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Tony Harrison(1937-2025)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Actor
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Tony Harrison was born on 30 April 1937 in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a writer and director, known for Prometheus (1998), Aeschylus' Oresteia (Tony Harrison Adaptation), the National Theatre (1983) and Fifty Years on Stage (2013). He was married to Teresa Stratas and Rosemarie Crossfield. He died on 26 September 2025 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK.
BornApril 30, 1937
DiedSeptember 26, 2025(88)
BornApril 30, 1937
DiedSeptember 26, 2025(88)
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    • 1 win total

Known for

Prometheus (1998)
Prometheus
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1998
Aeschylus' Oresteia (Tony Harrison Adaptation), the National Theatre (1983)
Aeschylus' Oresteia (Tony Harrison Adaptation), the National Theatre
8.8
  • Writer
  • 1983
Fifty Years on Stage (2013)
Fifty Years on Stage
8.7
TV Movie
  • Writer(segment "The Mysteries: The Nativity")
  • 2013
The Mysteries (1985)
The Mysteries
8.5
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Fifty Years on Stage (2013)
    Fifty Years on Stage
    8.7
    TV Movie
    • written by (segment "The Mysteries: The Nativity")
    • 2013
  • Crossings
    5.7
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2002
  • Prometheus (1998)
    Prometheus
    6.5
    • written by
    • 1998
  • Black Daisies for the Bride
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 1993
  • Dinner at Noon (1988)
    Byline
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1989
  • V. (1987)
    V.
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 1987
  • The Mysteries (1985)
    The Mysteries
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1985–1986
  • Aeschylus' Oresteia (Tony Harrison Adaptation), the National Theatre (1983)
    Aeschylus' Oresteia (Tony Harrison Adaptation), the National Theatre
    8.8
    • adaptation
    • 1983
  • The World About Us (1967)
    The World About Us
    8.3
    TV Series
    • writer: verse
    • 1981

Director

  • Prometheus (1998)
    Prometheus
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1998

Actor

  • Animation - Strange Meeting (2022)
    Animation - Strange Meeting
    Short
    • 2022

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 30, 1937
    • Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • September 26, 2025
    • Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK
  • Spouses
      Teresa Stratas1984 - ? (divorced)
  • Children
      Jane
  • Other works
    His play, "The Mysteries," was performed in a Royal National Theatre production at the Cottesloe Theatre in London, England with David Bradley, Paul Copley, Joe Duttine, William Gaunt, Sue Johnston, John Normington, Trevor Ray, Jack Shepherd, and John Tams in the cast. Bill Bryden was director.

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