Dyson Lovell

Dyson Lovell (28 August 1936 – 11 January 2024) was a British film producer and actor.[1] He produced amongst others, Franco Zeffirelli's Hamlet, starring Mel Gibson (1990), and Francis Ford Coppola's 1984 box-office flop The Cotton Club, starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane.[2] He has received four Emmy Award, and three Golden Globe nominations for his work as a producer in television.[3][4]

Lovell originally trained as an actor at RADA, and his early stage work included appearances at The Old Vic and small roles on Broadway.[5][6][7] He has played supporting roles in such films as Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet, in which he played Sampson.[8]

Lovell died from cancer on 11 January 2024, at the age of 87.[9][10]

Productions

References

  1. ^ "Dyson Lovell | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
  2. ^ "Dyson Lovell". BFI. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Dyson Lovell". Television Academy.
  4. ^ "Dyson Lovell". www.goldenglobes.com.
  5. ^ "Dyson Lovell — RADA". www.rada.ac.uk.
  6. ^ "Dyson Lovell | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  7. ^ "Dyson Lovell – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
  8. ^ "Romeo and Juliet (1968) - Franco Zeffirelli | Cast and Crew". AllMovie.
  9. ^ "Dyson Lovell obituary". The Times. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  10. ^ "In Memoriam actor, producer and casting director Dyson Lovell (1936–2024)".


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