Alexander KnoxAlexander Knox (January 16, 1907 - April 25, 1995) was a Canadian actor. Born in Strathroy, Ontario, he moved to Boston, Massachusetts to appear on the stage. During the 1930s he moved to London where he appeared in several movies. In 1944 he was chosen by Darryl F. Zanuck to star in Wilson, the biographical film about Woodrow Wilson, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Knox was unable to follow up with any Hollywood success, and he returned to England. He had major roles in The Vikings, Europa '51, The Longest Day, You Only Live Twice and Nicholas and Alexandra. He also wrote two adventure novels, Night of the White Bear and Totem Dream. He died in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland. This page about Alexander Knox includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Alexander Knox News stories about Alexander Knox External links for Alexander Knox Videos for Alexander Knox Wikis about Alexander Knox Discussion Groups about Alexander Knox Blogs about Alexander Knox Images of Alexander Knox |
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He died in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland. He should not be confused with actor Bill Macy who co-starred in the television series Maude. He also wrote two adventure novels, Night of the White Bear and Totem Dream. He is married to actress Felicity Huffman, and has two daughters. He had major roles in The Vikings, Europa '51, The Longest Day, You Only Live Twice and Nicholas and Alexandra. A book describing the technique, A Practical Handbook for the Actor (ISBN 0394744128), is dedicated to Macy and Mamet. Knox was unable to follow up with any Hollywood success, and he returned to England. He serves as director-in-residence at the Atlantic Theater Company in New York, where he teaches a technique called Practical Aesthetics. In 1944 he was chosen by Darryl F. Zanuck to star in Wilson, the biographical film about Woodrow Wilson, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. In a November 2003 interview with USA Today, Macy said he wants to star in a big-budget action movie "for the money, for the security of a franchise like that.". During the 1930s he moved to London where he appeared in several movies. His work on E.R. and Sports Night has also been recognized with Emmy nominations. Born in Strathroy, Ontario, he moved to Boston, Massachusetts to appear on the stage. Macy is particularly proud of the writing for that film; he turned the commercial-interrupted format of television into an advantage in the film, by breaking the story up into several uninterrupted stories. Alexander Knox (January 16, 1907 - April 25, 1995) was a Canadian actor. In 2003, he won two Emmy Awards, for the lead role and as co-writer of the made-for-TNT film Door to Door, a drama based on the true story of Bill Porter, a door-to-door salesman in Portland, Oregon, born with cerebral palsy. Macy has also had a number of roles on television. Holland's Opus, Ghosts of Mississippi, Air Force One, Boogie Nights, Pleasantville, Gus Van Sant's remake of Psycho, Happy, Texas (set in the town of the same name), Mystery Men, Magnolia, Jurassic Park III, Panic, Welcome to Collinwood, Seabiscuit, and The Cooler. His film work also includes Benny & Joon, Above Suspicion , Mr. He may be best known for his lead role in Fargo, in a role for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. He has appeared in films that Mamet wrote and/or directed, such as House of Games, Things Change, Homicide (his favorite role by Mamet), Oleanna, and more recently, Wag the Dog and State and Main. While living there he had roles in over fifty off-Broadway and Broadway plays. After spending some time in Los Angeles, he moved to New York in 1980. Nicholas Theater Company, where Macy originated roles in a number of Mamet's plays, such as American Buffalo and The Water Engine. Within a year he and Mamet, among others, founded the successful St. He moved to Chicago after graduating in 1971, and got a job as a bartender to pay the rent. Macy later came to consider Mamet the greatest writer of our time. It was at Goddard that he met the playwright David Mamet, who was only a couple of years older than he was. By his own admission a "wretched student," he transferred to Goddard College and got involved in theatre. After graduating from Allegany High School in Cumberland, Maryland, he entered Bethany College to study veterinary medicine. He was born in Miami, Florida, and grew up in Georgia and Maryland. William Hall Macy (born March 13, 1950) is an actor, teacher, and director, in theatre, film, and television. Benny & Joon (1993) - Randy Burch. Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) - Tunafish Father. David Morgenstern. ER (1994-1998) - Dr. Holland's Opus (1995) - Vice Principal Gene Wolters. Mr. Fargo (1996) - Jerry Lundegaard. Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) - Charlie Crisco. Air Force One (1997) - Major Caldwell. Boogie Nights (1997) - Little Bill. Wag the Dog (1997) - CIA Agent Charles Young. Pleasantville (1998) - George Parker. Psycho (1998) - Milton Arbogast. Happy, Texas (1999) - Sheriff Chappy Dent. Mystery Men (1999) - The Shoveller. Magnolia (1999) - Quiz Kid Donnie Smith. State and Main (2000) - Walt Price. Jurassic Park III (2001) - Paul Kirby. Door to Door (2002) - Bill Porter. The Cooler (2003) - Bernie Lootz. Seabiscuit (2003) - Tick Tock McGlaughlin. Cellular (2004) - Mooney. |