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| Born | 16 October 1902 |
| Died | 22 February 1977 (aged 74) London, England |
| Years active | 1946–1977 |
| Spouse | Faith Kent (m. 1947;died 1977) |
| Children | Phoebe Nicholls Kate Nicholls |
| Parent(s) | Horace Nicholls Florence Holderness |
| Relatives | Tom Sturridge (grandson) Matilda Sturridge (granddaughter) Charles Sturridge (son-in-law) |
Anthony Nicholls (16 October 1902 – 22 February 1977) was an English actor. [1]
Nicholls was born 16 October 1902 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, the son of Florence (née Holderness) and photojournalist Horace Nicholls. [2] Distinguishing himself on the Shakespearean stage alongside the Redgrave family, Laurence Olivier and Peter O'Toole. In addition he played R Austin Freeman's Doctor Thorndyke on BBC Radio in Mr. Pottermack's Oversight , in 1963. The episode was preserved.
American audiences first saw Nicholls in the company of Ronald Reagan, Richard Todd and Patricia Neal in The Hasty Heart (1949). [3] He made his television debut in 1949 [4] and continued with steady work as an actor for the rest of his life, including the film A Man For All Seasons (1966). [5] In the television series The Champions , [4] he played the role of W.Lawrence Tremayne, the overseer of three top secret agents. [3]
Nicholls married actress Faith Kent on 29 September, 1947. They had two daughters, Kate Nicholls (born 1954) and actress Phoebe Nicholls (born 1957) [6] two of whose children, with director Charles Sturridge, are actors: son Tom Sturridge [7] and daughter Matilda Sturridge. [8] Anthony Nicholls died at age 74 on 22 February 1977. He was cremated at Hereford crematorium. [5]
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