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John McEnery

Date of birth: 1943-11-01

Place of birth: Birmingham, England

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

John McEnery

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John McEnery (1943-2019) was a British actor and writer. At age 20 he found his first stage work, spending three seasons with the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool. He joined the British National Theatre Company in 1966. He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He starred alongside Claude Jade and Jean-Pierre Cassel in Gérard Brach's bittersweet The Boat on the Grass about a girl between two friends and appeared as Mercutio in Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet. He was nominated for a BAFTA for the latter performance. He also appeared in the film Nicholas and Alexandra. In 2008, he appeared in a guest role in Sidetracked, the first episode of Wallander. In 1998 he wrote the play Merry Christmas, Mr. Burbage in honour of the 400th anniversary of the creation of the Globe Theatre. McEnery is survived by two daughters, Phoebe and Chloe, by his former wife, actress Stephanie Beacham. One of his brothers is actor Peter McEnery, and another is photographer David McEnery. Description above from the Wikipedia article John McEnery, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

The Boat on the Grass
2.4

The Boat on the Grass

1971-04-16

Despite their social differences, poor David and the rich Olivier are the best friends. David took t

Abraham
3.5

Abraham

1993-12-12

Rather than choosing a great leader or king, God chooses Abraham, an elderly shepherd from Mesopotam

The Krays
3

The Krays

1990-04-27

Twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray are raised in east London, under the influence of their hateful but dot

The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun
2.5

The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun

1970-10-22

Dany Longo is red-haired, beautiful, disturbed, passionate--and nearsighted. As she speeds through t

Romeo and Juliet
3.7

Romeo and Juliet

1968-04-02

Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall in love against the wishes of their feuding families. Driven

Jamaica Inn
1.3

Jamaica Inn

1983-05-01

The respected squire of a quiet Cornish village is in reality the leader of a gang of murderous pira

The Land That Time Forgot
2.8

The Land That Time Forgot

1974-08-13

During World War I, a German U-boat sinks a British passenger ship and takes the survivors aboard. A

Little Dorrit
3.3

Little Dorrit

1987-12-11

Amy Dorrit spends her days earning money for the family and looking after her proud father who is a

Black Beauty
3.4

Black Beauty

1994-07-29

The fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates

Nicholas and Alexandra
3.5

Nicholas and Alexandra

1971-11-29

Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overt

Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe
0

Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe

1997-11-05

A documentary about Shakespeare's Globe opening performance of "Henry V" in 1997. The documentary c

The Duellists
3.6

The Duellists

1977-08-31

In 1800, as Napoleon Bonaparte rises to power in France, a rivalry erupts between Armand and Gabriel

Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs
3

Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs

1974-06-11

An art student is thrown out of college. Depressed, he comes up with the Party of Dynamic Erection,

Tess of the D'Urbervilles
4

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

1998-03-08

Thomas Hardy's classic epic remains one of the most popular novels, this TV adaptation vividly depic

Galileo
3

Galileo

1975-01-27

Challenged by a new student, tutor and theorist Galileo co-opts emerging telescope technology and di

Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
5

Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

2003-09-06

A performance of Shakespeare's Richard II broadcast live from the Globe Theatre, London.

Gulag
2.7

Gulag

1985-01-13

Mickey Almon is a sports star turned reporter covering the athletics in Moscow. Framed by the KGB an

Pope John Paul II
3.5

Pope John Paul II

1984-04-22

Bio-drama tracing the life and career of Polish cardinal Karol Wojtyla from his days as a young acti

Prince of Shadows
2.5

Prince of Shadows

1991-12-13

Madrid, 1962. More than twenty years after the civil war has finished, a communist comes back to Spa

Der Blinde
2

Der Blinde

1996-03-05

An encounter with a blind man ends unexpectedly for Susan Howard. The supposedly helpless man stuns

When Saturday Comes
2.8

When Saturday Comes

1996-03-01

Jimmy Muir comes from a typical gritty, northern town where there are only two options: working down

One Russian Summer
3.9

One Russian Summer

1973-01-01

Based on Mikhail Lermontov's novel Vadim, this costume drama, set in Russia during the 1700s, chroni

Hamlet
3.3

Hamlet

1990-12-19

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne,

Bartleby
3.2

Bartleby

1970-10-30

An asocial and enigmatic office clerk refuses to do his work, leaving it up to his boss to decide wh

The Fool
3.5

The Fool

1990-12-07

A costume drama / satire about financial skull-duggery, and confidence tricksters in both the upper

Schizo
2.8

Schizo

1976-11-11

A recently-married woman who has been labeled as mentally unstable, begins to suspect that someone c

Dear Roy, Love Gillian
0

Dear Roy, Love Gillian

1992-11-21

A naive 16 year-old girl from Skelmersdale becomes a pen pal to an prisoner. Could her subsequent mu

Thacker
0

Thacker

1992-04-20

A Gothic comedy, featuring a distinguished cast, and starring Leslie Phillips and Margaret Tyzack.

Girl with a Pearl Earring
3.3

Girl with a Pearl Earring

2003-12-12

This film, adapted from a work of fiction by author Tracy Chevalier, tells a story about the events

Precious Bane
3

Precious Bane

1989-01-02

In the early 19th century, a young woman with a harelip falls foul of her family's ambition and the

Codename: Kyril
0

Codename: Kyril

1988-03-29

At the height of the cold war, a known Russian spy ("Kyril") is sent to the UK under falsely reporte

Poppyland
0

Poppyland

1985-01-13

He is a respectable pillar of London society who yearns for an idyllic existence away from the noise

Measure for Measure
2.6

Measure for Measure

1979-02-18

When the Duke of Vienna takes a mysterious leave of absence and leaves the strict Angelo in charge,

Sleep is Lovely
0

Sleep is Lovely

1968-09-01

Peter can't get over his ex-girlfriend Elsa even though they broke up over a year ago. He spends all

Othello
3.1

Othello

1965-12-15

General Othello's marriage is destroyed when vengeful Ensign Iago convinces him that his new wife ha

The Ragman's Daughter
1.6

The Ragman's Daughter

1972-01-01

Based on the Alan Sillitoe short story. Tony, a worker at a cheese factory, is also a petty thief. H

Much Ado About Nothing
2.8

Much Ado About Nothing

1967-02-05

Dame Maggie Smith stars in the 1967 screen version of Franco Zeffirelli's exuberant National Theatre

The Plot to Kill Hitler
3

The Plot to Kill Hitler

1990-01-30

A historical recreation of the 1944 attempt by several German High Command Officers to assassinate A