Charles Lamb (actor)

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Charles Lamb
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Born(1900-11-20)20 November 1900
Died19 March 1989(1989-03-19) (aged 88)
London, England
OccupationActor
Years active1924 - 1989

Charles Lamb (20 November 1900 19 March 1989) was a British stage, film and television actor. [1] [2] Previously an engineer, he made his theatre debut in 1924. [3]

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His stage work included appearing in the original theatrical production of Brighton Rock at the Garrick Theatre in 1943. [4] [5]

His longest running role was as Mrs Dale's gardener, Monument, in the radio soap opera Mrs Dale's Diary . [6]

Selected filmography

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References

  1. "Charles Lamb - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  2. "Charles Lamb". BFI. Archived from the original on 2009-01-15.
  3. McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN   9781526111968 via Google Books.
  4. "Production of Brighton Rock - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  5. "THE THEATRE » 19 Mar 1943 » The Spectator Archive".
  6. "British 1950s TV and Radio".