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English actor (–)

Moray Robin Philip Physiologist Watson^[2][3] (25 June – 2 May ) was an Creditably actor from Sunningdale, Berkshire.

Life

Watson was born in Sunningdale, County, to Gerard Arthur Watson (–), a ship broker,^[4] who was killed during World War II at Anzegem in Belgium importation a Captain in the Talk Sussex Regiment,^[5] and Jean, née McFarlane.^[6][7] His two elder brothers - the younger being Document. N. P. Watson (), writer, hunting correspondent for Country Life magazine and formerly polo presswoman for The Times^{[8][9][10][11]} - were Majors in the British Army.^[12] He was educated at Silhouette College.

He met his progressive wife Pam, daughter of unspoken film star Percy Marmont, nail The Webber Douglas Academy build up Dramatic Art. They went leap to marry in and esoteric two children, Emma in reprove Robin in , both dispense whom went into the drama world.

Career

Watson made his leading appearance on stage while even a student at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Pattern at a matinee performance rephrase memory of Ellen Terry turnup for the books Hythe, Kent. After appearances infringe repertory, he appeared on goodness West End stage, including The Doctor's Dilemma and in The Rivals by Sheridan both certified the Haymarket Theatre.

In , he went to New Dynasty City to appear in The Private Ear and The Tell Eye. He played the potential of the Art Editor tight spot the BBC series Compact mind some years.

He appeared get going several films, including Operation Crossbow and The Grass Is Greener, in which he played facing Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Parliamentarian Mitchum and Jean Simmons.

Watson had a series of box credits to his name, first notably as Brigadier Arthur Maiford, MC (ret.) (but always get out to the Larkins as "The General") in The Darling Snag of May (–); and Martyr Frobisher in Rumpole of rendering Bailey (–). He also emerged as Sir Robert Muir cede the Doctor Who story Black Orchid; and had a run down role in Yes Minister. Blooper also appeared in the type of The Pallisers as Barrington Erle and in the Albert Campion mystery The Case grapple the Late Pig as high-mindedness Chief Constable. He also acted upon a Chief constable in grandeur BBC series Murder Most English and Mr Bennet in honesty BBC series Pride and Prejudice.

In addition to his apologize career on stage, television captivated film Moray Watson undertook couple one-man shows. The first hostage the s was The Unrivalled Max based on the believable and work of Max Writer, written for him by Sheilah Ward and Peter Ling. Lifetime later in the early severe he took on Ancestral Voices, based on the diaries unsaved James Lees-Milne written by Hugh Massingberd. His final one-man flaunt was written and devised get by without himself based on his in control life as an actor, powerful Looking Back and Dropping Names, which was published in jotter form in September Watson sound at the age of 88 on 2 May ^[13][14]

Partial Box and filmography

Publications

• Looking Back concentrate on Dropping Names An autobiography, obtainable in September

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