Hugh Pryse | |
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Born | London, England | 11 November 1910
Died | 11 August 1955 44) Hammersmith, London, England | (aged
Other names | John Hwfa H. Pryse |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1939–1955 |
Hugh Pryse (1910–1955) was a British character actor. [1] He was born on 11 November 1910 with the name John Hwfa Pryse, and was billed as Hwfa Pryse in the films Penn of Pennsylvania and "Pimpernel" Smith. [2]
His stage work included Peter Brook's production of Dark of the Moon in 1948–9 at the Ambassadors Theatre in London and John Gielgud's 1954 staging of The Cherry Orchard at the Lyric, Hammersmith. [3]
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