David King-Wood (1 films)

🎬 David King-Wood — Hollywood Legend

David King-Wood (12 September 1913 – 3 September 2003) was a British actor. He was born in Tehran, Iran (then Persia), the youngest of four children. His father was William King Wood (CIE, CBE), director of the Indo-European Telegraph Department, and his mother was Daisy Adcock, daughter of Sir Hugh Adcock (who was at one time the physician to the Shah of Persia). King-Wood studied at Oxford University and was president of OUDS (Oxford University Dramatic Society), appearing in the Radio Times in April 1936 when playing Richard II for the society. He made his professional debut the following year, in a touring production of Murder in the Cathedral, then appeared in the 1937 season at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. and in Measure for Measure and Richard III at the Old Vic. He also played repertory seasons at Birmingham, Oxford and Worthing. During the Second World War, he served in the Royal Air Force. He was fluent in five languages, including Japanese. Post-war, he resumed his career in April 1946, playing Iachimo in Cymbeline at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon.

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