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'''Graham Armitage''' (1935-1999) Actor and director for stage, film and TV.  

== Biography ==
Born in Manchester England.


=== Youth ===



=== Training ===



=== Career ===
He worked extensively on stage, starting his career by appearing in repertory in a string of West End successes, and acting in film and TV in England. In 1973 he came to South Africa to work for [[Pieter Toerien]] in ''[[Cowardy Custard]]''. He stayed on to become a popular actor of stage, film and TV in the country,  often playing British types. He worked for a range of companies, including the [[Performing Arts Councils]].

==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
Other stage roles here include ''[[The Bed Before Yesterday]]'' ([[Pieter Toerien]], 1976),  ''[[Caught in the Act]]'' ([[Toerien-Firth]],  1976), ''[[Absurd Person Singular]]'' ([[The Company]], 1977), [[Larry Gelbart]]’s ''[[Sly Fox]]'' ([[The Company]],  1979).  

His South African directing credits include [[Royce Ryton]]’s ''[[The Other Side of the Swamp]]'' (1976), [[The Company]]’s production of ''[[How the Other Half Loves]]'' (1979) and seven highly successful productions for [[NAPAC]] in the late 70s and 80s, including Alan Ayckbourne's ''[[How the Other Half Loves]]'' and Wilde's ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'', ''[[Dont Drink the Water]]'' (1980), ''[[Pygmalion]]'' (1982), . 

A great deal of his early work was for Television in England, and later also in South Africa – including ''The Avengers'' (1966-1967),  ''The Saint'' (1968),  ''Z Cars'' (1968-73), ''Westgate'', ''Trucking'',  ''Shaka Zulu'' (1986) and  ''Daisy de Melker'' (1993), while his many international and local film credits include ''The Music Lovers'' (1970), ''The Devils'' (1971), ''The Boy Friend'' (1971) , ''Zulu Dawn'' (1979),  ''Merchants of War'' (1988), ''Sweet n' Short'' (1991),  ''Cry, the Beloved Country'' (1995).  [SH]

== Awards, etc ==
Nominee 1991 Armitage, Graham in ''[[My Fair Lady]]'' (Gallo Award for best performance in a musical).

== Sources ==

[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. 

[[SACD|Limelight]] 1977/78.

Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue.

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