-White played predominantly in American television productions. He was a regular on series such as Buck Rogers and The Associates, and had guest appearances on numerous other series such as Columbo . He also worked for radio, as a regular speaker in the radio comedy The Men from the Ministry (1962-1965).

Hyde-White was first married to actress Blanche Glynne and second married to actress Ethel Drew . His son, Alex Hyde-White , also works as an actor. Wilfrid Hyde-White died on May 6, 1991 in Woodland Hills, California, shortly before the age of 88 of heart failure.

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SURNAME Hyde-White, Wilfrid
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actor
DATE OF BIRTH May 12, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Bourton-on-the-Water , Gloucestershire
DATE OF DEATH May 6, 1991
Place of death Woodland Hills (Los Angeles)