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David King-Wood is a Actor British born on 12 september 1913 at Tehran (Iran)
David King-Wood (12 September 1913 – 3 September 2003) was a British actor.
He was born in Tehran, Iran (then Persia), the youngest of four children. His father was William King Wood (CIE, CBE), Director of the Indo-European Telegraph Department and his mother was Daisy Adcock, daughter of Sir Hugh Adcock (who was once the physician to the Shah of Persia).
He studied at Oxford University and was a keen member of OUDS (Oxford University Dramatic Society) appearing in The Radio Times in April 1936 whilst appearing as Richard II.
David King-Wood (he apparently added the hyphen) appeared in British television and films during the 1950s. His Broadway credits include Friar Francis in Much Ado About Nothing (1959) and Adam Hartley in The Hidden River (1957). His British theatre credits include Measure for Measure and Richard III for The Old Vic, seasons with the Birmingham Repertory Company, the Oxford Repertory Company and the Worthing Repertory Company and the 1937 season at the Regent's Park Open Air Festival. He was also a regular performer with the Shakespeare Festival. His film credits include The Blakes Slept Here (1953) The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954) The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) and Jamboree (1957) among others.
During the Second World War, his fluency in five languages, including Japanese, was used to the fore, but at the expense of his theatrical career.
He relocated to New York in the mid-1950s and acted on Broadway for a number of years. David was also the "it" male model for a time and was the "Marlboro Man" for a couple of years. He ended his professional life teaching English and French at St. Bernard's School in New York, as well as directing the annual Shakespeare Play there.
David loved nature, and as an enthusiastic New Yorker, spent many happy hours in Central Park. More than one hundred and fifty of his friends contributed to the David King-Wood Tree Fund, and two European Linden trees have been endowed in his name. There is a paving stone by the Olmsted Flowerbed at Literary Walk, mid-park at Sixty-Seventh Street, as well as the two trees near the East Meadow.
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Birth name Oliver David King-Wood
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 12 september 1913 at Tehran (Iran)
Death 3 september 2003 (at 89 years)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 12 september 1913 at Tehran (Iran)
Death 3 september 2003 (at 89 years)
He was born in Tehran, Iran (then Persia), the youngest of four children. His father was William King Wood (CIE, CBE), Director of the Indo-European Telegraph Department and his mother was Daisy Adcock, daughter of Sir Hugh Adcock (who was once the physician to the Shah of Persia).
He studied at Oxford University and was a keen member of OUDS (Oxford University Dramatic Society) appearing in The Radio Times in April 1936 whilst appearing as Richard II.
David King-Wood (he apparently added the hyphen) appeared in British television and films during the 1950s. His Broadway credits include Friar Francis in Much Ado About Nothing (1959) and Adam Hartley in The Hidden River (1957). His British theatre credits include Measure for Measure and Richard III for The Old Vic, seasons with the Birmingham Repertory Company, the Oxford Repertory Company and the Worthing Repertory Company and the 1937 season at the Regent's Park Open Air Festival. He was also a regular performer with the Shakespeare Festival. His film credits include The Blakes Slept Here (1953) The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954) The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) and Jamboree (1957) among others.
During the Second World War, his fluency in five languages, including Japanese, was used to the fore, but at the expense of his theatrical career.
He relocated to New York in the mid-1950s and acted on Broadway for a number of years. David was also the "it" male model for a time and was the "Marlboro Man" for a couple of years. He ended his professional life teaching English and French at St. Bernard's School in New York, as well as directing the annual Shakespeare Play there.
David loved nature, and as an enthusiastic New Yorker, spent many happy hours in Central Park. More than one hundred and fifty of his friends contributed to the David King-Wood Tree Fund, and two European Linden trees have been endowed in his name. There is a paving stone by the Olmsted Flowerbed at Literary Walk, mid-park at Sixty-Seventh Street, as well as the two trees near the East Meadow.
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Private's Progress (1956)
, 1h35Directed by John Boulting, Roy Boulting
Origin United-kingdom
Genres War, Comedy
Themes Military humor in film, Political films
Actors Ian Carmichael, Richard Attenborough, Dennis Price, Terry-Thomas, John Le Mesurier, Miles Malleson
Roles Gerald
Rating63%
During World War II, the young undergraduate Stanley Windrush (Ian Carmichael), is conscripted into the British Army. Unlike his friend Egan (Peter Jones), Windrush is a most reluctant soldier and struggles through basic training at Gravestone Barracks. Failing his officer selection board, he is posted to a holding unit, under the command of Major Hitchcock (Terry-Thomas). Most of the soldiers there are malingerers and drop-outs.
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
, 1h22Directed by Val Guest
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Brian Donlevy, Jack Warner, Jack Warner, Richard Wordsworth, Dame Thora Hird, Lionel Jeffries
Roles Gordon Briscoe
Rating65%
The British Rocket Group, headed by the taciturn Professor Bernard Quatermass, launches its first manned rocket into space. Shortly thereafter, all contact is lost with the rocket and its three crew: Carroon, Reichenheim, and Green. The large rocket later returns to Earth, crashing into an English country field.
The Stolen Airliner (1955)
Directed by Don Sharp
Origin United-kingdom
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Peter Dyneley, Vincent Ball, Thomas Heathcote, Ballard Berkeley, David King-Wood
Roles Controller
Three air cadets foil a plot to hijack an airliner.
Break in the Circle (1955)
, 1h27Directed by Val Guest
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Forrest Tucker, Eva Bartok, Marius Goring, Guy Middleton, Eric Pohlmann, David King-Wood
Roles Col. Patchway
Rating48%
The Unholy Four (1954)
, 1h20Directed by Terence Fisher
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Paulette Goddard, William Sylvester, Patrick Holt, Paul Carpenter, Russell Napier, Kay Callard
Roles Sessions
Rating57%
Four friends go on a fishing trip but only three return. After an absence of four years, the fourth man, Philip Vickers, returns home an amnesiac. He tells of a "friend" who knocked him out, drugged him, and left him to die. Any one of the remaining men could be a suspect as Job Crandall, Bill Saul and Harry Bryce are all interested in Philip's attractive widow, Angie. Unfortunately, Philip's return coincides with a murder and he becomes the main suspect. Angie joins forces with her husband to help solve the mystery and clear his name.
The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954)
, 1h17Directed by Val Guest
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Adventure, Historical
Actors Don Taylor, Reginald Beckwith, David King-Wood, Douglas Wilmer, Ballard Berkeley, Patrick Holt
Roles Sir Guy Belton
Rating57%
In 1194, on his return from the Third Crusade, Richard the Lionheart is taken prisoner in Germany. Disguised as a troubadour, Robin Hood builds a plan to take out it of this tight spot. Unfortunately, he is captured. The Merry Men then have to fulfil a double mission: find Robin Hood and save the King.
