Andrews, Anthony 1948-

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Andrews, Anthony 1948-

PERSONAL

Full name, Anthony Corin Gerald Andrews; born January 12, 1948, in London, England; son of Stanley Thomas (a musical conductor and musical arranger) and Geraldine Agnes (maiden name, Cooper; a dancer) Andrews; married Georgina Simpson (an actress), 1971; children: Joshua, Jessica, Amy-Samantha. Education: Attended Royal Masonic School, Hertfordshire, England.

Addresses:

Agent—Paradigm, 360 North Crescent Dr., North Bldg., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career:

Actor and producer. Stagescreen Productions, founder (with Derek Granger and Jeffrey Taylor), 1984; Double A (a production company), founder; also worked as stage manager and journalist for the West Sussex County Times.

Awards, Honors:

Television Award, best actor, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Emmy Award nomination, outstanding lead actor in a limited series or a special, 1982, Golden Globe Award, best performance by an actor in a miniseries or motion picture made for television, 1983, all for Brideshead Revisited; Golden Globe nomination, best actor in a television miniseries or motion picture, 1993, for Danielle Steel's "Jewels."

CREDITS

Stage Appearances:

Forty Years On, New Shakespeare Company, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England, then Apollo Theatre, London, 1968.

Chief Stoat and Mr. Turkey, Toad of Toad Hall, Duke of York's Theatre, London, 1970.

Mustardseed, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London, 1971.

Balthasar, Romeo and Juliet, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, 1971.

Douglas Blake, The Dragon Variation, Duke of York's Theatre, 1977.

Garonway Rees, One of Us, 1986.

Neville, Coming In to Land, National Theatre Company, Lyttelton Theatre, London, 1987.

Pastor Manders, Ghosts, London, 2001.

Henry Higgins, My Fair Lady, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London, 2003.

Count Fosco, The Woman in White, Palace Theatre, London, 2005.

Also appeared as Howard Joyce, The Letter, Wyndham Theatre, London; Roger Flaviares, Vertigo, National Theatre, London.

Television Appearances; Series:

Paul Richard, Dixon of Dock Green, BBC, 1972.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Sir Nigel Olifaunt, The Fortunes of Nigel, BBC, 1973.

Lord Silverbridge, The Pallisers, BBC, 1974, then PBS, 1977.

Stephen Kelno, QB VII, ABC, 1974.

James Steerforth, David Copperfield, BBC, 1974.

Lieutenant Brian Ash, "Danger UXB," Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1978.

Sebastian Flyte, Brideshead Revisited, Granada, 1980, then PBS, 1982.

Nero, A.D. (also known as A.D.—Anno Domini), NBC, 1985.

Michael Fitzgerald, Bluegrass, CBS, 1988.

William Whitfield, Danielle Steel's "Jewels" (also known as Jewels), NBC, 1992.

Mr. Edward Murdstone, David Copperfield, PBS, 2000.

Boy, Love in a Cold Climate (also known as Masterpiece Theatre: "Love in a Cold Climate"), PBS and BBC1, 2001.

King George VI, Cambridge Spies, BBC and BBC America, 2003.

Tommy Beresford, Marple: By the Pricking of My Thumbs (also known as Agatha Christie—"Marple: By the Pricking of My Thumbs), ITV and PBS, 2006.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Reg Hogg, A War of Children, CBS, 1972.

Buckley, Mistress of Paradise, ABC, 1981.

Sir Percy Blakeney (title role), The Scarlet Pimpernel, CBS, 1982.

Wilfred of Ivanhoe (title role), Ivanhoe, CBS, 1982.

Tony Browne, Agatha Christie's "Sparkling Cyanide" (also known as Sparkling Cyanide), CBS, 1983.

Edward VII, Prince of Wales, The Woman He Loved, CBS, 1988.

Elliot Blake, "Columbo Goes to the Guillotine" (also known as "Columbo" and "The Return of Columbo"), The ABC Mystery Movie, ABC, 1989.

Professor James Moriarty, Hands of a Murderer (also known as Sherlock Holmes and the Prince of Crime and The Napoleon of Crime), CBS, 1990.

The Law Lord, 1992.

Robin, Mothertime, BBC, 1997.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Woodstock, 1972.

Carlos, A Day Out, BBC, 1973.

Claudio, Much Ado About Nothing, BBC, 1978.

The Grand Knockout Tournament, 1987.

Backstage at Masterpiece Theatre: A 20th Anniversary Special, PBS, 1991.

ITV 50 Greatest Shows, ITV, 2005.

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (also known as The 50 Greatest TV Dramas), Channel 4, 2007.

The Best of "Masterpiece Theatre," PBS, 2007.

Happy Birthday BAFTA, ITV1, 2007.

Also appeared in A Superstition.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Michael Trent, A Fine Romance (also known as Ticket to Ride), 1989.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Harry, "A Beast with Two Backs," Wednesday Play, BBC, 1968.

Lord Beck, "The Awakening," Follyfoot, ITV, 1972.

Michael Warren/Vernon Warren, "The Judge's Wife," Thirty-Minute Theatre, BBC, 1972.

Lord Stockbridge, "Joke Over," Upstairs Downstairs, ITV and PBS, 1975.

Marquis of Stockbridge, "Noblesse Oblige," Upstairs Downstairs, ITV and PBS, 1975.

Marquis of Stockbridge, "Whither Shall I Wander?" Upstairs Downstairs, ITV and PBS, 1975.

Honorable Alan Howard, "French without Tears," Play of the Month, 1976.

Charles Courtly, "London Assurance," Play of the Month, 1976.

Homer, "The Country Wife," Play of the Month, BBC, 1977.

Lieutenant Walker, "The Prisoner's Friend," Wings, BBC1, 1977.

Marcus Carrington, "Lottie's Boy," The Duchess of Duke Street, BBC and PBS, 1978.

Mercutio, "Romeo and Juliet," BBC Television Shakespeare (also known as The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: "Romeo and Juliet"), BBC and PBS, 1978.

"Tony and Julie/Separate Beds/America's Sweetheart," The Love Boat, ABC, 1981.

"The Expedition/Julie's Wedding/The Mongala/Julie's Replacement/The Three R's/The Professor's Wife: Parts 1 & 2," The Love Boat, ABC, 1981.

"Farnsworth's Fling/Three in a Bed/I Remember Helen/Merrill, Melanie & Melanesia/Gopher Farnsworth Smith: Parts 1 & 2," The Love Boat, ABC, 1981.

Friday Night, Saturday Morning, 1981.

Loomis, "Z for Zachariah," Play for Today, BBC1, 1984.

Johnnie Aysgarth, "Suspicion," American Playhouse, PBS, 1988.

Dr. Henry Jekyll/Mr. Edward Hyde, "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," Nightmare Classics, Showtime, 1989.

"About Face," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's "Tales from the Crypt"), HBO, 1996.

Luke Crossland, "Heartstones," Ruth Rendell Mysteries, BBC and PBS, 1996.

"Anthony Andrews," This Is Your Life, BBC, 2003.

Richard Oakley, "The Invisible Worm," Rosemary & Thyme, ITV, 2004.

This Morning (also known as This Morning with Richard and Judy), ITV, 2005.

Also appeared as the school prefect, "Alma Mater," Play for Today, BBC; Basil and actor, "As the Actress Said to the Bishop," Mating Machine, London Weekend Television.