Jerome Willis
Biography
Jerome Willis was a British actor who became known for Shakespearean roles in the theater. Born in London in 1928, he began his career in 1946 while serving with the Royal Air Force in Ceylon, working as a newsreader and disc jockey for Radio SEAC. After returning to London in 1948, he trained at the Old Vic Theatre School under Michel Saint-Denis and graduated in 1951. On television he had a leading role as Matthew Peele in The Sandbaggers and appeared in Z-Cars, Within These Walls, and Doctor Who. He also played Macro in The Caesars and Captain Podley in Space Precinct. In 2002 he performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company in Pericles. His films included Khartoum (1966), The Magus (1968), Lifeforce (1985), God's Outlaw (1986), Incident at Victoria Falls (1992), and Orlando (1992). Willis died in 2014.
85years old at death
- Born London
- Died Wimbledon
- Star sign: ScorpioFirst day of the sign, on the Libra cusp
- Also credited as Jerome Barry Willis
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 26 years1966 to 1992
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A change of course
Jerome Willis began his career in 1946 while doing national service in the Royal Air Force. Posted to Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, he was a newsreader, disc jockey and actor at the Ceylonese station Radio SEAC.
Early training
Willis trained at the Old Vic Theatre School under Michel Saint-Denis, where his fellow students included Joan Plowright and Prunella Scales.
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Films together
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Basil DeardenDirector, 1 film, 1966
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