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Douglas Chamberlain | |
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| Born | Douglas Thomas Chamberlain November 21, 1933 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Ryerson Polytechnic Institute |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1957-2009 |
| Style | Musical theatre |
Douglas Thomas Chamberlain (born 21 November 1933) is a Canadian theatre actor. He is best known for his performances in operettas by Gilbert and Sullivan.
Early life[edit]
Chamberlain was born in 1933 in Toronto. He studied radio and television at the Ryerson Polytechnic Institute.[1]
Career[edit]
Chamberlain's first role was on the CBC television series In Person. Since then, he has played multiple roles on television in both Canada and the United Kingdom.[1]
His first role on stage was in a touring production of My Fair Lady in 1957. Chamberlain had been making preparations to quit acting and work in advertising when he got the role.[2] Most of his theatre roles came at various festivals in Canada. Starting in 1963, Chamberlain performed for fourteen seasons at the Charlottetown Festival. Productions included Anne of Green Gables and The Dumbbells. During the 1970s and 1980s, he achieved his greatest fame at the Stratford Festival in various productions of Gilbert and Sullivan works under director Brian Macdonald. These productions included the 1985 performance of The Pirates of Penzance, where he played the Major General.[1][3] Historian Martin Hunter described Chamberlain as one of the festival's "core players."[4]
Following this run of Gilbert and Sullivan roles, Chamberlain took a brief hiatus from acting due to health concerns.[2] During this period, he ran a bed and breakfast in Stratford, Ontario. In the 1990s, Chamberlain returned to acting. He continued performing at the Stratford Festival until 2004.[1] In 2009, Chamberlain suffered a stroke during a dress rehearsal of Camelot at the Huron Country Playhouse in Hamilton, Ontario.[5] He subsequently retired from acting.
Selected credits[edit]
Stratford Festival[edit]
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- Coriolanus, 1961 (Citizen)[6]
- Henry VIII, 1961 (Porter)[6]
- The Canvas Barricade, 1961 (Square Dance Caller)[7]
- The Gondoliers, 1962 (Gondolier)[8]
- Sauerkringle, 1969 (Hopeless)[9]
- The Two Gentlemen of Verona, 1975 (Duke of Milan)[10]
- The Comedy of Errors, 1975 (Solinus)[10]
- The Crucible, 1975 (Samuel Parris)[11]
- The Gondoliers, 1983 (Duchess of Plaza-Toro)[12]
- Iolanthe, 1984 (Tolloler)[13]
- The Pirates of Penzance, 1985 (General Stanley)[14]
- Richard III, 1988 (Bishop of Ely)[15]
- My Fair Lady, 1988 (Dr. Themistocles, Harry, Muffinman)[16]
- Titus Andronicus/The Comedy of Errors, 1989 (1st Tribune, 2nd Goth, Angelo)[17]
- A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1989 (Philostrate)[17]
- Kiss Me Kate, 1989 (1st Man)[18]
- As You Like It, 1990 (Le Beau, Sir Oliver Martext)[19]
- Guys and Dolls, 1990 (Arvide Abernathy)[20]
- Memoir, 1990 (Georges Pitou)[21]
- H.M.S. Pinafore, 1992 (Sir Joseph Porter)[22]
- Camelot, 1997 (Merlyn)[23]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Prosser, David (March 4, 2015). "Douglas Thomas Chamberlain". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ a b Crook, Barbara (November 29, 1989). "Veteran actor bounces back; Douglas Chamberlain ends his untimely 'retirement' with a vengeance". The Ottawa Citizen. pp. E6.
- ^ Shaw, Ted (January 31, 2003). "He's up to speed on Gilbert & Sullivan". The Windsor Star. pp. B4.
- ^ Hunter, Martin (2001). Romancing the Bard: Stratford at Fifty. Toronto: Dundurn Press. p. 283. ISBN 9781459720770. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Google Books.
- ^ Smith, Gary (July 15, 2009). "Curse of Camelot Continues at Drayton's Show". The Hamilton Spectator. pp. G15.
- ^ a b Somerset 1991, p. 24.
- ^ Somerset 1991, p. 26.
- ^ Raby, Peter (1968). The Stratford Scene, 1958-1968. Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Company. p. 252. OCLC 16271.
- ^ Somerset 1991, p. 78.
- ^ a b Somerset 1991, p. 115.
- ^ Somerset 1991, pp. 118–119.
- ^ Somerset 1991, p. 172.
- ^ Somerset 1991, p. 182.
- ^ Somerset 1991, p. 189.
- ^ Somerset 1991, p. 213.
- ^ Somerset 1991, pp. 215–216.
- ^ a b Somerset 1991, p. 221.
- ^ Somerset 1991, p. 223.
- ^ Somerset 1991, pp. 228–229.
- ^ Somerset 1991, p. 229.
- ^ Somerset 1991, p. 230.
- ^ Cushman, Robert (2002). Fifty Years at Stratford. Toronto: Madison Press Books. p. 117. ISBN 0771024738.
- ^ Cushman, Robert (2002). Fifty Years at Stratford. Toronto: Madison Press Books. p. 110. ISBN 0771024738.
- Somerset, J. Alan B. (1991). The Stratford Festival Story: A Catalogue-Index to the Stratford, Ontario, Festival 1953-1990. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0313278040.
Further reading[edit]
- Knowles, Richard Paul (1990). "Stratford's First Young Company". Theatre History in Canada. 11 (1): 3–28. doi:10.3138/tric.11.1.3.
External links[edit]
Category:Living people Category:1933 births Category:Canadian male stage actors Category:Canadian male musical theatre actors Category:Canadian male television actors Category:Male actors from Toronto