Norman John Frank Rodway (7 February 1929 â€" 13 March 2001) was an
Irish actor.Rodway was born in Dublin to English parents, Frank and
Lillian (Moyles) Rodway. He studied at Trinity College Dublin, where
he was elected a Scholar in classics in 1948. He worked as an
accountant, teacher, and university lecturer before acting.He made his
stage debut in May 1953 at the Cork Opera House. There, he portrayed
General Mannion in The Seventh Step. He made his first appearance in
London in 1959, as The Messenger in Cock-A-Doodle Dandy. In 1962, he
portrayed the young James Joyce in Stephen D, based on Joyce's
writings. Rodway joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1966. His
theatrical parts included Bassov in Summerfolk, and the title roles in
Butley and Richard III.Although he was primarily a stage actor, he
also performed in radio, television and film productions. With his
expressive voice (described by Jack Adrian as "rich and dark and
thumpingly Celtic" ), he made many radio broadcasts for the BBC. Major
television roles included Cummings in Reilly, Ace of Spies, and
Charles Brett in The Bretts. He also appeared in series such as Miss
Marple, Rumpole of the Bailey and Inspector Morse. He acted with Orson
Welles in Chimes at Midnight (1965), I'll Never Forget What's'isname
(1967) and Patrick McGoohan in an episode of Danger Man; "The Man Who
Wouldn't Talk". He often acted as the villain, including Adolf Hitler
in The Empty Mirror (1999). He played the role of Apemantus in both
television and audiobook productions of Shakespeare's Timon of Athens.
Irish actor.Rodway was born in Dublin to English parents, Frank and
Lillian (Moyles) Rodway. He studied at Trinity College Dublin, where
he was elected a Scholar in classics in 1948. He worked as an
accountant, teacher, and university lecturer before acting.He made his
stage debut in May 1953 at the Cork Opera House. There, he portrayed
General Mannion in The Seventh Step. He made his first appearance in
London in 1959, as The Messenger in Cock-A-Doodle Dandy. In 1962, he
portrayed the young James Joyce in Stephen D, based on Joyce's
writings. Rodway joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1966. His
theatrical parts included Bassov in Summerfolk, and the title roles in
Butley and Richard III.Although he was primarily a stage actor, he
also performed in radio, television and film productions. With his
expressive voice (described by Jack Adrian as "rich and dark and
thumpingly Celtic" ), he made many radio broadcasts for the BBC. Major
television roles included Cummings in Reilly, Ace of Spies, and
Charles Brett in The Bretts. He also appeared in series such as Miss
Marple, Rumpole of the Bailey and Inspector Morse. He acted with Orson
Welles in Chimes at Midnight (1965), I'll Never Forget What's'isname
(1967) and Patrick McGoohan in an episode of Danger Man; "The Man Who
Wouldn't Talk". He often acted as the villain, including Adolf Hitler
in The Empty Mirror (1999). He played the role of Apemantus in both
television and audiobook productions of Shakespeare's Timon of Athens.
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