Douglas Campbell, CM (11 June 1922 â€" 6 October 2009) was a
Canadian-based stage actor. He was born in Glasgow,
Scotland.Campbell's interest in the theatre began at London's Old Vic
Theatre at age 17, where working as a stage hand he saw Tyrone
Guthrie's production of King John. He first performed in the 1941 Old
Vic touring productions of Medea and Jacob's Ladder.He was invited to
Canada in 1953 by Guthrie, who had just been appointed the first
artistic director of the fledgling Stratford Festival of Canada.
Campbell played Hastings in the opening production of Richard III in
1953, and King Oedipus in the stage and screen production of Oedipus
Rex in 1954. He appeared many times at Stratford in the fifty years
that followed, drawing great acclaim in the role of Othello in 1959,
and in many appearances as Falstaff.
Canadian-based stage actor. He was born in Glasgow,
Scotland.Campbell's interest in the theatre began at London's Old Vic
Theatre at age 17, where working as a stage hand he saw Tyrone
Guthrie's production of King John. He first performed in the 1941 Old
Vic touring productions of Medea and Jacob's Ladder.He was invited to
Canada in 1953 by Guthrie, who had just been appointed the first
artistic director of the fledgling Stratford Festival of Canada.
Campbell played Hastings in the opening production of Richard III in
1953, and King Oedipus in the stage and screen production of Oedipus
Rex in 1954. He appeared many times at Stratford in the fifty years
that followed, drawing great acclaim in the role of Othello in 1959,
and in many appearances as Falstaff.
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