Anthony Andrews Biography (1948-)

Full name, Anthony Corin Gerald Andrews; born January 12 (some sources say December 1), 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. Addresses: Agent: Peters, Fraser & Dunlop, DruryHouse, 34-43 Russell St., London WC2B 5HA, United Kingdom.

Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, producer
Birth Details: January 12, 1948; London, United Kingdom

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Miniseries
Fortunes of Nigel, BBC, 1973
Lord Silverbridge, The Pallisers, BBC, 1974 then PBS, 1977
Stephen Kelno, QB VII, ABC, 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
William Whitfield, Danielle Steel's Jewels (also known as Jewels), NBC, 1992
Boy, Love in a Cold Climate, 2001
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
Michael Fitzgerald, Bluegrass, 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
Luke Crossland, Heartstones, BBC, 1996
Robin, Mothertime, 1997
Episodic
Harry, "A Beast with Two Backs," Wednesday Play, BBC, 1968
Lord Stockbridge, "Joke Over," Upstairs Downstairs, London WeekendTelevision, then PBS, 1975
Marquis of Stockbridge, "Noblesse Oblige," Upstairs, Downstairs, 1975
Marquis of Stockbridge, "Whither Shall I Wander?" Upstairs, Downstairs, 1975
Marcus Carrington, "Lottie's Boy," The Duchess of Duke Street, BBC, 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 ThreeR'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 Fransworth Smith: Parts 1 & 2," The Love Boat,ABC, 1981
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, HBO, 1996
Appeared as the school prefect, "Alma Mater," Play for Today, BBC;as Basil and actor, "As the Actress Said to the Bishop," Mating Machine, London Weekend Television; in Play of the Month.
Series
Paul Richard, Dixon of Dock Green, BBC, 1972
Specials
Woodstock, 1972
Follyfoot, 1973
Carlos, A Day Out, 1973
James Steerforth, David Copperfield, 1974
Claudio, Much Ado about Nothing, 1977
The Country Wife (also known as Play of the Month: The CountryWife), 1977
French without Tears (also known as Play of the Month: French without Tears), 1977
Mercutio, Romeo and Juliet (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet), PBS, 1979
Loomis, Z for Zachariah (also known as Play for Today: Z for Zachariah), BBC, 1983
Himself, The Grand Knockout Tournament, 1987
Backstage at Masterpiece Theatre: A 20th Anniversary Special, PBS,1991
Mr. Edward Murdstone, David Copperfield, PBS, 2000
Also appeared in London Assurance; The Judge's Wife; A Superstition.
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
One of Us, 1986
Neville, Coming In to Land, National Theatre Company, Lyttelton Theatre, London, 1987
Made regional stage debut in 1967.
Film Appearances
Doomwatch, Tigon, 1972
Hugo Flaxman, Take Me High (also known as Hot Property United Kingdom and Hot Property), EMI, 1973
Catchpole, It's Not the Size That Counts (also known as Percy'sProgress), 1974
Jimmy, The Adolescents (also known as Les adolescentes), 1976
Sergeant Joseph Gabcik, Operation Daybreak (also known as SevenMet at Daybreak and The Price of Freedom), Warner Bros., 1976
Call Girl (also known as Call Girl: La vida privada de una senorita bien), 1976
Himself, Observations from under the Volcano (documentary), Teleculture, 1983
Himself, Notes from under the Volcano (documentary), 1983
Hugh Firmin, Under the Volcano, Universal, 1984
Johann Tennyson von Tiebolt, The Holcroft Covenant, EMI/Universal,1985
A.D. Police File 1: The Phantom Woman (also known as A.D. Police File 1 and A.D. Police File 1: Voomer Madness), 1985
A.D. Police File 2: The Ripper (also known as A.D. Police File2 and A.D. Police File 2: The Paradise Loop), 1985
A.D. Police File 3: The Man Who Bites His Tongue (also known as A.D. Police File 3: I Want Medicine ...), 1985
Major Hanlon, The Second Victory (also known as Die Narbe and Der Zweite Sieg), J & M, 1986
The First Fleet, 1986
Major Meinertzhagen, The Lighthorsemen, Cannon, 1987
Innocent Heroes, 1987
Squadron leader McCormack, Hanna's War, Cannon, 1988
Andrei Miller/Cowboy, Lost in Siberia (also known as Zatyeryanny v Sibri), 1991
Robert Mariell, Haunted, Evergreen Entertainment, 1995
Film Producer
Lost in Siberia (also known as Zatyeryanny v Sibri), 1991
(With Lewis Gilbert) Haunted, Evergreen Entertainment, 1995

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