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Charles Dance

Charles Dance
Charles Dance
Born: Oct 10, 1946 in Reddich, Worcestershire, England, UK
Occupation: Actor, Writer, Director,
Active: '80s-2000s
Major Genres: Drama
Career Highlights: The Phantom of the Opera, White Mischief, Hilary and Jackie
First Major Screen Credit: Plenty (1985)
26 Videos for Charles Dance
The Contractor (2007) Hilary and Jackie (1998) Last Action Hero (1993)
Scoop (2006) In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1997) Alien ³ (1992)
Starter for 10 (2006) Rebecca (1997) Pascali's Island (1988)
Fingersmith (2005) Space Truckers (1997) Rikky and Pete (1988)
Swimming Pool (2003) The Blood Oranges (1997) White Mischief (1987)
Ali G Indahouse (2002) Michael Collins (1996) Plenty (1985)
Dark Blue World (2001) Undertow (1996) The Jewel in the Crown (1984)
Gosford Park (2001) The Surgeon (1995) For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Nicholas Nickleby (2000) China Moon (1994)
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Biography:

Tall, sandy-haired British actor Charles Dance trained for a career in graphic design at Plymouth College of Art and Leicester College of Art. Dance developed a taste for the theatre by listening to the reminiscences of two elderly actors who ran a pub in his Dover neighborhood. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company at the age of 29, and made his first film, the James Bond picture For Your Eyes Only, six years later.

Dance's widest professional exposure came in 1984 when he appeared in The Jewel in the Crown, a 14-part British TV production seen in the U.S. on Masterpiece Theatre. Charles Dance's best-remembered performances have been as D.W. Griffith in Good Morning Babylon (1987); the role of Meryl Streep's husband in Plenty (1985); the title part in the 1990 TV adaptation of Phantom of the Opera; and the displaced imaginary villain in Arnold Schwarzenegger's The Last Action Hero (1993).

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.