This page will contain additional articles about Gary Oldman, as they become available.Gary OldmanLeonard Gary Oldman (born March 21, 1958) is a British actor. Gary Oldman was born in London, England. When he was older, he won a scholarship to Britain's Rose Bruford Drama College, where he received a BA in Theatre Arts in 1979. He later studied with the Greenwich Young People's Theatre and went on to appear in a number of plays throughout the early 80s, including The Pope's Wedding, for which he received Time Out's Fringe Award for Best Newcomer of 1985-1986 and the British Theatre Association's Drama Magazine Award as Best Actor of 1985. Oldman is 1.78m in height (5 foot 10 inches). He first appeared on the screen in the film Remembrance in 1982, going on the win his first starring role in Sid and Nancy (1986), in which he played the rocker Sid Vicious. He has played a variety of characters including Dracula, Ludwig van Beethoven, Lee Harvey Oswald, Pontius Pilate, and the Devil. In 1997 he directed, produced, and wrote Nil by Mouth, partially based on his life, which went on to win the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film, a BAFTA Award, the Channel 4 Director's Award, and the Empire Award, and was declared by the British Film Academy as one of the 100 best films of all time. Actor- filmography
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In 1997 he directed, produced, and wrote Nil by Mouth, partially based on his life, which went on to win the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film, a BAFTA Award, the Channel 4 Director's Award, and the Empire Award, and was declared by the British Film Academy as one of the 100 best films of all time. Claude Rains died in Laconia, New Hampshire and is interred in the Red Hill Cemetery, Moultonborough, New Hampshire. He has played a variety of characters including Dracula, Ludwig van Beethoven, Lee Harvey Oswald, Pontius Pilate, and the Devil. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 6400 Hollywood Blvd. He first appeared on the screen in the film Remembrance in 1982, going on the win his first starring role in Sid and Nancy (1986), in which he played the rocker Sid Vicious. Smith Goes to Washington, and followed that up in probably his most famous role, that of French police Captain Louis Renault in Casablanca.. Oldman is 1.78m in height (5 foot 10 inches). Following The Invisible Man, Universal Studios tried to turn him into another horror film actor, but he broke free with his Academy Award nominated role in Mr. He later studied with the Greenwich Young People's Theatre and went on to appear in a number of plays throughout the early 80s, including The Pope's Wedding, for which he received Time Out's Fringe Award for Best Newcomer of 1985-1986 and the British Theatre Association's Drama Magazine Award as Best Actor of 1985. That was the title character in James Whale's The Invisible Man. It was his distinctive voice which had won him the role. Gary Oldman was born in London, England. When he was older, he won a scholarship to Britain's Rose Bruford Drama College, where he received a BA in Theatre Arts in 1979. It was ironic that Rains' first Hollywood role was as the star of a movie in which he did not appear until the very end. Leonard Gary Oldman (born March 21, 1958) is a British actor. Later Rains taught at the institution, working with John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier, among others. Daniel. Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, founder of The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, recognized Rains' acting talent and paid for the elocution lessons he needed to succeed as an actor. Remembrance (1982)... Gassed during World War I, he was almost blind in one eye for the rest of his life. Coxy the Skinhead. Rains was born in London. Meantime (TV) (1984)... Claude Rains (November 10, 1889 - May 30, 1967) was an English actor. Colin. Battle of the Worlds. Morgan's Boy (TV) (1984)... Build Thy House. Derek Bates. The Invisible Man. Honest, Decent & True (TV) (1985)... Crime Without Passion. Sid and Nancy (1986).... Sid Vicious. The Man Who Reclaimed His Head. Joe Orton. The Clairvoyant. Prick Up Your Ears (1987)... The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Martin. The Last Outpost. Track 29 (1988)... Hearts Divided. Ben Chase. Anthony Adverse. Criminal Law (1988)... Stolen Holiday. Johnny. The Prince and the Pauper. We Think the World of You (1988)... They Won't Forget. Bex Bissell. White Banners. The Firm (TV) (1988)... The Adventures of Robin Hood. Chattahoochee (1989).... Emmett Foley. Gold Is Where You Find It. Rosencrantz. Four Daughters. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)... They Made Me a Criminal. Jackie Flannery. Juarez. State of Grace (1990)... Sons of Liberty. Pop. Daughters Courageous. Henry & June (1990)... Smith Goes to Washington. Lee Harvey Oswald. Mr. JFK (1991)... Four Wives. Ian Tyson. Saturday's Children. Heading Home (TV) (1991)... The Sea Hawk. Dracula. The Lady with Red Hair. Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)... Four Mothers. True Romance (1993).... Drexl Spivey. Jordan. Jack Grimaldi. Here Comes Mr. Romeo Is Bleeding (1993)... The Wolf Man. Norman Stansfield. Now, Voyager. Léon (1994)... Casablanca. Ludwig van Beethoven. Moontide. Immortal Beloved (1994)... Kings Row. Milton Glenn. Forever and a Day. Murder in the First (1995)... Phantom of the Opera. Arthur Dimmesdale. Skeffington. Rev. Mr. The Scarlet Letter (1995)... Passage to Marseille. Albert Milo. Caesar and Cleopatra. Basquiat (1996)... This Love of Ours. Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg. Notorious. The Fifth Element (1997)... Strange Holiday. Ivan Korshunov. Angel on My Shoulder. Air Force One (1997)... Deception. Zachary Smith. The Unsuspected. Lost in Space (1998).... Dr. Rope of Sand. Baron Ruber. The Passionate Friends. Quest for Camelot (1998)... Song of Surrender. Pontius Pilate. Where Danger Lives. Jesus (TV) (1999)... The White Tower. Sheldon Runyon. Sealed Cargo. The Contender (2000).... Rep. The Man Who Watched the Trains Go By. Buford Hill. Lisbon. Nobody's Baby (2001)... The Pied Piper of Hamelin. Mason Verger. This Earth Is Mine. Hannibal (2001)... The Lost World. Grant. Battle of the Worlds. Interstate 60 (2002).... O.W. Lawrence of Arabia. Devil. Twilight of Honor. The Hire: Beat the Devil (2002)... The Greatest Story Ever Told. Rolfe. Smith Goes to Washington. Tiptoes (2003)... 1940 Nominated Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Mr. Charlie Strom. 1944 Nominated Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Casablanca. Sin (2003)... Skeffington. Sirius Black. 1945 Nominated Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Mr. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)... 1947 Nominated Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Notorious. Lynch. Dead Fish (2004)... James Gordon. Batman Begins (2005).... Lt. Sirius Black. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)... |