Antony Holland

Antony Holland CM (28 March 1920 – 29 July 2015) was an English actor, playwright and theatre director who until his death in 2015 lived on Gabriola Island, British Columbia, Canada.[1][2]

Antony Holland

CM
Born(1920-03-28)28 March 1920
Tiverton, Devon, England
Died29 July 2015(2015-07-29) (aged 95)
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Occupationactor, playwright, director

History

Holland completed his drama training at the Labour Stage in London. Shortly after, he was called into His Majesty's Armed Forces as a signalman at the onset of the Second World War.[1] While training at the coastal town of South Shields, he put on a play in a local abandoned theatre. Holland continued to mount productions in his spare time throughout the course of the war. He was granted the officers' lounge for rehearsals and cast approximately 100 men in a wide variety of roles, including parts that required playing women. His plays continued through the North African Campaign, crossed the desert, and made it to Cairo where he would mount productions at the Khedivial Opera House.[1] So successful were his plays that the military requisitioned stage materials for more elaborate productions. Holland was transferred into military intelligence where he served out the remainder of the war.[1]

In 1946, Laurence Olivier founded the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School where Holland was vice principal for nearly a decade. Holland moved to Vancouver in 1957 and remained in British Columbia until his death in July 2015. In 1965, he founded a theatre arts program at the King Edward Campus of Vancouver Community College. The school relocated to Langara College and formally took on the name of Studio 58. Holland retired as artistic director in 1985, and returned to professional acting, directing and writing. Shortly after moving to Gabriola Island, he established a new theatre company at the Gabriola Theatre Centre.[1][3]

Select credits
Year Title Role Notes
1971McCabe & Mrs. MillerHollander
1982The Grey FoxJudge
1983The Best Christmas Pageant EverReverend Hopkins
1987HousekeepingMr. Wallace
1988BackfireJudge Hardin
1988The AccusedPlea Bargain Lawyer
1989CousinsWedding Priest
1989We're No AngelsDoctor
1989-1991Captain N: The Game MasterDoctor LightVoice, 33 episodes
1990Narrow MarginElderly Man
1990-1991The New Adventures of He-ManMaster SebrianVoice, 65 episodes
1991BingoCircus Vet
1991K2Priest
1992ImpoliteJimmy
1995Last of the DogmenDoc Carvey
2004Kingdom HospitalLenny Stillmach5 episodes
2005King LearKing LearStudio 58
2006Arts Club Theatre CompanyMorrieTuesday with Morrie
2008The Merchant of VeniceShylockStudio 58[4]
2009Battlestar GalacticaJulius Baltar1 episode

Honours

References
  1. "Antony Holland on acting". The Vancouver Province. 16 June 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
  2. "Local theatre legend Antony Holland dies at 95". The Straight. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  3. Bruce Mason (28 May 2007). "Holland nominated for Jessie Award for Best Lead Actor". The Gabriola Sounder. Archived from the original on 14 December 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
  4. "Studio 58/Langara College presents The Merchant of Venice". The Georgia Strait. November 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
  5. "Our 2009-2010 Third Street Theatre Series". Presentation House Theatre. 2009. Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
  6. "Antony Holland Presents Shakespeare". Eco Films. 2005. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
  7. "Archived News". Studio 58 at Langara College. 2009. Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
  8. "Order of Canada Appointments". 30 June 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
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