George Rose
Biography
George Rose was an English actor and singer in theater and film. Born in Bicester, Oxfordshire, he trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama and made his stage debut with the Old Vic in 1946 after wartime service. He stayed with the Old Vic for four years, worked in New York and the West End, spent much of the 1950s in broad comedy roles and later joined the Royal Shakespeare Company. He won acclaim as the Common Man in Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons, and his screen work included The Flesh and the Fiends (1960), Hawaii (1966) and A New Leaf (1971). He won Tony Awards for My Fair Lady in 1976 and The Mystery of Edwin Drood in 1986, and played Major General Stanley in The Pirates of Penzance on stage in 1980 and in the film version The Pirates of Penzance (1983).
68years old at death
- Born Bicester
- Died Sosúa
- Star sign: PiscesFirst day of the sign, on the Aquarius cusp
- Also credited as George Walter Rose
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 27 years1956 to 1983
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Early training
Rose trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. He was briefly a farmer and secretary, then served in the war and studied at Oxford before his Old Vic stage debut in 1946.
A first
Rose's last film role was voicing the villain Marvin McNasty in Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw, and he also sang one of the film's songs.
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Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Pirates of Penzance1983 Adventure, Comedy, Music, Romanceas Maj. Gen. Stanley
IMDb rating 7.14.3K votes
Most often with
Wilford Leach directed two of these films. Four 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.
Films together
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Wilford LeachDirector, 2 films, 1980 to 1983
All films by Wilford Leach
Awards
Three awards and honors from 1976 to 1986, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Awards | |||
| 1986 | Best Actor in a Musical | Won | |
| 1976 | Best Actor in a Musical | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Won | ||
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Official profiles and reference pages.