Corin Redgrave

Biography

Corin Redgrave was an English actor whose career spanned theater, film, and television. Born in Marylebone, London, to actors Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson, he took on many character parts. On stage he appeared in Shakespeare plays and in a revival of Noël Coward's A Song at Twilight. His performance as Boss Whalen in Not About Nightingales at the Royal National Theatre earned an Evening Standard Award nomination, and after the production moved to New York he was nominated for Best Actor in a Play at the Tony Awards in 1999. He later starred as Benedict Arnold in The General from America in London and as George Washington on Broadway. His films included Excalibur (1981), A Man for All Seasons (1966), In the Name of the Father (1993), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), and Persuasion (1995). On television he appeared in series such as Ultraviolet and Foyle's War. He also wrote and performed the play Blunt Speaking in 2002.

70years old at death

Born July 16, 1939Marylebone
Died April 6, 2010Tooting
Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Also credited as Corin William Redgrave

Movie Career

Films: 17
Career span: 43 years1966 to 2009

Genres

Drama82%, 14 films
Mystery29%, 5 films
Romance29%, 5 films
History24%, 4 films
Biography18%, 3 films

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Behind the camera
Corin Redgrave wrote a play called Blunt Speaking and performed in it at the Minerva Theatre, which is part of the Chichester Festival Theatre, from 23 July to 10 August 2002.

Corin Redgrave movies on Netflix

Glorious 392009IMDb rating 6.4as Oliver
Enduring Love2004IMDb rating 6.3as Professor
To Kill a King2003IMDb rating 6.2as Lord de Vere
Close Your Eyes2002IMDb rating 6.1as Chief Inspector Clements
Enigma2001IMDb rating 6.4as Admiral Trowbridge
Persuasion1995IMDb rating 7.6as Sir Walter Elliot
Four Weddings and a Funeral1994IMDb rating 7.1as Hamish
In the Name of the Father1993IMDb rating 8.1as Robert Dixon
Eureka1983IMDb rating 5.9as Worsley
Excalibur1981IMDb rating 7.3as Cornwall
Von Richthofen and Brown1971IMDb rating 6.0as Major Lanoe Hawker VC
When Eight Bells Toll1971IMDb rating 6.0as Roy Hunslett
Oh! What a Lovely War1969IMDb rating 7.0as Bertie Smith
The Girl with a Pistol1968IMDb rating 6.7as Frank Hogan
The Magus1968IMDb rating 5.6as Captain Wimmel
The Deadly Affair1967IMDb rating 6.7as Terry
A Man for All Seasons1966IMDb rating 7.7as Roper

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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In the Name of the Father1993 Biography, Drama, Historyas Robert Dixon
IMDb rating 8.1205K votes
Four Weddings and a Funeral1994 Comedy, Drama, Romanceas Hamish
IMDb rating 7.1185K votes
Persuasion1995as Sir Walter Elliot
IMDb rating 7.613K votes
Excalibur1981as Cornwall
IMDb rating 7.375K votes
A Man for All Seasons1966as Roper
IMDb rating 7.741K votes
To Kill a King2003as Lord de Vere
IMDb rating 6.23.6K votes
Oh! What a Lovely War1969as Bertie Smith
IMDb rating 7.03.6K votes
When Eight Bells Toll1971as Roy Hunslett
IMDb rating 6.03.3K votes

Most often with

Roger Michell directed two of these films. Ten actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Bill Nighy

Ciarán Hinds

Fiona Shaw

Dougray Scott

Jack Hawkins

Jeremy Northam

Roger MichellDirector, 2 films

Films together

Bill Nighy2 films together, 2004 to 2009
Bill Nighy's page
- Glorious 392009IMDb rating 6.4Redgrave as OliverNighy as Alexander
- Enduring Love2004IMDb rating 6.3Redgrave as ProfessorNighy as Robin
Ciarán Hinds2 films together, 1981 to 1995
Ciarán Hinds's page
- Persuasion1995IMDb rating 7.6Redgrave as Sir Walter ElliotHinds as Captain Frederick Wentworth
- Excalibur1981IMDb rating 7.3Redgrave as CornwallHinds as Lot
Fiona Shaw2 films together, 1995 to 2002
Fiona Shaw's page
- Close Your Eyes2002IMDb rating 6.1Redgrave as Chief Inspector ClementsShaw as Catherine Lebourg
- Persuasion1995IMDb rating 7.6Redgrave as Sir Walter ElliotShaw as Mrs. Croft
Dougray Scott2 films together, 2001 to 2003
Dougray Scott's page
- To Kill a King2003IMDb rating 6.2Redgrave as Lord de VereScott as Sir Thomas Fairfax
- Enigma2001IMDb rating 6.4Redgrave as Admiral TrowbridgeScott as Thomas Jericho
Jack Hawkins2 films together, 1969 to 1971
Jack Hawkins's page
- When Eight Bells Toll1971IMDb rating 6.0Redgrave as Roy HunslettHawkins as Sir Anthony Skouras
- Oh! What a Lovely War1969IMDb rating 7.0Redgrave as Bertie SmithHawkins as Emperor Franz Josef
Jeremy Northam2 films together, 2001 to 2009
Jeremy Northam's page
- Glorious 392009IMDb rating 6.4Redgrave as OliverNortham as Balcombe
- Enigma2001IMDb rating 6.4Redgrave as Admiral TrowbridgeNortham as Wigram
Roger MichellDirector, 2 films, 1995 to 2004
All films by Roger Michell
- Enduring Love2004IMDb rating 6.3Redgrave as Professor
- Persuasion1995IMDb rating 7.6Redgrave as Sir Walter Elliot
Also two films together4 more actors
- Susannah YorkOh! What a Lovely War (1969) and A Man for All Seasons (1966)
- Ferdy MayneVon Richthofen and Brown (1971) and When Eight Bells Toll (1971)
- Maurice RoëvesWhen Eight Bells Toll (1971) and Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
- Robert FlemyngOh! What a Lovely War (1969) and The Deadly Affair (1967)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.