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For other people named Michael Cox, see Michael Cox (disambiguation).
Michael Graham Cox (6 January 1938 - 8 April 1995) was an English actor who voiced Boromir in the 1978 movie The Lord of the Rings, as well as voicing Boromir in the 1981 BBC radio series The Lord of the Rings. He also voiced Bigwig in the feature film Watership Down.
Michael had a minor role in Richard Attenborough's A Bridge Too Far and Cry Freedom. He appeared many times on stage and in television dramas such as Grange Hill, as kindly teacher Mr. Butterworth. He also starred with Derek Nimmo and Rosemary Leach in the TV sitcom Life Begins At Forty. Other BBC radio dramas produced and directed by Jane Morgan (a life-long, friend and colleague) included her Dickens series.
Michael is survived by his first wife Davina, a student from the Bristol Old Vic, and their son Dominic.
Filmography
- Women in Love
- The Optimists
- A Bridge Too Far
- Watership Down
- The Lord of the Rings
- The Little Drummer Girl
External links
Categories:- 1938 births
- 1995 deaths
- English film actors
- English television actors
- English voice actors
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