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Jonathan Hyde

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77 Years Old

Jonathan Hyde (born 21 May 1948) is an Australian-born English actor, well known for his roles as J. Bruce Ismay, the managing director of the White Star Line in Titanic, Egyptologist Allen Chamberlain in The Mummy and Sam Parrish/Van Pelt, the hunter in Jumanji. He is married to the Scottish soprano Isobel Buchanan. They have two daughters, one of which is the actress Georgia King. Hyde was born in Brisbane, Queensland. He is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Among other roles, he played Ferdinand in a 1985 production of John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and is an Associate Member there. He was also an original cast member of Not the Nine O'Clock News, the first series of which was pulled from broadcast because of the General Election of 1979. Hyde has been in numerous films including The Contract, The Curse of King Tut's Tomb, Land of the Blind, The Tailor of Panama, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking, Eisenstein, Anaconda and Richie Rich. He appeared in the 1989 BBC miniseries Shadow of the Noose in which he played the famous barrister Edward Marshall Hall. He has also appeared in several television mysteries, including The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes starring Jeremy Brett, and Midsomer Murders. In 2007, Hyde played Dr. Dorn in Chekhov's The Seagull and the Earl of Kent in King Lear for the RSC in a repertory company that included Ian McKellen, Frances Barber, Romola Garai, William Gaunt and Sylvester McCoy. Both plays toured together internationally, before taking up residence in the New London Theatre. The final performance was on 12 January 2008. He reprised his role of Kent in the 2008 television film of King Lear. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jonathan Hyde, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Brisbane, Australia on 21st May 1948

All Credits

Midsomer Murders Image
Midsomer Murders
Frank Webster
The BBC Television Shakespeare Image
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Rosencrantz
Honest Trailers Image
Honest Trailers
Bruce Ismay (archive footage)
HBO First Look Image
HBO First Look
Self
The Crown Image
The Crown
Duke of Norfolk
A Touch of Frost Image
A Touch of Frost
The Strain Image
The Strain
Eldritch Palmer
Foyle's War Image
Foyle's War
Colonel Galt
Endeavour Image
Endeavour
Sir Edmund Sloan
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia Image
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
Mr. Strickler (voice)
Sherlock Holmes Image
Sherlock Holmes
Culverton Smith
Titanic Image
Titanic
Bruce Ismay
The Professionals Image
The Professionals
Tommy
Lovejoy Image
Lovejoy
Jonathan Wilsher
Joan of Arc Image
Joan of Arc
The Duke of Bedford
Peak Practice Image
Peak Practice
Dr. Stuart Mosely
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story Image
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
Dussan
Spooks Image
Spooks
Ilya Gavrik
Attila Image
Attila
Felix
Cadfael Image
Cadfael
Godfrid Piccard
Lace Image
Lace
Paul
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Hanan
The Mummy Image
The Mummy
Allen Chamberlain
The Brutalist Image
The Brutalist
Leslie Woodrow
Tokyo Trial Image
Tokyo Trial
President Sir William Webb
Shadow of the Noose Image
Shadow of the Noose
Edward Marshall Hall
Anaconda Image
Anaconda
Warren Westridge
Crimson Peak Image
Crimson Peak
Ogilvie
Ri¢hie Ri¢h Image
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
Herbert Cadbury
Jumanji Image
Jumanji
Samuel Alan Parrish / Van Pelt
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans Image
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
Strickler (voice)
A Very English Scandal Image
A Very English Scandal
David Napley
A.D. Image
A.D.
Tigellinus
Breathe Image
Breathe
Dr. Entwistle
The Contract Image
The Contract
Turner
The Tailor of Panama Image
The Tailor of Panama
Cavendish
Hamlet Image
Hamlet
Claudius
Sebastian Image
Sebastian
Nicholas
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Caravaggio
Baglione
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb Image
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
Morgan Sinclair
Dinotopia 2: The Temptation Image
Dinotopia 2: The Temptation
Mayor waldo
Dinotopia Image
Dinotopia
Mayor Waldo
Dinotopia Image
Dinotopia
Princess of Thieves Image
Princess of Thieves
Prince John
Dinotopia 6: The Exit Image
Dinotopia 6: The Exit
Mayor Waldo
Land of the Blind Image
Land of the Blind
Smith
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb Image
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
Morgan Sinclair
Being Human Image
Being Human
Francisco
The Prince and the Pauper Image
The Prince and the Pauper
Lord Hertford
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Dinotopia 4: New Horizons
Mayor Waldo
King Lear Image
King Lear
Earl of Kent
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The Plot to Kill Hitler
Joseph Goebbels
Fellow Traveller Image
Fellow Traveller
'Sheriff of Nottingham'
Dinotopia 3: The Election Image
Dinotopia 3: The Election
Mayor waldo
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Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking
George Pentney
First Born Image
First Born
Alistair
Dinotopia 5: The Virus Image
Dinotopia 5: The Virus
Mayor Waldo
I Spy Returns Image
I Spy Returns
Cesar Baroodi
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Doctor Jekyll
The Death of the Heart Image
The Death of the Heart
St. Quentin Miller
Heart of the Ocean: The Making of Titanic Image
Heart of the Ocean: The Making of Titanic
Self / J. Bruce Ismay
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Isaac Newton: The Last Magician
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Phoelix
Napier
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Deadly Advice
George Joseph Smith
Beyond Titanic Image
Beyond Titanic
Self
Eisenstein Image
Eisenstein
Meyerhold
Hamlet Image
Hamlet
Rosencrantz
Bliss Image
Bliss
Dr. Oliver Pleasance
Stealing Bess Image
Stealing Bess
Edwin Snipe
Children of the North Image
Children of the North
Colonel Shrapnell
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The War That Never Ends
Corinthian Representative
An Indecent Obsession Image
An Indecent Obsession
Neil Parkinson
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Sitting Targets
Vincent Stott
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Poppyland
Wilson Barrett