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Dyson Lovell(1936-2024)

  • Producer
  • Actor
  • Casting Director
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Dyson Lovell
Dyson Lovell was born on 28 August 1936 in Rhodesia. He was a producer and actor, known for Romeo and Juliet (1968), Endless Love (1981) and Merlin (1998). He died on 11 January 2024.
BornAugust 28, 1936
DiedJanuary 11, 2024(87)
BornAugust 28, 1936
DiedJanuary 11, 2024(87)
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  • Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys
    • 1 win & 8 nominations total

Known for

Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting in Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Romeo and Juliet
7.6
  • Sampson
  • 1968
Brooke Shields and Martin Hewitt in Endless Love (1981)
Endless Love
5.0
  • Producer
  • 1981
John Gielgud, Helena Bonham Carter, Rutger Hauer, Sam Neill, Isabella Rossellini, Miranda Richardson, and Martin Short in Merlin (1998)
Merlin
7.1
TV Mini Series
  • Producer
Return to Lonesome Dove (1993)
Return to Lonesome Dove
7.2
TV Mini Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer

  • Comanche Moon (2008)
    Comanche Moon
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 2008
  • Glenn Close and Patrick Stewart in The Lion in Winter (2003)
    The Lion in Winter
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 2003
  • Stranded (2002)
    Stranded
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 2002
  • Pip Torrens and Tom Ward in The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells (2001)
    The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 2001
  • Dennis Hopper, Jolene, and Jason London in Jason and the Argonauts (2000)
    Jason and the Argonauts
    6.0
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 2000
  • Arabian Nights (2000)
    Arabian Nights
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 2000
  • Don Quixote (2000)
    Don Quixote
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 2000
  • Patrick Stewart in A Christmas Carol (1999)
    A Christmas Carol
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1999
  • Leonor Varela in Cleopatra (1999)
    Cleopatra
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1999
  • Whoopi Goldberg, Christopher Lloyd, Gene Wilder, Robbie Coltrane, Ben Kingsley, Tina Majorino, Miranda Richardson, Martin Short, Peter Ustinov, and George Wendt in Alice in Wonderland (1999)
    Alice in Wonderland
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1999
  • John Gielgud, Helena Bonham Carter, Rutger Hauer, Sam Neill, Isabella Rossellini, Miranda Richardson, and Martin Short in Merlin (1998)
    Merlin
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1998
  • Isabella Rossellini, Greta Scacchi, Armand Assante, Vanessa Williams, and Reid Asato in The Odyssey (1997)
    The Odyssey
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1997
  • William Hurt and Charlotte Gainsbourg in Jane Eyre (1996)
    Jane Eyre
    6.8
    • producer
    • 1996
  • Marlo Thomas and Courtney Chase in Reunion (1994)
    Reunion
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1994
  • Return to Lonesome Dove (1993)
    Return to Lonesome Dove
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • executive producer
    • produced by
    • 1993

Actor

  • Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting in Romeo and Juliet (1968)
    Romeo and Juliet
    7.6
    • Sampson
    • 1968
  • Susan Hampshire in Vanity Fair (1967)
    Vanity Fair
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Rawdon Crawley
    • 1967
  • The Avengers (1961)
    The Avengers
    8.3
    TV Series
    • George Warren
    • 1967
  • David Hemmings and Veruschka von Lehndorff in Blow-Up (1966)
    Blow-Up
    7.4
    • Man outside restaurant (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Bernard Lee in King of the River (1966)
    King of the River
    TV Series
    • Lofty
    • 1966
  • Out of the Unknown (1965)
    Out of the Unknown
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Henson
    • 1965
  • John Gregson in Gideon C.I.D. (1964)
    Gideon C.I.D.
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Peter Bennett
    • 1964
  • Zia Mohyeddin and Elizabeth Weaver in The Hidden Truth (1964)
    The Hidden Truth
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Aldous Hythe
    • 1964
  • Peter Cushing in The Caves of Steel (1964)
    Story Parade
    4.6
    TV Series
    • Dwight Powell
    • 1964
  • Hamlet at Elsinore (1964)
    Hamlet at Elsinore
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Laertes
    • 1964
  • Roger Moore in The Saint (1962)
    The Saint
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Jim Fasson
    • 1964
  • Janine Gray and Dyson Lovell in Panic (1963)
    Panic
    5.7
    • Johnnie Cobb
    • 1963
  • Rupert Davies in Maigret (1960)
    Maigret
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Albert
    • 1963
  • ITV Television Playhouse (1955)
    ITV Television Playhouse
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Alex Smart
    • 1963
  • Moonstrike (1963)
    Moonstrike
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Pilot Officer Michael Dexter
    • 1963

Casting Director

  • Lauren Bacall, John Gielgud, Carrie Fisher, Piper Laurie, Hayley Mills, Peter Ustinov, Jenny Seagrove, and David Soul in Appointment with Death (1988)
    Appointment with Death
    6.1
    • Casting Director
    • 1988
  • James Mason, Jane Birkin, Roddy McDowall, Diana Rigg, Maggie Smith, Peter Ustinov, Colin Blakely, Nicholas Clay, Sylvia Miles, and Denis Quilley in Evil Under the Sun (1982)
    Evil Under the Sun
    7.1
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1982
  • Elizabeth Taylor, Tony Curtis, Geraldine Chaplin, Rock Hudson, Angela Lansbury, Kim Novak, and Edward Fox in The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
    The Mirror Crack'd
    6.2
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • Bette Davis, Jane Birkin, Lois Chiles, Mia Farrow, Olivia Hussey, George Kennedy, Angela Lansbury, Peter Ustinov, Jon Finch, and I.S. Johar in Death on the Nile (1978)
    Death on the Nile
    7.3
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Robert Powell in Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
    Jesus of Nazareth
    8.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Casting Director
    • 1977
  • Topol in Galileo (1975)
    Galileo
    6.5
    • Casting Director
    • 1975
  • Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, John Gielgud, Sean Connery, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Perkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Martin Balsam, Albert Finney, Richard Widmark, Michael York, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Wendy Hiller, and Rachel Roberts in Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
    Murder on the Orient Express
    7.2
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting in Romeo and Juliet (1968)
    Romeo and Juliet
    7.6
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1968

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 28, 1936
    • Rhodesia
  • Died
    • January 11, 2024
  • Other works
    He played Donalbain in a Caedmon Audio presentation of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth", with Anthony Quayle, Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, Robert Hardy, Anthony Nicholls, Jack Gwilim, Rachel Roberts, Rosalind Atkinson, Jill Balcon, Ian Holm, and Alec McCowen in the cast.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Before becoming a successful producer he appeared in British crime b-movies in the 1960's, and in that time he resembled American icon James Cagney.

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