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The knights who say "to be or not to be"
This a comprehensive list of all professional actors who have been knighted within the film era 1888 to date.Some started out acting but changed to other careers for which they were recognized and some became actors after their more famous profession. Key S = STAGE F = FILM TV = TELEVISION
SIR AUGUSTUS HARRIS 1852 - 1896 S SIR HENRY IRVING 1838 - 1905 S SIR SQUIRE BANCROFT 1841 - 1936 S,F SIR CHARLES WYNDHAM 1837 - 1919 S,F SIR JOHN HARE 1844 - 1921 S,F SIR HUBERT VON HERKOMER 1849 - 1914 F SIR HERBERT BEERBOHM TREE 1852 - 1917 S,F SIR ARTHUR PINERO 1855 - 1934 S,F SIR GEORGE ALEXANDER 1858 - 1918 S,F SIR JOHNSTON FORBES ROBERTSON 1853 - 1937 S,F SIR RABINDRANATH TAGORE 1861 - 1941 S SIR FRANK BENSON 1858 - 1939 S,F SIR GUY STANDING 1873 - 1937 S,F SIR SYDNEY LAWFORD 1865 - 1953 F SIR JOHN MARTIN HARVEY 1863 - 1934 S,F SIR GERALD DU MAURIER 1873 - 1934 S,F SIR CHARLES HAWTREY 1858 - 1923 S,F SIR BARRY JACKSON 1879 - 1961 S,TV SIR NIGEL PLAYFAIR 1874 - 1934 S,F SIR BEN GREET 1857 - 1936 S,F SIR DERWENT HALL CAINE Bt 1891 - 1971 S,F SIR CEDRIC HARDWICKE 1893 - 1964 S,F,TV SIR HENRY LYTTON 1865 - 1936 S,F SIR SEYMOUR HICKS 1871 - 1949 S,F,TV SIR C AUBREY SMITH 1863 - 1948 S,F SIR LEWIS CASSON 1875 - 1969 S,F,TV SIR RALPH RICHARDSON 1902 - 1983 S,F,TV LORD OLIVIER OM CH Kt- LAURENCE OLIVIER 1907 - 1989 S,F,TV DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS JR KBE (hon) S,F,TV SIR CHARLES COCHRANE 1872 1951 S,TV SIR GODFREY TEARLE 1884 - 1953 S,F SIR CAROL REED 1906 - 1976 S,F,TV SIR COMPTON MACKENZIE 1883 - 1972 S,F SIR JOHN GIELGUD OM CH 1904 - 2000 S,F,TV SIR GEORGE ROBEY 1869 - 1954 S,F,TV SIR DONALD WOLFIT 1902 - 1968 S,F,TV SIR ALEC GUINNESS CH 1914 - 2000 S,F,TV SIR MICHAEL REDGRAVE 1908 - 1985 S,F,TV SIR TYRONE GUTHRIE 1900 - 1971 S,F,TV SIR FELIX AYLMER 1889 - 1979 S,F,TV SIR RUPERT HART - DAVIS 1907 - 1999 S SIR JOHN CLEMENTS 1910 - 1988 S,F,TV SIR ROBERT HELPMANN 1909 - 1986 S,F,TV LORD MILES Kt- BERNARD MILES 1907 - 1991 S,F,TV SIR SIDNEY POITIER 1927 S,F,TV SIR NOEL COWARD 1899 - 1973 S,F,TV SIR CECIL BEATON 1904 - 1980 S,F SIR CHARLES CHAPLIN 1889 - 1977 S,F, LORD ATTENBOROUGH -RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH 1923 S,F,TV SIR STANLEY BAKER 1928 - 1976 S,F,TV SIR JOHN MILLS 1908 2005 S,F,TV SIR RONALD MILLAR 1919 - 1998 S,F SIR HARRY SECOMBE 1921 - 2001 S,F,TV SIR MICHAEL HORDERN 1911 - 1995 S,F,TV RT.HON SIR ROBERT MULDOON CH 1921 - 1992 S,TV SIR ANTHONY QUAYLE 1913 - 1989 S,F,TV LORD RIX- BRIAN RIX Kt 1924 S,F,TV SIR REX HARRISON 1908 - 1990 S,F,TV RONALD REAGAN KB(hon) 1911 2004 S,F,TV SIR PETER USTINOV 1921 - 2004 S.F.TV SIR DIRK BOGARDE 1921 - 1999 S,F,TV SIR ANTHONY HOPKINS 1937 S,F,TV SIR DEREK JACOBI 1938 S,F,TV SIR ROBERT STEPHENS 1931 - 1995 S,F,TV SIR DONALD SINDEN 1923 S,F,TV SIR ALAN AYCKBOURN 1939 S PELE KBE (hon) 1940 F SIR MICHAEL GAMBON 1940 S,F,TV BOB HOPE KBE (hon) 1903 - 2003 S,F,TV SIR IAN HOLM 1931 S,F,TV SIR NIGEL HAWTHORNE 1929 - 2001 S,F,TV SIR IAN McKELLEN CH 1939 S,F,TV SIR SEAN CONNERY 1930 S,F,TV SIR NORMAN WISDOM 1915 S,F,TV SIR MICHAEL CAINE 1933 S,F,TV SPIKE MILLIGAN KBE(hon) 1918- 2002 S,F,TV SIR HENRY COOPER 1934 F,TV SIR ANTHONY SHER 1949 S,F,TV SIR BEN KINGSLEY 1943 S,F,TV SIR ALAN BATES 1934 - 2003 S,F,TV SIR ROGER MOORE 1927 S,F,TV SIR JONATHAN MILLER 1934 S,F,TV SIR DAVID HATCH 1939 - 2007 S,TV SIR DAVID JASON 1940 S,F,TV SIR SALMON RUSHDIE 1947 S,F PEER LORD ARCHER - JEFFREY ARCHER 1940 S,F,TV COMPANION OF HONOUR GORDON CRAIG CH 1872 - 1966 S,F HAROLD PINTER CH 1930 S,F,TV PAUL SCHOFIELD CH 1922 - 2008 S,F,TV In 2003 a document was released to the Times newspaper revealing those who had refused honours they included ROBERT MORLEY, ALASTAIR SIM, PAUL SCHOFIELD,ALAN BENNETT and ALBERT FINNEY all refusing knighthoods. In addition RICHARD BURTON and HAROLD PINTER have admitted to refusing knighthoods in interviews.I can find no proof that TREVOR HOWARD and DAVID BOWIE were offered knighthoods. list 2 has other members of the performing arts who have "acted" in film drama or tv drama / comedy SIR HENRY WOOD CH 1869 - 1944 F SIR THOMAS BEECHAM Bt CH 1879 - 1961 F SIR HARRY LAUDER 1870 - 1950 F IGNACY PADEREWSKI KBE(hon) 1860 -1941 F SIR HUGH ROBERTON 1874 - 1952 F SIR ADRIAN BOULT CH 1889 - 1983 F SIR MALCOLM SARGENT 1895 - 1967 F SIR WILLIAM WALTON 1902 1983 F.TV SIR FREDERICK ASHTON 1904 - 1988 F LORD MENUHIN OM KBE - YEHUDI MENUHIN F SIS KEITH FALKNER 1900 - 1994 F SIR GERAINT EVANS 1922 - 1992 TV EUGENE ORMANDY KBE(hon) 1899 - 1985 F ARTUR RUBINSTEIN KBE(hon) 1887 - 1982 F SIR ANTON DOLIN 1904 - 1983 F,TV BOB GELDOF KBE(hon) 1951 F,TV SIR HOWARD MORRISON 1935 F,TV LORD LLOYD WEBBER Kt ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER 1948 TV SIR MALCOLM ARNOLD 1921 - 2006 F SIR PETER WRIGHT 1926 F SIR CLIFF RICHARD 1940 F,TV SIR GEORGE MARTIN 1926 F ANDRE PREVIN KBE(hon) 1929 F,TV SIR ANTHONY DOWELL 1943 F,TV SIR PAUL McCARTNEY 1942 F,TV SIR ELTON JOHN 1947 F,TV SIR ROGER NORRINGTON 1934 F SIR THOMAS ALLEN 1944 F SIR JIMMY YOUNG 1921 F,TV PLACIDO DOMINGO KBE(hon) 1941 F,TV SIR MICK JAGGER 1943 F,TV SIR WILLARD WHITE 1946 TV SIR TOM JONES 1940 F,TV SIR JOHNNY DANKWORTH 1927 F SIR GEORGE SHEARING 1919 F BONO KBE(hon) 1960 F,TV Knighted members of the performing arts i can find no credits for are,PETER PEARS,JOHN TOMLINSON,DONALD McINTYRE,GEORGE HENSHEL,CHARLES SANTLEY,JAMES WILSON,KENNETH McMILLAN,JIMMY SHAND,EDWARD ELGAR,HARRISON BIRTWHISTLE,JOHN TAVERNER,BENJAMIN BRITTEN,RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT,COLIN DAVIS,ANTAL DORATI,JOHN BARBIROLLI,ALEXANDER GIBSON,EUGENE GOOSENS,CHARLES GROVES,CHARLES MACKERRAS,CLIFFORD CURZON,JAMES GALWAY,PETER MAXWELL DAVIES,BERNARD HAITINK,CHARLES HALLE,HAMILTON HARTY,BERNARD HEINZE,NEVILLE MARRINER,LANDON RONALD,DONALD TOVEY,GEORG SOLTI,JOHN PRITCHARD,MICHAEL TIPPETT,WILLIAM SOUTHGATE,SIMON RATTLE,ANDREW DAVIS,EDWARD DOWNES,JOHN GARDINER,DAVID WILLCOCKS,PHILIP LEDGER,FREDERICK BRIDGE,WALFORD DAVIES,DAVID LUMSDEN,RICHARD ARMSTRONG,GRANVILLE BANTOCK,ALFRED BRENDEL,MURRAY PERAHIA,IVOR ATKINS,ARTHUR BLISS,GEORGE DYSON,ANDREJ PANUFINK,CHARLES STANFORD,FRANCESCO TOSTI,REGINALD GOODALL,WILLIAM McKIEand ERNEST MACMILLAN List 3 covers broadcasters who have "acted" LORD BOOTHBY Kt ROBERT BOOTHBY 1900 - 1986 F ED MURROW KBE(hon) 1908 - 1965 F SIR JOHN BETJEMEN 1906 - 1984 F,TV SIR HUW WHELDON 1916 - 1986 TV SIR PETER HALL 1930 F ALASTAIR COOKE KBE(hon) F,TV SIR ERIC PEARCE 1905 - 1997 TV RT,HON SIR GEOFFREY JOHNSON SMITH F,TV SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH OM CH 1926 F,TV SIR CLEMENT FREUD 1924 F,TV MAGNUSS MAGNUSSON KBE(hon) 1929 - 2007 F,TV SIR JIMMY SAVILLE 1926 F,TV SIR ROBIN DAY 1923 - 2000 TV SIR DAVID FROST 1939 F,TV SIR LUDOVIC KENNEDY 1919 F,TV SIR TIM RICE 1944 F,TV SIR PETER O SULLEVAN 1918 F,TV RT.HON SIR JEREMY HANLEY 1945 F SIR ARTHUR C CLARKE 1917 - 2008 F,TV SIR TREVOR McDONALD 1939 F,TV SIR PATRICK MOORE 1923 TV SIR BOBBY ROBSON 1933 TV RT.HON SIR GERALD KAUFMAN 1930 TV SIR TERRY WOGAN 1938 TV SIR IAN BOTHAM 1955 F,TV SIR MICHAEL PARKINSON 1935 TV PEER LORD BRAGG - MELVIN BRAGG 1939 F PRIVY COUNCILLORS RT.HON MICHAEL FOOT 1913 F RT.HON MICHAEL PORTILLO 1953 TV List 4 is for honorary actors , non actors with 4 or more credits KING EDWARD VIII 1894 - 1972 F THE PRINCE OF WALES 1948 F,TV SIR ALFRED HITCHCOCK 1899 - 1980 F,TV SIR DAVID LEAN 1908 -1991 F SIR EDUARDO PAOLOZZI 1924 - 2005 F SIR RICHARD BRANSON 1950 F,TV SIR ALAN PARKER 1944 F Knighted non actors who have "acted" in films include KING GEORGE V,DUKE OF NORFOLK,MARQUESS OF CHOLMONDELEY,EARL HAIG,EARL JELLICOE,EARL OF SNOWDEN,VISCOUNT GREY,VISCOUNT WHITELAW,VISCOUNT YOUNGER,LORD HAILSHAM,JOHN MAJOR,HAROLD WILSON,MICHAEL HESELTINE,DAVID BOWES-LYON,CLEMENT KINLOCH - COOKEJOHN MORTIMER,JM BARRIE,RICHARD EYRE,KEN ADAM,DAVID PUTTNAM,BOBBY CHARLTON,MATT BUSBY,GARY SOBERS,EVERTON WEEKES,LEN HUTTON,ALEC BEDSER,SEBASTION COE,DON BRADMAN,CHARLES KINGSFORD - SMITH,ALAN COBHAM,STEVE REDGRAVE,ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE,ROBERT BADEN POWELL,HUGH WALPOLE,GRAHAM HILL,STIRLING MOSS,JACKIE STEWART,GORDON RICHARDS,FREDERICK TREVES,JOHN GORTON,CHARLES MENDL,DAVID BRAND,EDMUND FREMANTLE,THOMAS LIPTON,PEREGRINE WORSTHORNE,PATRICK ABERCROMBIE,GEOFFREY HOWE,JACK BRABHAM,RUDY GIULIANI,LECH WELESA,IAN HAMILTON,NORMAN HARTNELL.BERTRAM HAYES,TRAVERS HUMPHREYS,TERENCE CONRAN,ARNOLD WESKER,KINGSLEY AMIS,JOHN NOTT,FRANCIS COCKFIELD. PEERS -EARL LLOYD GEORGE,FRANCIS PYM,KENNETH BAKER REGINALD PAGET,TOM DRIBERG,TED WILLIS,CECIL PARKINSON,JOHN BIFFEN,KEITH JOSEPH,NORMAN TEBBIT,NORMAN FOWLER,JAMES PRIOR,NICHOLAS EDWARDS,and LEON BRITTAN BARONETS - GILBERT PARKER, WILLIAM BULL and DENIS THATCHER Those actors with hereditary titles are not listed above but they are PEERS -CHARLES BUTLER,PERCY VERNON,JAMES ERSKINE,ARTHUR WELLESLEY,WILLIAM VILLIERS,CHRISTOPHER GUEST,TIMOTHY BENTINCK,PETER GRAVES,MICHAEL GREENWOOD,ERIC PONSONBY,PETER MICHAEL,and HENRY PERCY. BARONETS - JEREMY CHILD,JOHN STANDING,BRUCE SETON,MICHAEL LINDSAY - HOGG,CAMPBELL COTTS,CHRISTOPHER RHODES,SIMEON STUART,TIMOTHY ACKROYD,GYLES ISHAM,GEORGE POWER,BASIL BARTLETT,JULIAN ROSE,RANDALL ROBERTS. Any thoughts,reminiscences,corrections additions ? |
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29-03-2008, 05:50 AM
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 Sir Henry Irving, the first actor to be knighted (1895) The Knighting of Actors “Birthday honors” fall as thickly as ever in England, though the day of their bestowal is no longer the anniversary of the sovereign’s birth. June 24 was chosen as a suitable day for general rejoicing in England, because King Edward was born in November, when the fogs are at their worst, and rejoicing of any sort is next to impossible. The custom of bestowing a knighthood on actors is now established. Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Sir Charles Wyndham and Sir John Hare will inevitably in the lists before long by George Alexander, Cyril Maude, Lewis Waller and Arthur Bourchier. A knighthood for Harry Lauder, we fear, is out of the question. He is a Scot. But he may console himself with the reflection that it was equally out of the question for Garrick, Kemble, Kean and Macready. They were good actors too, but Tree is a good actor, frequently, and a fairly versatile one, a man of the world, and a good fellow with a saving sense of humor. The custom of knighting the actors, which was begun with Irving, is not to be frowned upon, but knighthood counts for little in England nowadays, and the actors who have been knighted discard the empty honor in their professional work. So our actors need not envy, though they have no small titles to look forward to. With the dramatists the case is different. Sir Arthur Wing Pinero will hereafter be Sir Arthur even on the playbills. He is the second English playwright to catch a knighthood, the author of “Pinafore” and “Patience” being the first, as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was made a knight because he so bravely supported the Government with his facile pen during the Boer war. Sheridan died plain “Mr.,” but so did Congreve, while Shakespeare and Ben Johnson were plain Will and Ben. This may console Mr. Clyde Fitch and Mr. Augustus Thomas, especially when they consider their enormous royalties, which, in the case of Mr. Fitch, have made him the only rival of Mr. Carnegie as a victim of seekers for pecuniary aid. Excerpt from The New York Times, 26 June 1909 Cyril Maude, Lewis Waller and Arthur Bourchier were not knighted. George Alexander was knighted in 1911, and Harry Lauder was knighted in 1919
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29-03-2008, 10:14 AM
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Stanley Baker was never knighted - he accepted one but did not live long enough to receive the honour and therefore it is apocryphal. Many reference books make the mistake of 'knighting' him but it never happened and the title was not granted posthumously. His widow was granted the right to call herself Lady Baker however.
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29-03-2008, 10:24 AM
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29-03-2008, 10:58 AM
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29-03-2008, 11:49 AM
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So who is the poshest-ever Equity member? Timothy Bentinck is an Earl which I assume trumps Christopher Guest's baronage. Have there ever been any acting Dukes or Marquesses?
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29-03-2008, 12:44 PM
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29-03-2008, 12:59 PM
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Jeremy Child is a baronet too though that's below an Earl, I think. I know both Bentinck and Guest had brief periods in the House of Lords (or could have done if they'd wanted).
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29-03-2008, 01:18 PM
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According to the DNB he was knighted in hospital near Malagar a few weeks before his death (was Her Maj snatching a crafty weekend in Torremolinos?)
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Champion is HENRY PERCY 1953 - 1995 (the 11th DUKE of NORTHUMBERLAND) who appeared as Uncle Harry in LOST IN AFRICA ,also scheduled to act in a whole slate of films that were'nt produced because of his sad early death , next was a racing film called MON AMI MATE in which he was to play rhe leading man's buddy, a racing driver Last edited by philly; 29-03-2008 at 06:21 PM. |
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In addition to my above list's i can add
to list 4 honourary actors BILLY GRAHAM KBE (hon) 1918 F,TV STEVEN SPIELBERG KBE (hon) 1946 F,TV other non actors who have "acted" EARL MOUNTBATTEN,BILL GATES,J EDGAR HOOVER,FRANCO ZEFFERELLI Order of Merit NELSON MANDELA hereditary's the broadcasters PATRICK CAMPBELL and JOHN OAKSEY have both acted in films |
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