John Wood (English actor)

John Wood (born 1930) is an England actor. In his stage career, his name is associated with William Shakespeare (he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in the 1970s) and with Tom Stoppard (he won a Tony Award in 1976 for the role of Henry Carr in ''Travesties'', and was nominated for an Laurence Olivier Awards in 1997 for the role of Alfred Edward Housman - which he originated - in ''The Invention of Love''.) He has received two other Tony Award nominations; for the role of Sherlock Holmes in a revival of William Gillette's play, and for the role of Guildenstern in Stoppard's ''Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead''. He also has a wide-ranging cinema career, which includes significant roles in ''WarGames'' (1983), ''Ladyhawke'' (1985), ''Jumpin' Jack Flash (movie)'' (1986), and Ian McKellen's ''Richard III (1995 movie)'' (1995), among others. ==External link== * 1930 births English actors Cinema actors Stage actors Television actors

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