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Occupation
  
actor

Name
  
Brewster Mason


Role
  
Actor

Ex-spouse
  
Lorna Whittaker

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Born
  
30 August 1922 (
1922-08-30
)
Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England, UK

Died
  
August 14, 1987, London, United Kingdom

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Movies and TV shows
  
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Brewster Mason (30 August 1922 – 14 August 1987) was an English stage actor who also made some notable film and television appearances.

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He was born in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire and made his stage debut at the Finsbury Park Open Air Theatre in 1947. He then appeared on stage in repertory theatre, in London's West End and on Broadway. He was a particularly notable member of the Royal Shakespeare Company between 1963 and 1987, and his parts included a memorable Earl of Warwick in The Wars of The Roses (1963 and 1964), Claudius in Hamlet opposite David Warner's portrayal of the title character (1965 and 1966), Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night (1966), Lafau (in All's Well That Ends Well) and Banquo (in Macbeth) in 1967, Julius Caesar and Falstaff (in The Merry Wives of Windsor) in 1968, Women Beware Women, Wolsey (in Henry VIII) and Falstaff (in When Thou Art King) in 1969, Undershaft in Major Barbara (1970), Othello (1971), Falstaff in Henry IV (1975) and Gaunt in Richard II in 1986. He was an actor of great presence, possessing a distinctive and beautiful voice.

He made appearances in many British television plays and series including; The Affair (1962), The Pallisers (1974) and Quatermass (1979) and Tales of the Unexpected (1980–81). He also played Otto von Bismarck in both Edward the Seventh (1975) and Disraeli (1978). His film appearances included The Dam Busters (1954), as Guy Gibson's rear gunner Flt. Lt. R.D. Trevor-Roper, and Private Potter (1962) as the Brigadier.

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In 1957 he had a spell in the BBC's Radio Drama Repertory company when, after an accident in which he injured his leg, he was unable to undertake film or stage work. Appearances during this time included the role of Rupert Dreisler in Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair.

In the late 1960s and early 1970s he taught classical acting at the University of California, Irvine.

He died aged 64 following a fall when he was appearing in Richard II at the Barbican Theatre, London.

Filmography

Actor
1983
Fraulein Else (TV Movie) as
Von Dorsday
1975
BBC2 Playhouse (TV Series) as
The Patron / Maclean
- The Guest (1982) - The Patron
- The Breakthrough (1975) - Maclean
1980
Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) as
Mr. Horton / Herbert Millette
- The Best of Everything (1981) - Mr. Horton
- A Girl Can't Always Have Everything (1980) - Herbert Millette
1980
The Greeks: A Journey in Space and Time (TV Series) as
Herodotus
- The Minds of Men (1980) - Herodotus
- Heroes and Men (1980) - Herodotus
- The Greek Beginning (1980) - Herodotus
1979
Quatermass (TV Mini Series) as
Gurov
- An Endangered Species (1979) - Gurov
- What Lies Beneath (1979) - Gurov
1979
The Quatermass Conclusion as
Gurov
1979
ITV Playhouse (TV Series) as
Jack Armstrong
- Going Back (1979) - Jack Armstrong
1979
BBC Play of the Month (TV Series) as
Mr. Voysey
- The Voysey Inheritance (1979) - Mr. Voysey
1978
Disraeli: Portrait of a Romantic (TV Mini Series) as
Prince Bismarck / Chancellor Bismarck
- The Chief 1872-1881 (1978) - Prince Bismarck
- The Great Game 1858-1872 (1978) - Chancellor Bismarck
1977
Secret Army (TV Series) as
Father Pierre
- Good Friday (1977) - Father Pierre
1977
BBC2 Play of the Week (TV Series) as
General von Hase
- True Patriot (1977) - General von Hase
1977
Premiere (TV Series) as
Joshua Reed
- Pit Strike (1977) - Joshua Reed
1975
Edward the King (TV Mini Series) as
Bismarck
- The Royal Quadrille (1975) - Bismarck
1974
The Pallisers (TV Mini Series) as
Abel Wharton
- Part Twenty-three (1974) - Abel Wharton
- Part Twenty-two (1974) - Abel Wharton
- Part Twenty-one (1974) - Abel Wharton
- Part Twenty (1974) - Abel Wharton
1974
Justice (TV Series) as
Sir Charles
- Duty of Care (1974) - Sir Charles
1973
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (TV Series) as
Richard Lumsden
- Battle of Wits (1973) - Richard Lumsden
1970
Fraud Squad (TV Series) as
Laughton
- Inquest (1970) - Laughton
1968
All's Well That Ends Well (TV Movie) as
The Lord Lafeu
1965
The Wars of the Roses (TV Mini Series) as
Warwick
- Edward of York (1966) - Warwick
- The Kingmaker (1966) - Warwick
- The Fearful King (1966) - Warwick
- The Council Board (1966) - Warwick
- Margaret of Anjou (1965) - Warwick
- The Inheritance (1965) - Warwick
1964
The Saint (TV Series) as
Galbraith Stride
- The Death Penalty (1964) - Galbraith Stride
1964
Private Potter as
Brigadier
1961
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
John Sedmond / Brigadier
- Girl in the Office (1963) - John Sedmond
- Private Potter (1961) - Brigadier
1963
Thirty Minute Theatre (TV Series) as
John Sedmond
- A Girl at the Office (1963) - John Sedmond
1963
Sergeant Cork (TV Series) as
General Sir Gerald Langford
- The Case of the Knotted Scarf (1963) - General Sir Gerald Langford
1962
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Mathew Bulmer MP / Andrew Undershaft
- The Cruel Deadline (1963) - Mathew Bulmer MP
- Major Barbara (1962) - Andrew Undershaft
1962
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) as
Chris Batty
- Dead Letter (1962) - Chris Batty
1962
Viewpoint (TV Series) as
Actor
- Afflicted One (1962) - Actor (voice)
1960
Macbeth (TV Movie) as
Angus
1960
The Four Just Men (TV Series) as
Clemente
- The Man with the Golden Touch (1960) - Clemente
1959
Who, Me? (TV Movie) as
Det. Chief Inspector Lawson
1958
Theatre Night (TV Series) as
David Bowman
- Flowering Cherry (1958) - David Bowman
1958
Tomorrow Mr. Tompion! And About Time Too! (TV Movie) as
King Charles II
1955
The Dam Busters as
Flt / Lt. R. D. Trevor-Roper, D.F.C., D.F.M.
1954
Stage by Stage (TV Series)
- Pageant Wagon to Citizens' Theatre (1954)
1950
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Prosecuting counsel
- Dark Tribute (1950) - Prosecuting counsel
Self
1953
The Elephant Will Never Forget (Documentary short) as
Narrator (uncredited)

References

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