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[[Emrys Jones]] (1915-1972)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emrys_Jones_(actor)] was a British actor.  
 
[[Emrys Jones]] (1915-1972)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emrys_Jones_(actor)] was a British actor.  
 
  
 
== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
  
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Born in Manchester, he made his film debut in ''One of Our Aircraft Is Missing'' (1942), and  developed a career in the British cinema of the 1940s. Films included ''The Wicked Lady'' (1945); ''The Rake's Progress'' (1945); ''Nicholas Nickleby'' (1947); and ''The Small Back Room'' (1949).
  
Born in Manchester, he made his film debut in Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's ''One of Our Aircraft Is Missing'' (1942), and developed a career in the British cinema of the 1940s. Films included ''The Wicked Lady'' (1945); ''The Rake's Progress'' (1945); ''Nicholas Nickleby'' (1947); and ''The Small Back Room'' (1949).
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In the 1950s he began to concentrate on a stage career, becoming an accomplished character actor, later also appearing in a number of television series, including  '' Dixon of Dock Green'',  ''Z-Cars'' and ''Doctor Who''.  
  
In the 1950s he began to concentrate on a stage career, becoming an accomplished character actor, later also on television in series such as '' Dixon of Dock Green'',  ''Z-Cars'' and ''Doctor Who''.
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He was successively married to Anne Ridler and Pauline Bentley.  
 
 
He was married to Anne Ridler and Pauline Bentley,
 
 
 
He died of a heart attack in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1972.
 
  
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Jones died of a heart attack while appearing in a play in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1972.
  
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
  
He visited South Africa over the years to appear in a number of plays, including  
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He visited South Africa in 1954 to appear in a series of plays for the [[Brian Brooke Company]], including ''[[Gaslight]]'', ''[[Dial M for Murder]]'', ''[[The Mousetrap]]''  and ''[[Carrington V.C.]]''.  He returned in 1972 to do ''[[A Man and His Wife]]'' (1972), but sadly died while in Johannesburg.
 
 
 
 
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emrys_Jones_(actor)
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emrys_Jones_(actor)
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http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0428039/
  
 
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== Sources ==
 
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 20:05, 21 June 2017

Emrys Jones (1915-1972)[1] was a British actor.

Biography

Born in Manchester, he made his film debut in One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942), and developed a career in the British cinema of the 1940s. Films included The Wicked Lady (1945); The Rake's Progress (1945); Nicholas Nickleby (1947); and The Small Back Room (1949).

In the 1950s he began to concentrate on a stage career, becoming an accomplished character actor, later also appearing in a number of television series, including Dixon of Dock Green, Z-Cars and Doctor Who.

He was successively married to Anne Ridler and Pauline Bentley.

Jones died of a heart attack while appearing in a play in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1972.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

He visited South Africa in 1954 to appear in a series of plays for the Brian Brooke Company, including Gaslight, Dial M for Murder, The Mousetrap and Carrington V.C.. He returned in 1972 to do A Man and His Wife (1972), but sadly died while in Johannesburg.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emrys_Jones_(actor)

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0428039/

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