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Richard Kay(1937-1987)

  • Actor
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Richard Kay was born on 16 March 1937 in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Three Sisters (1970), The Count of Monte Cristo (1964) and The Wednesday Play (1964). He was married to Venetia Maxwell. He died on 2 July 1987 in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
BornMarch 16, 1937
DiedJuly 2, 1987(50)
BornMarch 16, 1937
DiedJuly 2, 1987(50)
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Known for

Three Sisters (1970)
Three Sisters
6.3
  • Fedotik
  • 1970
The Count of Monte Cristo (1964)
The Count of Monte Cristo
8.1
TV Series
  • Benedetto
The Wednesday Play (1964)
The Wednesday Play
7.3
TV Series
  • BBC Journalist
Wessex Tales (1973)
Wessex Tales
7.4
TV Mini Series
  • Humphrey Gould

Credits

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Actor

  • A Week by the Sea (1987)
    A Week by the Sea
    • Hotel Manager
    • 1987
  • To Have and to Hold (1986)
    To Have and to Hold
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Derek
    • 1986
  • Derek Martin and Nigel Planer in King & Castle (1986)
    King & Castle
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Lennie Teitelbaum
    • 1986
  • Ian McShane in Lovejoy (1986)
    Lovejoy
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Ronald Field
    • 1986
  • Kenneth Cranham in Shine on Harvey Moon (1982)
    Shine on Harvey Moon
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Drunk
    • 1985
  • Déjà Vu (1985)
    Déjà Vu
    4.8
    • William Tanner (1935)
    • 1985
  • John Thaw in Mitch (1984)
    Mitch
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Dr. Scoby
    • 1984
  • Juliet Bravo (1980)
    Juliet Bravo
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Dr. Colin Butler
    • 1983
  • Ian Richardson in Number 10 (1983)
    Number 10
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Sir Henry Hardinge
    • 1983
  • Play for Today (1970)
    Play for Today
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Tube Passenger
    • 1981
  • Trevor Eve in Shoestring (1979)
    Shoestring
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Clive
    • 1980
  • Flickers (1980)
    Flickers
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Fuller
    • 1980
  • John Fraser, Georgina Hale, and Joan Sims in Lady Killers (1980)
    Lady Killers
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Robert Churchill
    • 1980
  • Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
    Coronation Street
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Keith Salder
    • Keith Sadler
    • 1980
  • Megs Jenkins and John Mills in Young at Heart (1977)
    Young at Heart
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Vicar
    • 1980

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 16, 1937
    • Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, UK
  • Died
    • July 2, 1987
    • Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England, UK(road accident)
  • Spouse
    • Venetia Maxwell1964 - July 2, 1987 (his death, 3 children)
  • Children
    • Barnaby Kay
  • Other works
    He understudied for Barry Woolgar in Jean Racine's play, "The Relapse", in the Old Vic Company theatre production in London, England with John Nettles, Maureen O'Brien, Jonathan Coy, Simon Butteriss, Celia Foxe and Stephanie Cole in the cast. Michael Simpson was the director.

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  • Trivia
    Father of the actor Barnaby Kay, grandfather of Harry Kay and father-in-law of the actress Nicola Walker.

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