Geoffrey Horne (born August 22, 1933) is an American actor, director,
and acting coach at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. His
screen credits include The Bridge on the River Kwai, Bonjour
Tristesse, The Strange One, Two People, The Twilight Zone episode "The
Gift" in 1962, and as Wade Norton in "The Guests" episode of The Outer
Limits.Horne was born in Buenos Aires of American parents (his father
was a businessman in the oil trade). When he was five, he went to live
with his mother in Havana. Ten years later, he was sent to "a little
school in New England for troubled children," in his words. He
attended the University of California, where he decided to be an
actor.Horne moved to New York where he appeared in an off-Broadway
flop, then began to get regular work on television, including an
adaptation of Billy Budd. He also joined the Actor's Studio.In July
1956, Horne successfully auditioned for a small role in The Strange
One (1957), whose cast was composed entirely of Actors' Studio alumni.
The film was not a huge hit but was widely acclaimed; it marked the
film debut of Ben Gazzara and George Peppard.
and acting coach at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. His
screen credits include The Bridge on the River Kwai, Bonjour
Tristesse, The Strange One, Two People, The Twilight Zone episode "The
Gift" in 1962, and as Wade Norton in "The Guests" episode of The Outer
Limits.Horne was born in Buenos Aires of American parents (his father
was a businessman in the oil trade). When he was five, he went to live
with his mother in Havana. Ten years later, he was sent to "a little
school in New England for troubled children," in his words. He
attended the University of California, where he decided to be an
actor.Horne moved to New York where he appeared in an off-Broadway
flop, then began to get regular work on television, including an
adaptation of Billy Budd. He also joined the Actor's Studio.In July
1956, Horne successfully auditioned for a small role in The Strange
One (1957), whose cast was composed entirely of Actors' Studio alumni.
The film was not a huge hit but was widely acclaimed; it marked the
film debut of Ben Gazzara and George Peppard.
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