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Nicholas Pennell

 
Actor: Nicholas Pennell
  • Born: Nov 19, 1938
  • Died: Feb 22, 1995
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '60s-'70s
  • Major Genres: Science Fiction, Drama
  • Career Highlights: Only When I Larf, Doctor Who: Colony in Space, Episode 6, Doctor Who: Colony in Space, Episode 5
  • First Major Screen Credit: Only When I Larf (1968)

Biography

British leading and supporting actor Nicholas Pennell found success on stage, screen, and television. As with many British actors, he started out on stage. The Hammer horror film Rasputin, the Mad Monk (1965) was Pennell's film debut. His most notable television role was that of Michael Mont in The Forsythe Saga. Pennell regularly performed at the Stratford Festival after the early '70s. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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Nicholas Pennell
Born 19 November 1938(1938-11-19)
Brixham, England
Died 22 February 1995 (aged 56)
Ontario, Canada
Occupation actor

Nicholas Pennell (born 19 November 1938 in Brixham, Devon, England - 22 February 1995) was an English actor who appeared frequently on film and television in the 1960s.

He was educated at Allhallows College, Lyme Regis and trained at RADA. He then appeared in repertory theatre. On television he appeared in The Saint, The Forsyte Saga as Michael Mont and in 6 episodes of Doctor Who entitled Colony in Space.

On film he appeared as an RAF pilot in Battle of Britain (1969) and in Only When I Larf (1968) as Spencer.

He moved to Brunner, Ontario, Canada and appeared in many Shakespearian productions with the Stratford Acting Company and toured with a one-man show entitled A Variable Passion. He died of cancer aged 56.

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