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George Rose

English actor and singer (1920-1988) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 68

George Walter Rose was an English actor and singer in theatre and film. He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for roles in My Fair Lady and The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

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A life in dates

1988Died5 May 19881987CBS Summer PlayhouseSeries, Woods1986Tony Award for Best Actor in a MusicalAward1983The Pirates of PenzanceFilm, Maj. Gen. Stanley1978HolocaustSeries, Lowy1976Tony Award for Best Actor in a MusicalAwardThe American Woman: Portraits of CourageFilm, 1976Anthony Comstock1975Beacon HillSeries, Arthur Hacker1971Great PerformancesSeries, QuinnA New LeafFilm, 1971Harold1969The Littlest AngelFilm, The Celestial Psychopomp1966HawaiiFilm, Captain Janders1964Profiles in CourageSeries, Sen. Thomas CorwinHamletFilm, 1964First Gravedigger1963PygmalionFilm, Alfred Doolittle1961No Love for JohnnieFilm, Edward Collins1959Back to BackFilm1958Naked CitySeries, George Lanyard McGraffA Night to RememberFilm, 1958Chief Baker Charles Joughin1956Armchair TheatreSeries, Fred SandersonTony AwardsSeries, 1956Port of EscapeFilm, 1956Publican1955The Adventures of Robin HoodSeries, BeggarJohn and JulieFilm, 1955Wilbury Policeman1953The Beggar's OperaFilm, 1st Turnkey1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries, Drinkwater1920Born19 February 1920

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Close ties

  • A Night to Remember 1958
  • A New Leaf 1971
  • The Flesh and the Fiends 1960
  • Hawaii 1966
  • The Pirates of Penzance 1983

Also in Deutsch

Filmography 40

62 credits on file

Television 11

Awards

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical1986
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical1976
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 1988 · aged 68