Paul Daneman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

37

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-10-29

Day of death

2001-04-28 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Paul Daneman

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paul Daneman (29 October 1925 - 28 April 2001) was an English film, television, theatre and voice actor. Paul Frederick Daneman was born in Islington, London. He attended the Haberdashers' Aske's School and Sir William Borlase's Grammar School in Marlow and studied stage design at Reading University where he joined the dramatic society. After training at RADA he joined Bristol Old Vic, Birmingham Rep and the Old Vic for four years. In August 1955 he created the role of Vladimir in Waiting For Godot, at the Arts Theatre in Westminster. His film credits include: Zulu and Oh! What a Lovely War. Daneman's TV credits include: The Adventures of Robin Hood, Persuasion (1960 series), Danger Man, Out of the Unknown, The Saint, Spy Trap, Blake's 7, The Professionals and Rumpole of the Bailey. The BBC's 1960 landmark production "||An Age of Kings]]," a fifteen part drama that combined Shakespeare's histories of the Kings of England and presented them in chronological order, featured Daneman as Richard III. Daneman played the husband of Wendy Craig in the original series of the popular BBC sitcom Not in Front of the Children before being replaced by Ronald Hines. He also played Bilbo Baggins in the 1968 BBC Radio dramatisation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. While recovering from a heart attack, he wrote the sitcom Affairs of the Heart. In 1995 Daneman published If I Only Had Wings, a novel inspired by his experiences in the Royal Air Force during World War II. Daneman died in 2001 and was buried at East Sheen Cemetery, South West London. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Daneman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

Known For

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • The Professionals

    The Professionals

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Rumpole of the Bailey

    Rumpole of the Bailey

  • Blake's 7

    Blake's 7

  • The Two Gentlemen of Verona

    The Two Gentlemen of Verona

  • The Fourth Square

    The Fourth Square

  • The Adventurer

    The Adventurer

  • How I Won the War

    How I Won the War

  • Zulu

    Zulu

  • An Age of Kings

    An Age of Kings

  • Journey to the Unknown

    Journey to the Unknown

  • Theban Plays: Antigone

    Theban Plays: Antigone

  • Locker Sixty-Nine

    Locker Sixty-Nine

  • G.B.H.

    G.B.H.

  • Roman Holiday

    Roman Holiday

  • Oh! What a Lovely War

    Oh! What a Lovely War

  • Clue of the New Pin

    Clue of the New Pin

  • Emma

    Emma

  • The Edgar Wallace Mysteries

    The Edgar Wallace Mysteries

  • The Edgar Wallace Mysteries

    The Edgar Wallace Mysteries

  • Not in Front of the Children

    Not in Front of the Children

  • Spy Trap

    Spy Trap

  • Jessie

    Jessie

  • Never A Cross Word

    Never A Cross Word

  • Our Mutual Friend

    Our Mutual Friend

  • Corrigan Blake

    Corrigan Blake

  • Tishoo

    Tishoo

  • Thatcher: The Final Days

    Thatcher: The Final Days

  • Persuasion

    Persuasion

  • Tears in the Rain

    Tears in the Rain

  • Time Without Pity

    Time Without Pity

  • Blore M.P.

    Blore M.P.

  • The Little Match Girl

    The Little Match Girl

  • Fun at St. Fanny's

    Fun at St. Fanny's

  • Peril for the Guy

    Peril for the Guy