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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael Dennis Bryant (5 April 1928 – 25 April 2002) was a British stage and television actor. Bryant attended Battersea Grammar School and after service in the Merchant Navy and Army, he attended drama school and appeared in many productions on the London stage. He made his film debut in 1955. His greatest role was Mathieu in BBC2's 1970 adaptation of Jean-Paul Sartre's Roads to Freedom trilogy. His guest star appearance as Wing Commander Marsh, who feigns insanity in the 'Tweedledum' episode of the BBC drama series, Colditz (1972), is still widely remembered. Bryant was chosen by Orson Welles to play the lead role in The Deep, Welles's adaptation of the Charles Williams novel Dead Calm. The production frequently ran out of money, and following the death of actor Laurence Harvey in 1973, Welles stopped production and announced the movie - which...
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The Wednesday PlaySeries • 1964
BBC Play of the MonthSeries • 1965
ITV PlayhouseSeries • 1967
Screen TwoSeries • 1985
The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeries • 1955
PlayhouseSeries • 1974
Theatre 625Series • 1964
ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries • 1969
PerformanceSeries • 1991
The MillionaireSeries • 1955
The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokSeries • 1951
Telephone TimeSeries • 1956
ITV Play of the WeekSeries • 1955
Centre PlaySeries • 1973
A Ghost Story for ChristmasSeries • 1971
Reilly: Ace of SpiesSeries • 1983
GandhiMovie • 1982
Wives and DaughtersSeries • 1999
HamletMovie • 1996
A Night to RememberMovie • 1958
The Miracle MakerMovie • 2000
Nicholas and AlexandraMovie • 1971
Goodbye, Mr. ChipsMovie • 1969
The Deadly AffairMovie • 1967