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Simon Callow

British actor

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Born: June 15, 1949
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-05-04
2.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in filmportal.deRetrieved 2017-10-09
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, June 13, 1949
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1.Stated in IMDbRetrieved 2019-06-26
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Birthplace: Streatham
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Occupation: actor
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, character actor
, stage actor
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Education: Queen's University Belfast
, The London Oratory School
, Drama Centre London
Languages spoken, written or signed: English
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
2.Stated in CONOR.SI
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · Read full article · Text CC BY-SA 4.0

Simon Phillip Hugh Callow CBE is an English actor. Known as a character actor on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades including an Olivier Award and Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for two BAFTA Awards. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his services to acting by Queen Elizabeth II in 1999.

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TThe Ballad of the Sad Café1991 · 1991 film by Simon Callow

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Awards: Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
honorary doctorate(April 30, 2010) conferred by: The Open University
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1.www5.open.ac.uk/students/ceremonies/sites/www.open.ac.uk.students.ceremonies/files/files/Honorary%20graduate%20cumulative%20list(7).xlsx
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Theatre World Award(2002)
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Given name: Simon
Website: simoncallow.com
Start of work period: 1973
Family name: Callow
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-07
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Related category: Category:Films directed by Simon Callow category contains: film directed by this person
Birth name: Simon Phillip Hugh Callow
Documentation files at: SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts subject named as: Callow, Simon
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1.Stated in performing-arts.chRetrieved 2022-08-29
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