| Desmond Barrit | |
| Born | 19 October 1944 Morriston, Swansea, Wales  |
|---|---|
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1979 – |
Desmond Barrit (born 19 October 1944 in Morriston, Swansea, Wales) is a Laurence Olivier Award winning, British actor who has starred in productions of the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has also appeared at the Chichester Festival Theatre, and the Royal National Theatre. Most recently he appeared in The History Boys at Wyndham's Theatre portraying the general studies teacher, Hector, made famous by Richard Griffiths in the film version.[1]
On 9 June 2008, he was due to take over the role of The Wizard from Nigel Planer in the West-End production of Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre but due to a recent operation, his Opening Night was delayed to 7 July 2008.[2] He finished the production on 9 May 2009, along with co-stars, Kerry Ellis, Dianne Pilkington, Caroline Keiff, Andy Mace, and Jeremy Legat. He was replaced by Sam Kelly.
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Work
Selected theatre credits
The Fairy Queen (Glyndebourne); Wicked (West End); The History Boys; Stuff Happens; A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum; Mountain Giants; The Recruiting Officer; The Wind in the Willows; Three Men on a Horse; Jacobowsky and the Colonel; The Magistrate (National Theatre); 'Falstaff' in Henry IV Parts 1 & 2 (Olivier nomination); A Midsummer Night's Dream (Helen Hayes Award); The Comedy of Errors (Olivier Award); King Lear; The Man Who Came to Dinner; The Tempest (Clarence Derwent Award); Twelfth Night; Macbeth; The Constant Couple (RSC); The History Boys; Accidental Death of an Anarchist; Real Inspector Hound/Black Comedy; Dubarry; The Scarlett Pimpernel; Eurydice; Three Men on a Horse; The Lair; A View from the Bridge; This is a Chair; Then Again; The Chinese Wolf; The Three Musketeers; HMS Pinafore; and Twelfth Night (London); The Merchant of Venice; On the Razzle; Fortune's Fool (Chichester); My Fair Lady (Hollywood Bowl).
Selected television roles
| Year | Programme | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Follow the Star | Shepherd | First television role |
| 1991 | Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor | Samuel Naughton | |
| 1998 | Alice Through the Looking-Glass | Humpty Dumpty | |
| 1999 | A Christmas Carol | Ghost of Christmas Present | Television film |
| Oliver Twist | Mr. Flinders | Television mini-series | |
| 2007 | Northanger Abbey | Mr Allen |
References
- ^ "The History Boys: The school trip of a lifetime". The Telegraph online. 2007-12-31. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/12/31/babarrit131.xml. Retrieved on 2008-07-31.
- ^ "Desmond Barrit to Join Wicked in June". Broadway.com. 2008-03-24. http://london.broadway.com/story/id/3009796. Retrieved on 2008-03-25.
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