Clifford Evans

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Biography

British actor

  • Active years
  • 84
  • Primary profession
  • Actor·producer·writer
  • Country
  • United Kingdom
  • Nationality
  • British
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 17 February 1912
  • Place of birth
  • Caerphilly
  • Death date
  • 2006
  • Death age
  • 73
  • Place of death
  • Welshpool
  • Spouses
  • Hermione Hannen
  • Education
  • Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
  • Knows language
  • English language

Movies

TV

Books

Trivia

Educated at Llanelli County School and trained at RADA, receiving Northcliffe and Academy scholarships.Enjoyed a successful acting career for 54 years. He was an actor, writer and director. He was appointed Director of Productions by Cardiff City Council for the Festival of Britain in 1951 and in 1957 founded the St Davids Theatre Trust to establish a National Theatre for Wales. He enjoyed playing chess.

Son-in-law of Nicholas Hannen.

Stepson-in-law of Athene Seyler.

He was a conscientious objector during World War II.

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