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- Birth nameMichael Hugh Medwin
- Height1.78 m
- Michael Medwin was born on July 18, 1923 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and producer, known for Jamais plus jamais (1983), The Duchess (2008) and If.... (1968). He was married to Sunny Sheila Back. He died on February 26, 2020 in Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK.
- SpouseSunny Sheila Back(August 24, 1960 - 1971) (divorced)
- He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to drama.
- Played Albert Finney's nephew in Scrooge (1970) even though he was actually more than twelve years older than him.
- British actor in post WWII films who started off as brash, lively Cockneys in both war drama and light farce, later developed into intriguing character player, often eccentric.
- Charles Laughton and Edward G. Robinson were listed as influences in his life.
- Later turned producer and writer in the 60s.
- Acting has always been in my bones.
- [on working with Charlie Chaplin on La comtesse de Hong-Kong (1967)]: The film was the most unrewarding experience - not the fantastic experience of working with a genius that you'd expect. I disliked him enormously. You did exactly what he told you, it was almost done by numbers. He was awful, the atmosphere was terrible, Brando never came out of his caravan, no-one was speaking.
- Acting was something I wanted to do, and by good fortune I found I could do it quite well.
- I've never been ambitious. Being a character actor in a high-risk business can be difficult, so it was a joy to be employed. I had no Everest to climb.
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