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John Boswall

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Known For

91 Years Old

John Boswall (2 May 1920 – 6 June 2011) was a British actor known for playing Emmanuel Goldstein in 1984 and Wyvern in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. Boswall was born John Stuart on 2 May 1920 in Oxfordshire, England. Prior to his career as an actor, he attended the University of Oxford and served in Burma during World War II. Boswall's television appearances included Paul Temple (1971), Wessex Tales (1973), Lady Killer (1973), Edward the Seventh (1975), The Onedin Line (1976), Love in a Cold Climate (1980), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1982), Sapphire & Steel (1982), No Place Like Home (1986), EastEnders (1990, 2002), Selling Hitler (1991), Agatha Christie's Poirot (1991), Drop the Dead Donkey (1993), Lovejoy (1993), Poldark (1996), Doctors (2000), Rome (2005) and Terry Pratchett's Hogfather (2006). Stage appearances included Edward Bond's The Fool at the Royal Court Theatre (1975),[2] Sweeney Todd at the Little Theatre, Bristol (1978–79); Oh, What A Lovely War!, A Midsummer Night's Dream (1979–80), and Kiss Me, Kate (1980–81) at the Bristol Old Vic; Henry IV, Part I (1984–85) at the Theatre Royal, Bath; Doctor Faustus (1974), Cymbeline (1974) and Camille (1985–86) with the Royal Shakespeare Company;[3] and Moliere's Bourgeois gentilhomme (1992) at the Royal National Theatre. His films included Nineteen Eighty-Four as Emmanuel Goldstein (1984), Three Men and a Little Lady (1990), The Wind in the Willows (1996), The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999), Hotel Splendide (2000), Ladies in Lavender (2004), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) and Morris: A Life with Bells On (2009).

Born

Oxfordshire, England, UK on 2nd May 1920

Died

6th June 2011

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EastEnders
Harry Osbourne
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EastEnders
Harry
EastEnders Image
EastEnders
Harry Osborne
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Agatha Christie's Poirot
Dr Belvedere
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Lovejoy
Peter Horsham
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Thriller
Old Man
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The Ten Commandments
Egyptian Priest
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Wyvern
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Murder Most Horrid
Judge
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sir Charles Baskerville
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Mitch
Eric James
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
Goldstein
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Virtual Murder
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc Image
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
Old Priest
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Sapphire & Steel
Old Man
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3 Men and a Little Lady
Barrow
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Ladies in Lavender
Very Old Man 2
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A Hazard of Hearts
Meadows
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Poldark
Cary Warleggan
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Stiff Upper Lips
Don 2
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The Wind in the Willows
The Elderly Gentleman
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The Statement
Father Léo
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Hotel Splendide
Bellboy
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Sakharov
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Morris: A Life with Bells On
Mr. Staveley
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The Trial of Klaus Barbie
Dr. Reifmann
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Lady Killer
Old Man
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Giving Tongue
Lord Belvoir
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Sitting Targets
Caretaker
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Ca$hino
Johnny Niagra