Person
Corin Redgrave
Acting · 1939–2010 · Marylebone, London, England, UK
Biography
English actor, far left activist and a prominent member of the Workers' Revolutionary Party, Corin Redgrave was part of the third generation of a theatrical dynasty spanning four generations, the only son and middle child of Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson, and brother of Vanessa and Lynn Redgrave. He was the father of Jemma Redgrave and was married to Kika Markham from 1985 until his death in 2010.
Known for
The Avengers
1961
Shameless
Mr. Hammersley
BBC Play of the Month
Godfrey Kneller
Spooks
David Swift
Theatre 625
Kevin Walker
Foyle's War
2002
Omnibus
Self
Waking the Dead
Sir James Beatty
The Wednesday Play
Richard
Trial & Retribution
Robert Rylands, QC MP
Filmography
- 2010The CallingThe Bishop
- 2009The Turn of the ScrewProfessor
- 2009Glorious 39Oliver Page
- 2009Moving OnGabe
- 2007The Relief of BelsenGlyn Hughes
- 2005The Girl in the CaféPrime Minister
- 2004Enduring LoveProfessor
- 2004ShamelessMr. Hammersley
- 2003To Kill a KingLord de Vere
- 2002Foyle's War
- 2002Gypsy WomanDevine
- 2002Doctor SleepChief Inspector Clements
- 2002Bertie and ElizabethGeneral Montgomery
- 2002Plain JaneWalter Davison
- 2002SpooksDavid Swift
- 2002The Forsyte SagaOld Jolyon Forsyte
- 2002SundayEdward Heath
- 2002ShackletonLord Curzon
- 2001Waking the DeadSir James Beatty
- 2001Escape to Life: The Erika and Klaus Mann Story(voice)
- 2001EnigmaAdmiral Trowbridge
- 2000HonestDuggie Ord
- 1999The ViceLord Butler
- 1999The Strange Case of Delfina PotockaJudge
- 1998Ultraviolet
- 1998The Man Who Drove with MandelaCecil Williams - One Man Show sequence
- 1997The Woman In WhiteDr. Kidson
- 1997The Woman In WhiteDr. Kidson
- 1997Trial & RetributionRobert Rylands, QC MP
- 1997Michael Redgrave: My FatherSelf
- 1997The Ice HouseD.C.I. George Walsh
- 1995Circles of Deceit: Dark SecretHarry Summers
- 1995Henry IVEarl of Worcester
- 1995PersuasionSir Walter Elliot
- 1995England, My EnglandWilliam of Orange
- 1994Measure for MeasureAngelo
- 1994Four Weddings and a FuneralHamish
- 1993In the Name of the FatherRobert Dixon
- 1991PerformanceAngelo
- 1990The FoolSir Thomas Neathouse
- 1983EurekaWorsley
- 1982L'Ombre sur la plage
- 1981ExcaliburCornwall
- 1977The GovernorSir George Gray
- 1976Surreal EstateEric Sange
- 1975Antony and CleopatraOctavius
- 1974Between WarsDr. Edward Trenbow
- 1972Right to Work March
- 1971VacationGigi
- 1971Von Richthofen and BrownMajor Lanoe Hawker VC
- 1971When Eight Bells TollHunslett
- 1970Rest in Peace, Uncle FredRichard
- 1969David CopperfieldJames Steerforth
- 1969Tower of London: The InnocentPerkin Warbeck
- 1969Oh! What a Lovely WarBertie Smith
- 1968The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
- 1968The MagusCaptain Wimmel
- 1968DraculaJonathan Harker
- 1968The Girl with a PistolFrank Hogan
- 1968The Charge of the Light BrigadeCapt. Featherstonhaugh
- 1967OmnibusSelf
- 1967Callan
- 1967The Deadly AffairDavid
- 1966A Man for All SeasonsWilliam Roper (the Younger)
- 1966Mystery and ImaginationJonathan Harker
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthGodfrey Kneller
- 1964The Wednesday PlayRichard
- 1964Theatre 625Kevin Walker
- 1964Crooks in CloistersBrother Lucius
- 1962The Loneliness of the Long Distance RunnerSpectator at Sports Day (uncredited)
- 1961The Avengers
Follow their work on Vescene
Rate films and shows on two axes — quality and fun — and share taste with friends.