Basil Henson(1918-1990)
- Actor
Basil Henson was a prominent stage actor in Britain for over 40 years.
His love of theatre began at the age of 12 while playing "Portia" at
St. Cuthbert's Prep School. After World War II broke out, he joined the
Indian Army and was a Major with the Royal Gharwal Rifles. His
professional stage debut was in 1946 at the London Casino, where he
played a chorus boy in "The Dancing Years", by
Ivor Novello. His long list of his stage
credits included "Malvolio" in "Twelfth Night", opposite
Vivien Leigh in the Old Vic tour of
Australia, New Zealand and South America, and "The Duke of Venice" in
the London and New York productions of "Merchant of Venice", with
Dustin Hoffman.
