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Charles Dance
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October 10, 1946 in Reddich, Worcestershire, England, UK
Biography:Tall, sandy-haired British actor "Charles Dance" trained for a career in graphic design at Plymouth College of Art and Leicester College of Art. Dance developed a taste for the theatre by listening to the reminiscences of two elderly actors who ran a pub in his Dover neighborhood. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company at the age of 29, and made his first film, the James Bond picture "For Your Eyes Only", six years later. Dance's widest professional exposure came in 1984 when he appeared in "The Jewel in the Crown," a 14-part British TV production seen in the U.S. on "Masterpiece Theatre". "Charles Dance"'s best-remembered performances have been as "D.W. Griffith" in "Good Morning Babylon" (1987); the role of "Meryl Streep"'s husband in "Plenty" (1985); the title part in the 1990 TV adaptation of "Phantom of the Opera"; and the displaced "imaginary" villain in "Arnold Schwarzenegger"'s "The Last... Full Biography
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Charles Dance, director
Charles Dance, director
Charles Dance, director
Dame Maggie Smith and Charles Dance, director
Dame Maggie Smith and Charles Dance, director
Dame Maggie Smith and Charles Dance, director
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