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Henry Woolf(1930-2021)

  • Actor
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Henry Woolf in Figures in a Landscape (1970)
Henry chose to help aspiring actors improve their craft, instead of continuing with his movie career. He was teaching acting at the University of Saskatchewan, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada until his death. He lived there with his wife Susan and his children. He rarely talked about his movie career, but every so often, would blurt out a story or two, always amusing his students. If he was pestered enough he would mention some of the big names he had worked with and his (sometimes colorful) opinions of them. Henry ran the Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan festival every year with great success. Henry was well known locally, although many are unaware of his numerous movie credits, perhaps the most famous of them being his role as a Transylvanian in the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) which is shown annually to fanatical crowds on Hallowe'en night.
BornJanuary 20, 1930
DiedNovember 11, 2021(91)
BornJanuary 20, 1930
DiedNovember 11, 2021(91)
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Known for

Richard Pryor and Christopher Reeve in Superman III (1983)
Superman III
5.0
  • Penguin Man
  • 1983
Tim Curry in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
7.4
  • A Transylvanian
  • 1975
Gorky Park (1983)
Gorky Park
6.7
  • Dr. Levin
  • 1983
Katharine Hepburn and Peter O'Toole in The Lion in Winter (1968)
The Lion in Winter
7.8
  • Strolling Player
  • 1968

Credits

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Actor



  • Red Serge
    • Josiah Spinks
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1986



  • Dancing Day (2018)
    Dancing Day
    7.4
    • Mr. Doudie
    • 2018
  • Arena (1975)
    Arena
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Various characters
    • 2010
  • Smallfilm (2007)
    Smallfilm
    Short
    • Otto
    • 2007
  • Michael Therriault in Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story (2006)
    Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Jack Corman
    • 2006
  • Of Note
    Short
    • The Boss
    • 2004
  • Seann Gallagher, Kenneth Welsh, and Chandra West in Revenge of the Land (1999)
    Revenge of the Land
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • 1999
  • Sylvan Lake Summer
    7.2
    • Bastini
    • 1990
  • Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1989)
    Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Dr. Cornelius
    • 1989
  • Beverly D'Angelo, Ally Sheedy, Michael Ontkean, Valerie Perrine, and Dick Shawn in Maid to Order (1987)
    Maid to Order
    5.6
    • Jailer
    • 1987
  • Jane (1982)
    Jane
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Sheik Bulbul Ben Catara
    • 1984
  • Gorky Park (1983)
    Gorky Park
    6.7
    • Dr. Levin
    • 1983
  • Richard Pryor and Christopher Reeve in Superman III (1983)
    Superman III
    5.0
    • Penguin Man
    • 1983
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
    The Hound of the Baskervilles
    4.5
    • Shopkeeper
    • 1978
  • Eric Idle, Ricky Fataar, John Halsey, and Neil Innes in The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)
    The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Arthur Sultan
    • 1978
  • Sykes (1972)
    Sykes
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Herbert Wetherspoon
    • 1978

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Henry Woolfe
  • Height
    • 5′ (1.52 m)
  • Born
    • January 20, 1930
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • November 11, 2021
    • Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada(following heart surgeries)
  • Spouse
    • Susan Williamson1965 - November 12, 2021 (his death, 4 children)
  • Other works
    He starred in Eugene O'Neill's play, "The Iceman Cometh," at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland with J.G. Devlin, Jan Grant, Oscar James, Leonard Maguire, James Cairncross, Ian Bannen, Niall Tobin, directed by Bill Bryden.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Childhood friend of writer Harold Pinter, who dedicated his play 'The Hothouse' to Woolf.

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