Christopher T. Casson (20 March 1912 â€" 9 July 1996) was an
English-born actor who became a citizen of Ireland in 1946. His work
included stage, screen, radio and television roles. His portrayal of a
Church of Ireland canon in the long-running series The Riordans made
him known nationwide.He was born in Prestwich, Lancashire, the
youngest son of actors Sybil Thorndike and Lewis Casson. He made his
stage debut at age three in Julius Caesar at the Old Vic.After a brief
naval career he enrolled at the Central School of Dramatic Art at the
Royal Albert Hall. He began his professional career in 1930. He toured
Egypt, Palestine, Australia and New Zealand during the 1930s.In 1938
he joined the Hilton Edwards and Micheál Mac Liammóir company at the
Gate Theatre in Dublin. He married the Irish stage designer and artist
Kay O'Connell in 1941, with Mac Liammóir as his best man. They had
two daughters. He became a Roman Catholic in 1946. He worked with
Longford Productions until 1950, when he became a freelance actor.
English-born actor who became a citizen of Ireland in 1946. His work
included stage, screen, radio and television roles. His portrayal of a
Church of Ireland canon in the long-running series The Riordans made
him known nationwide.He was born in Prestwich, Lancashire, the
youngest son of actors Sybil Thorndike and Lewis Casson. He made his
stage debut at age three in Julius Caesar at the Old Vic.After a brief
naval career he enrolled at the Central School of Dramatic Art at the
Royal Albert Hall. He began his professional career in 1930. He toured
Egypt, Palestine, Australia and New Zealand during the 1930s.In 1938
he joined the Hilton Edwards and Micheál Mac Liammóir company at the
Gate Theatre in Dublin. He married the Irish stage designer and artist
Kay O'Connell in 1941, with Mac Liammóir as his best man. They had
two daughters. He became a Roman Catholic in 1946. He worked with
Longford Productions until 1950, when he became a freelance actor.
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