Mark Kingston
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Mark Kingston was an English
actor
who made many television and stage appearances over his 50 year career.
Kingston's father was a blacksmith and he attended Greenwich Central School and trained as an actor at LAMDA
, he then appeared in repertory theatre and at the Old Vic with Vivien Leigh
.
He played the lecturer Dr Frank Bryant in the original stage production of Educating Rita
with Julie Walters
. On television he had significant roles in Beryl's Lot
, A Voyage Round My Father
, Shine on Harvey Moon
, and other productions.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
who made many television and stage appearances over his 50 year career.
Kingston's father was a blacksmith and he attended Greenwich Central School and trained as an actor at LAMDA
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art is a leading British drama school in west London. LAMDA's president is Timothy West and its new principal is Joanna Read, who recently succeeded Peter James...
, he then appeared in repertory theatre and at the Old Vic with Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh, Lady Olivier was an English actress. She won the Best Actress Academy Award for her portrayal of Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire , a role she also played on stage in London's West End, as well as for her portrayal of the southern belle Scarlett O'Hara, alongside Clark...
.
He played the lecturer Dr Frank Bryant in the original stage production of Educating Rita
Educating Rita
Educating Rita is a stage comedy by British playwright Willy Russell. It is a play for two actors set entirely in the office of an Open University lecturer....
with Julie Walters
Julie Walters
Julie Walters, CBE is an English actress and novelist. She came to international prominence in 1983 for Educating Rita, performing in the title role opposite Michael Caine. It was a role she had created on the West End stage and it won her BAFTA and Golden Globe awards for Best Actress...
. On television he had significant roles in Beryl's Lot
Beryl's Lot
Beryl's Lot was a British sitcom about a woman approaching middle-age and embarking on a programme of personal development. It was written by Kevin Laffan, produced by David Cunliffe and Peter Willes, and directed by Derek Bennett and David Reynolds for Yorkshire Television and broadcast on ITV...
, A Voyage Round My Father
A Voyage Round My Father
A Voyage Round My Father is an autobiographical play by John Mortimer, later adapted for television.The first version of the play appeared as a series of three half-hour sketches for BBC radio in 1963. It then became a television play with Ian Richardson playing Mortimer, Tim Good as the young...
, Shine on Harvey Moon
Shine on Harvey Moon
Shine on Harvey Moon is a British television series made by Central Television for ITV from 8 January 1982 to 23 August 1985 and briefly revived in 1995 by Meridian....
, and other productions.