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Jonathan Newth (born 6 March 1939) is a British actor[1][2] who has appeared extensively in British television drama for over 50 years.
Jonathan Newth | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jonathan G. Newth 6 March 1939 |
| Alma mater | Central School of Speech and Drama |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) |
Joanna Brookes
(m. 1963, divorced)Gay Wilde (m. 1979) |
| Children | 6 |
Early life
editBrought up in Hadleigh, Newth worked on a farm (his father being a fruit farmer) for a while after leaving school. He worked as a student assistant stage manager at a theatre in Suffolk before training at the Central School of Speech and Drama. After doing two years national service as a Royal Marines Commando, he made his debut in Ipswich.
Career
editNewth's theatre work includes appearances with the RSC, in the West End and on Broadway.[7][8]
Newth's television credits include Emergency Ward 10, The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Ace of Wands, The Troubleshooters, Z-Cars, Callan, Van der Valk, The Brothers, Softly, Softly, Poldark, Doctor Who (Underworld), Notorious Woman, Secret Army (Barsacq), The Professionals, The Nightmare Man, The Day of the Triffids, Tenko (Colonel Clifford Jefferson), Triangle, Angels, Juliet Bravo, After Henry, The Return of Sherlock Holmes ("The Bruce-Partington Plans"), Boon, Bugs, The Bill, Agatha Christie's Poirot (Dumb Witness), Peak Practice, Heartbeat and Doctors.[9][1][10]
Personal life
editWhile at the Royal Central School of Drama, Newth met the actress Joanna Brookes. They married on 11 September 1963,[11] later having two children.[12] He later married another actress, Gay Wilde in 1979 and they have lived in Bradford-on-Avon with their four children since 1989.[7]
He suffers from tinnitus and is also partially deaf, becoming aware of this around the late 1980s. He believes it may have been caused by being close to a loud explosion during his national service, which could have had a delayed reaction.[13]
Partial filmography
edit- Carry On Spying (1964) - Guard (uncredited)
- Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) - Gentleman at Cockfight
- Yellow Dog (1973) - Tim
- Danger on Dartmoor (1980) - Mr. Chudleigh
- North Sea Hijack (1980) - Kirk
- Champions (1984) - Mr. Griffith Jones
- The Case of Marcel Duchamp (1984) - Darriand
- Incognito (1997) - Judge
- The Affair of the Necklace (2001) - Magistrate de Marce
References
edit- 1 2 "Jonathan Newth". BFI. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020.
- ↑ "Jonathan Newth | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ↑ "Jonathan Newth: East Anglia's man of many parts". Norwich Evening News. 18 April 1970. p. 4. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- ↑ "Jonathan is no-one's type". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 26 March 1976. p. NF 6. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- ↑ "Jonathan rattles down from space to the Horseshoe". Basingstoke and North Hampshire Gazette. 6 January 1978. p. 11. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- ↑ "Part recalls beginnings". Southern Daily Echo. 19 March 1998. p. 30. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 Morgan, Charley (26 September 2007). "Actor lands West End role". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ↑ "Jonathan Newth – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
- ↑ "Jonathan Newth". www.aveleyman.com.
- ↑ "Jonathan Newth | TV, Documentary and Other Appearances". AllMovie.
- ↑ "'Husband and wife' in play–now married". Lowestoft Journal. 13 September 1963. p. 3. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- ↑ "Jonathan's gay play". Sunday Mercury. 3 January 1988. p. 23. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- ↑ "Waiting to hear sound of silence". Southern Daily Echo. 1 April 1998. p. 14. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
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