Jack Klaff

Jack Klaff
Born August 6, 1951
Johannesburg, South Africa[1]
Occupation academic, actor, director, writer
Website Official website

Jack Klaff (born August 6, 1951) is an actor, writer, director and academic. Klaff has held four visiting professorships at Princeton University and was for four years Professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Starlab in Brussels.[2] He attended Bristol Old Vic Theatre School graduating in 1975.

He appeared briefly with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), and in the 1970s and 1980s in self-written solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe. Most of his theatre work since then has been in smaller "fringe" theatres in London and elsewhere.

One of his most notable roles was as James Bond movie henchman Apostis in the 1981 film For Your Eyes Only.[3]

In the 1980s he also appeared in the BBC Radio 4 comedy series Delve Special.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1977Star Wars Episode IV: A New HopeJohn D. (Red Four)
1981For Your Eyes OnlyApostis
1982The Hunchback of Notre DameOfficerTV Movie
1985King DavidJonathan
19901871Cluseret
1991Chernobyl: The Final WarningDr Pieter Claasen
1995GhostsTrevor1 episode
1998CadfaelLord Eudo Blount1 episode
2004HotetMcBready
2009Elemental StorageProfessor Phillip Hargrave

References

  1. Jaggs, Anthony (7 October 2013). "Actor Jack Klaff Performs at St Mary's". St Mary's University. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  2. "Jack Klaff". Intelligence Squared. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  3. "James Bond Multimedia: Jack Klaff (Apostis)". Retrieved 17 March 2013.


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