Jeremy Sinden

Infobox Actor


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birthname = Jeremy Mahony Sinden
birthdate = 14 June 1950
birthplace = London, England
deathdate = death date and age|1996|05|29|1950|06|14|df=y
deathplace = London, England
spouse = Delia Lindsay (1978 - death)
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Jeremy Sinden was an English actor.

Early Life

He was born into a theatrical family, both his parents were actors. His father is Sir Donald Sinden and his mother, Diana, Lady Sinden, née Mahony. He was educated at Edgeborough and Lancing College.

Theatre

He went to the Pitlochry Festival Theatre to train as an assistant stage manager and then spent two seasons in Stratford-upon-Avon with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1970-71 and appeared in pantomime and rep in Bournemouth, Farnham, Leatherhead and Windsor. He spent one season at the Chichester Festival Theatre. He then decided to enrol at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) where he spent three years and won the Forsyth Award. He made his West End stage acting debut in 1972 at the Cambridge Theatre in "Journey's End".

Films

He made his film debut in "Star Wars" (1977) and appeared in such films as "Chariots of Fire" (1981); "Madame Sousatzka" (1988); "The Object of Beauty" (1991) and "The Innocent" (1993).

TV

His work on television included appearances in "Danger UXB"; "Brideshead Revisited"; "The Far Pavilions"; "Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy"; "Middlemarch"; "The House of Windsor" and "As Time Goes By".

Personal

Jeremy Sinden was the husband of the actress Delia Lindsay from 1978 until his death from lung cancer in 1996. They had two daughters, Kezia and Harriet. He was also the brother of actor and West End producer Marc Sinden.

Trivia

Jeremy Sinden and his brother Marc Sinden were part of the 'La-La' chorus on "Hey Jude", recording and filming the song with The Beatles at Twickenham Film Studios on September 4, 1968. [The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions: The Official Story of the Abbey Road Years 1962-1970. Mark Lewisohn. ISBN-10: 0600612074]

External references

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