Lewis Casson

Lewis Casson

ActorDirector
Born
October 26, 1875
Died
May 16, 1969

Sir Lewis Casson was a British actor and theatrical director who was married to the legendary actress Dame Sybil Thorndike. He played a role in modernizing the British theatre, expanding it to embrace social critiques as well as new techniques, and was an advocate for a National Theatre. Lewis was…

Director

Saint Joan(1946)

Actor

NET Playhouse(1964)as Telyegin
Uncle Vanya(1963)as Telyegin
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre(1950)as Captain Elijah Cadman, Colonel Selby
ITV Play of the Week(1955)as Baron Lucius van Welden, Sir Patrick Cullen, The Archbishop of Canterbury
Shake Hands with the Devil(1959)as Judge

Self

This Is Your Life(1955)as Self
The Curtain Goes Up(1958)as Self
Meet(1957)as Self

Archive Footage

Van Kerslig tot Kollig(1982)as Self (1982)
Late Night Line-Up(1964)as Self

Credit Score: Lewis Casson

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Telyegin
Wed Nov 20 1963
#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1Uncle Vanya4.8819637.501213
2BBC Sunday-Night Theatre3.7519507.100217
3ITV Play of the Week2.5019556.600112
4Shake Hands with the Devil2.5019597.0001782
5Queen of Destiny2.5019406.100144
6South Riding2.5019386.700195
7Victoria the Great2.5019376.200310
8The Night Club Queen1.6319340.0000