The History of Production of the Works of Harold Pinter
Paul Rogers (1917 - 2013)
Mr Paul Rogers (Male)
Nationality: English
Born: 22 March 1917
Died: 6 October 2013
Actor. Rogers made his professional stage debut in 1938 at the Scala Theatre in Tottenham Court Road, London, playing Charles Dickens in Bird's-Eye View of Valour. He made his West End debut as Jonathan Kail in Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1947), and on to appear in many West End and Broadway productions. Rogers spent his early career largely with the Old Vic company, first in Bristol and later in London, compiling a résumé of remarkable variety. In 1974 he joined the National Theatre at the Old Vic. He was a long-serving member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (joining in 1965), and few actors played as many major Shakespearean roles. Later he took the lead in modern works, notably TS Eliot’s last two plays, The Confidential Clerk and The Elder Statesman, Ronald Harwood's The Dresser and several of Harold Pinter's plays.
Training and Education
Drama school
Michael Chekhov Theatre Studio, Dartington Hall (Training & Education | Est. Unknown)
Other Names
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Productions
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Appears In
The Homecoming (Premiere: Aldwych) (1965)
Max (Age: 70, Male)
Performer
The Homecoming (The Music Box, NYC) (1967)
Max (Age: 70, Male)
Performer
The Homecoming (1973)
Max (Age: 70, Male)
Performer
A Kind of Alaska / Other Places (Stage Premiere: Cottesloe Theatre) (1982)
Hornby (Age: early sixties, Male)
Performer
Victoria Station / Other Places (Stage Premiere: Cottesloe Theatre) (1982)
Controller (Age: Not specified, Male)
Source: Harold Pinter: Plays 4 [2005], p. 192
Performer
Family Voices / Other Places (Cottesloe Theatre) (1982)
Voice 3 (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer
Victoria Station (1986)
Controller (Age: Not specified, Male)
Source: Harold Pinter: Plays 4 [2005], p. 192
Performer
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Linked Awards
Tony Award
1967
Won: Best Actor in a Play
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Sources
Wikipedia website
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Play#1960s
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Information about Roger's Best Actor award has been taken from the site's page 'Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play'.
Wikipedia website
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Rogers_(actor)
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Parts of the biography provided have been taken from the site's webpage for Rogers.
Guardian website
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/oct/14/paul-rogers
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Parts of the biography provided and the information about the dates of birth and death and training and education have been taken from Michael Billington's obituary for Rogers.
Simon Trowbridge's The Company
Simon Trowbridge, The Company: a Biographical Dictionary of the Royal Shakespeare Company, 3rd ed. (Oxford: Editions Albert Creed, 2013)
Biography
This source provides a comprehensive index and brief biographies for key actors, directors, designers and writers who have worked regularly with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Rogers's entry can be found on pp.403-404. An entry for Harold Pinter can be found on pp. 375-377.