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Anthony Dowell

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Anthony Dowell was born on 16 February 1943 in London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Romeo and Juliet (1966), Great Performances (1971) and Valentino (1977).
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    • Known for

    Romeo and Juliet (1966)
    Romeo and Juliet
    7.1
    • Benvolio
    • 1966
    Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Carabosse
    • Drosselmeyer
    Rudolf Nureyev and Michelle Phillips in Valentino (1977)
    Valentino
    6.0
    • Vaslav Nijinsky
    • 1977
    Natalya Makarova's Swan Lake (1988)
    Swan Lake
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • Prince Siegfried
    • 1982

    Credits

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    Actor

    • A Bucket o' French & Saunders (2007)
      A Bucket o' French & Saunders
      7.3
      TV Series
      • 2007
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Carabosse
      • Drosselmeyer
      • 1995–2001
    • Peter and the Wolf (1997)
      Peter and the Wolf
      8.0
      TV Movie
      • Grandfather
      • storyteller
      • 1997
    • The Prince of the Pagodas (1990)
      The Prince of the Pagodas
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • The Emperor
      • 1990
    • The Nutcracker (1985)
      The Nutcracker
      8.0
      TV Movie
      • Sugar Plum Fairy's Prince
      • 1985
    • Natalya Makarova's Swan Lake (1988)
      Swan Lake
      8.5
      TV Movie
      • Prince Siegfried
      • 1982
    • Joshua Bell, Hugh Downs, Renée Fleming, Alan Gilbert, Lorin Maazel, Natalia Makarova, Audra McDonald, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Louis Perry, Beverly Sills, Martin Bookspan, and Fred Child in Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
      Live from Lincoln Center
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Solor
      • 1980
    • Rudolf Nureyev and Michelle Phillips in Valentino (1977)
      Valentino
      6.0
      • Vaslav Nijinsky
      • 1977
    • Cinderella (1970)
      Cinderella
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • The Prince
      • 1970
    • The Dream
      TV Movie
      • Oberon
      • 1967
    • Romeo and Juliet (1966)
      Romeo and Juliet
      7.1
      • Benvolio
      • 1966

    Choreography

    • Swan Lake (2009)
      Swan Lake
      8.4
      Video
      • choreographer
      • 2009
    • The Sleeping Beauty (2007)
      The Sleeping Beauty
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • choreographer
      • 2007
    • Prom at the Palace (2002)
      Prom at the Palace
      8.5
      TV Special
      • choreographer: ballet "The Swan Lake"
      • 2002
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • choreographer: revised choreography
      • 1995

    Additional Crew

    • Swan Lake (2009)
      Swan Lake
      8.4
      Video
      • director: stage production
      • 2009
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • director: stage production
      • stage director
      • 1995–2001
    • Coppélia, A ballet in three acts (2000)
      Coppélia, A ballet in three acts
      8.5
      TV Movie
      • ballet: Production restage by
      • 2000

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    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Sir Anthony Dowell
    • Born
      • February 16, 1943
      • London, England, UK
    • Other works
      He performed in the ballet, "La Fille Mal Gardee," in a Royal Ballet production at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England with Nadia Nerina, David Blair, Leslie Edwards, Alexander Grant, Stanley Holden, Monica Mason, Deanne Bergsma, Derek Rencher, and David Drew in the cast.

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    • Trivia
      His longtime lover was fellow Royal Ballet member Derek Rencher.

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