Person
Simon Ward
Acting · 1941–2012 · Beckenham, Kent, England, UK
Biography
Simon Anthony Fox Ward was an English stage and film actor. He was known chiefly for his performance as Winston Churchill in the 1972 film Young Winston. He played many other screen roles, including those of Sir Monty Everard in Judge John Deed and Bishop Gardiner in The Tudors.
Known for
The Tudors
Bishop Gardiner
Heartbeat
Maxwell Hamilton
Theatre 625
Dick Jervis
The Wednesday Play
John Hardie
Playhouse
Saunders
ABC Afterschool Special
Various Roles
Supergirl
Zor-El
Film '72
Self
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Will Harvey
Lovejoy
Edward Brooksby
Filmography
- 2007The TudorsBishop Gardiner
- 2001Judge John DeedSir Monty Everard
- 1995NightshadePeter Brady
- 1994LiberationWinston Churchill
- 1992Wuthering HeightsMr. Linton
- 1992Double X: The Name of the GameEdward Ross
- 1992HeartbeatMaxwell Hamilton
- 1989Around the World in 80 DaysFlannigan
- 1988A Taste for DeathStephen Lampart
- 1987The Ruth Rendell MysteriesWill Harvey
- 1986LovejoyEdward Brooksby
- 1985Supergirl: The Making of the MovieSelf
- 1985Leave All Fairyoung John
- 1985The Corsican BrothersDuc Dechateau-Renaud
- 1984An Inspector CallsGerald Croft
- 1984SupergirlZor-El
- 1984L'ÉtincelleMike
- 1982An Inspector CallsGerald Croft
- 1981DiamondsBernard de Haan
- 1981The Monster ClubGeorge, Angela's Boyfriend
- 1980The Rear ColumnWard
- 1980DominiqueTony Calvert
- 1979La SabinaPhilip
- 1979The Last GiraffeJock Leslie-Melville
- 1979Zulu DawnLt. Vereker
- 1978The Four FeathersWilliam Trench
- 1977Holocaust 2000Angel Caine
- 1977The StandardFähnrich Herbert Menis
- 1976Aces HighLt. Crawford
- 1975Valley ForgeMaj. Andre
- 1975All Creatures Great and SmallJames Herriot
- 1975Children of RageYaacov
- 1975Deadly StrangersStephen Slade
- 1975The BreakthroughSaunders
- 1974The Four MusketeersDuke of Buckingham
- 1974DraculaArthur
- 1974PlayhouseSaunders
- 1973The Three MusketeersDuke of Buckingham
- 1973Hitler: The Last Ten DaysHauptmann Hoffmann
- 1973William: The Life, Works and Times of William ShakespeareVarious
- 1972ABC Afterschool SpecialVarious Roles
- 1972Young WinstonWinston Churchill
- 1972No ExitMark Gray
- 1971Film '72Self
- 1971£60 Single, £100 ReturnPete
- 1971Quest for LoveJeremy
- 1970I Start CountingConductor
- 1970The Roads to FreedomPhilippe
- 1970The Black TulipCornelius Van Bearle
- 1970The MisfitTed Allenby-Johnson
- 1969Frankenstein Must Be DestroyedDr. Karl Holst
- 1968if....Schoolboy (uncredited)
- 1968SpoiledDonald Clenham
- 1966Calf LoveJohn
- 1965The World of WoosterEustace
- 1964Thursday TheatreTom Cherry
- 1964The Wednesday PlayJohn Hardie
- 1964BloomsdayStephen Dedalus
- 1964Theatre 625Dick Jervis
- 1963FestivalStephen Dedalus
- 1960An Age of Kings
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