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Harold Reese(1916-1984)

  • Actor
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Harold Reese in The Chinese Detective (1981)
Harold Reese was born on 22 November 1916 in Hove, Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), Softly Softly (1966) and Armchair Thriller (1978). He was married to Joan Ireland. He died on 26 January 1984 in Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, London, England, UK.
BornNovember 22, 1916
DiedJanuary 26, 1984(67)
BornNovember 22, 1916
DiedJanuary 26, 1984(67)
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Known for

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
7.0
TV Series
  • Harry Becker
Softly Softly (1966)
Softly Softly
7.0
TV Series
  • Magistrate's Clerk
  • Sam
  • Man with Dog
Armchair Thriller (1978)
Armchair Thriller
7.3
TV Series
  • Clerk of the Court
  • Neighbour
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
Tales of the Unexpected
7.6
TV Series
  • Pathologist

Credits

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Actor

  • Strangers and Brothers (1984)
    Strangers and Brothers
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Usher
    • 1984
  • Juliet Bravo (1980)
    Juliet Bravo
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Clerk of Court
    • 1983
  • David Yip in The Chinese Detective (1981)
    The Chinese Detective
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Court Usher
    • 1982
  • Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
    Tales of the Unexpected
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Pathologist
    • 1982
  • Armchair Thriller (1978)
    Armchair Thriller
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Clerk of the Court
    • Neighbour
    • 1978–1981
  • Adolfo Celi, Oliver Cotton, and Anne-Louise Lambert in The Borgias (1981)
    The Borgias
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Rodrigo's surgeon
    • 1981
  • Something in Disguise (1981)
    Something in Disguise
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Waiter
    • 1981
  • Escape (1980)
    Escape
    TV Series
    • Delmas
    • 1980
  • Anna Calder-Marshall in Matilda's England (1979)
    Matilda's England
    TV Mini Series
    • Mr. Bowe
    • 1979
  • Much Ado About Nothing (1978)
    Much Ado About Nothing
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Sexton
    • 1978
  • The Duchess of Duke Street (1976)
    The Duchess of Duke Street
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Pickering
    • 1977
  • Play for Today (1970)
    Play for Today
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Synagogue Warden
    • 1976
  • The Water Margin (1973)
    The Water Margin
    8.1
    TV Series
    • (voice: English version)
    • 1974
  • Barry Foster in Van der Valk (1972)
    Van der Valk
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Caretaker
    • 1973
  • Alfred Burke in Public Eye (1965)
    Public Eye
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Porter
    • 1971

Personal details

  • Born
    • November 22, 1916
    • Hove, Sussex, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 26, 1984
    • Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, London, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Joan Ireland1941 - 1984 (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    27 June - Stage Play Red Sunday by Hubert Griffiths - playing The Czarevitch at the Arts Theatre London

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His wife Joan Ireland, born 5 April 1919, was a stage actress of the 1930s, 40s and 50s and ran a dance and drama school. She died on 16 August 2005 at Newhaven.

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