Nicholas Gecks | |
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| Born | 9 January 1952 Penang, Malaysia |
| Occupation | Actor |
Nicholas Gecks is a British actor [1] who appeared in Series Four of Rumpole of the Bailey [2] as his modernising colleague Charles Hearthstoke. [3]
Gecks was born in Penang, Malaysia in 1952.[ citation needed ]
Gecks starred as Father Mike in the 1983 film Forever Young . [4] His other film credits include roles in The Wicked Lady (1983), Parting Shots (1999), The Lazarus Child (2005) and Mutant Chronicles (2008). [5]
On television he appeared as Rupert the eccentric artist whose sister goes missing in the first episodes in Television South's The Ruth Rendell Mysteries .[ citation needed ]
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