Paul Daneman

Paul Daneman

1925-10-29 – 2001-04-28 (age 75) London, England, UK
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Paul Daneman (29 October 1925 - 28 April 2001) was an English film, television, theatre and voice actor.

Paul Frederick Daneman was born in Islington, London. He attended the Haberdashers' Aske's School and Sir William Borlase's Grammar School in Marlow and studied stage design at Reading University where he joined the dramatic society. After training at RADA he joined Bristol Old Vic, Birmingham Rep and the Old Vic for four years. In August 1955 he created the role of Vladimir in Waiting For Godot, at the Arts Theatre in Westminster.

His film credits include: Zulu and Oh! What a Lovely War. Daneman's TV credits include: The Adventures of Robin Hood, Persuasion (1960 series), Danger Man, Out of the Unknown, The Saint, Spy Trap, Blake's 7, The Professionals and Rumpole of the Bailey. The BBC's 1960 landmark production "||An Age of Kings]]," a fifteen part drama that combined Shakespeare's histories of the Kings of England and presented them in chronological order, featured Daneman as Richard III.

Daneman played the husband of Wendy Craig in the original series of the popular BBC sitcom Not in Front of the Children before being replaced by Ronald Hines. He also played Bilbo Baggins in the 1968 BBC Radio dramatisation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit.

While recovering from a heart attack, he wrote the sitcom Affairs of the Heart. In 1995 Daneman published If I Only Had Wings, a novel inspired by his experiences in the Royal Air Force during World War II.

Daneman died in 2001 and was buried at East Sheen Cemetery, South West London.

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Known For

Zulu
Zulu

1964

as Sgt. Maxfield

Oh! What a Lovely War
Oh! What a Lovely War

1969

as Czar Nicholas II

Time Without Pity
Time Without Pity

1957

as Brian Stanford

Roman Holiday
Roman Holiday

1987

as King

Tears in the Rain
Tears in the Rain

1988

as Lord Richard Bredon

How I Won the War
How I Won the War

1967

as Skipper

The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Gentlemen of Verona

1983

as Duke of Milan

Jessie
Jessie

1980

as Matthews

The Little Match Girl
The Little Match Girl

1986

as Mr. Fairbrother

Blore M.P.
Blore M.P.

1989

as Prime Minister

Theban Plays: Antigone
Thatcher: The Final Days
Thatcher: The Final Days

1991

as Douglas Hurd

The Fourth Square
The Fourth Square

1961

as Henry Adams

Tishoo
Tishoo

1982

as Professor Frank Merrick

Fun at St. Fanny's
Fun at St. Fanny's

1955

as Fudge - The Porter

Peril for the Guy
Peril for the Guy

1956

as Professor Picton

Locker Sixty-Nine
Locker Sixty-Nine

1962

as Frank Griffiths

Clue of the New Pin
Clue of the New Pin

1961

as Rex Lander

Infidelity Took Place
Too Many Cooks
Too Many Cooks

1966

as Dr. Andrew Cook