Olaf Pooley(1914-2015)
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
He was born in Parkstone, Dorset, England. His father
was English and his mother was Danish. Olaf was a student of
architecture at the Architectural Association, London, and of painting
at the Chelsea School of Art. In Paris, he studied under the tutelage
of Marcel Grommaire, at the Acedemie Colorossi. He has exhibited in
Europe, including with the London Group and the Bloomsbury Gallery,
London; in Paris at the Gallerie d'Alsace, the Centre Culturel Saint
Severin, and L'Imagerie - and in Mallorca, at La Residencia and the
Galleria Ortez, Palma de Mallorca. Alongside his work as a painter, he
has been a working actor since his days in England. His first full time
employment was in the Design Department at Pinewood Film Studios in
England. He subsequently worked in Theatre Décor. He was a member of
the BBC Radio Drama Reparatory Company. He went onto working
successfully as an actor in London's West End Theatre and the various
alternative media.
Upon immigrating to the United States in 1986, Olaf continued his acting career while his second wife, Gabrielle Beaumont, pursued a very successful TV Director career. He had a reoccurring role as Professor Stahlman in the Doctor Who television series. He is one of only 25 actors to have speaking roles in both the "Star Trek" and the "Doctor Who" franchises. He still receives mail from fans around the world who follow the Dr. Who series and admire his work. He has written numerous screen plays and was a close friend of Sir Alec Guinness for many years.
Olaf Pooley's current studio location is at the Santa Monica Art Studios located at 3026 Airport Drive, Santa Monica, CA 90405. For more information about his paintings, email: inharmony@aol.com.
Upon immigrating to the United States in 1986, Olaf continued his acting career while his second wife, Gabrielle Beaumont, pursued a very successful TV Director career. He had a reoccurring role as Professor Stahlman in the Doctor Who television series. He is one of only 25 actors to have speaking roles in both the "Star Trek" and the "Doctor Who" franchises. He still receives mail from fans around the world who follow the Dr. Who series and admire his work. He has written numerous screen plays and was a close friend of Sir Alec Guinness for many years.
Olaf Pooley's current studio location is at the Santa Monica Art Studios located at 3026 Airport Drive, Santa Monica, CA 90405. For more information about his paintings, email: inharmony@aol.com.
