Colin McCormack (1941 - 2004)

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Mr Colin McCormack (Male)

Nationality: British

Born: 2 December 1941

Died: 19 June 2004

Actor. A longstanding member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, McCormack appeared in over 50 productions with the company between 1967 and 2002, moving from smaller, unnamed parts to larger supporting roles including Macduff in Macbeth (1988), Kent in King Lear (1989), as well as a range of roles in contemporary plays by writers such as Howard Barker and Edward Bond. He also appeared in a number of regional and London theatre productions, including work at the Glasgow Citizens Theatre the Royal Court's the 1986 premiere of Jim Cartwright's seminal play, Road and Light Shining In Buckinghamshire with Joint Stock. He later worked as a tutor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Training and Education

Drama school

The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama   (Training & Education | Est. 1906)

62-64 Eton Ave, London NW3 3HY, England

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Appears In

The Homecoming (Citizens) (1969)

Joey (Age: mid twenties, Male)

Performer

Party Time (BAC) (2003)

Gavin (Age: fifties, Male)

Performer

One for the Road (BAC) (2003)

Nicolas (Age: forties, Male)

Performer

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Sources

The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/jul/09/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries

URL

Obituary by Kenneth Rea for The Guardian, 9/7/2004 [accessed 3 May 2018]

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. McCormack's entry can be found on pp. 297-299. An entry for Harold Pinter can be found on pp. 375-377.