Simon Ward

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Simon Ward

Born 19 October 1941 Died 20 July 2012, aged 70 Beckenham, Kent, England, UK TMDB ↗

Simon Anthony Fox Ward was an English stage and film actor. He was known chiefly for his performance as Winston Churchill in the 1972 film Young Winston. He played many other screen roles, including those of Sir Monty Everard in Judge John Deed and Bishop Gardiner in The Tudors.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
18age in their first credit on record (1960)
47years on screen and counting
5credits in 1975, their busiest year
62dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
No poster
Age: 53

Nightshade

1995
as Peter Brady
Wuthering Heights poster Age: 50

Wuthering Heights

1992
as Mr. Linton
Double X: The Name of the Game poster Age: 50

Double X: The Name of the Game

1992
as Edward Ross
Leave All Fair poster Age: 43

Leave All Fair

1985
as young John
The Corsican Brothers poster Age: 43

The Corsican Brothers

1985
as Duc Dechateau-Renaud
No poster
Age: 42

An Inspector Calls

1984
as Gerald Croft
Supergirl poster Age: 42

Supergirl

1984
as Zor-El
L'Étincelle poster Age: 42

L'Étincelle

1984
as Mike
The Monster Club poster Age: 39

The Monster Club

1981
as George, Angela's Boyfriend
The Rear Column poster Age: 38

The Rear Column

1980
as Ward
Dominique poster Age: 38

Dominique

1980
as Tony Calvert
La Sabina poster Age: 38

La Sabina

1979
as Philip
The Last Giraffe poster Age: 37

The Last Giraffe

1979
as Jock Leslie-Melville
Zulu Dawn poster Age: 37

Zulu Dawn

1979
as Lt. Vereker
The Four Feathers poster Age: 36

The Four Feathers

1978
as William Trench
Holocaust 2000 poster Age: 36

Holocaust 2000

1977
as Angel Caine
The Standard poster Age: 36

The Standard

1977
as Fähnrich Herbert Menis
Aces High poster Age: 34

Aces High

1976
as Lt. Crawford
Valley Forge poster Age: 34

Valley Forge

1975
as Maj. Andre
All Creatures Great and Small poster Age: 33

All Creatures Great and Small

1975
as James Herriot
Children of Rage poster Age: 33

Children of Rage

1975
as Yaacov
Deadly Strangers poster Age: 33

Deadly Strangers

1975
as Stephen Slade
The Breakthrough poster Age: 33

The Breakthrough

1975
as Saunders
The Four Musketeers poster Age: 33

The Four Musketeers

1974
as Duke of Buckingham
Dracula poster Age: 32

Dracula

1974
as Arthur
The Three Musketeers poster Age: 32

The Three Musketeers

1973
as Duke of Buckingham
Hitler: The Last Ten Days poster Age: 31

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

1973
as Hauptmann Hoffmann
William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare poster Age: 31

William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare

1973
as Various
Young Winston poster Age: 30

Young Winston

1972
as Winston Churchill
£60 Single, £100 Return poster Age: 29

£60 Single, £100 Return

1971
as Pete
Quest for Love poster Age: 29

Quest for Love

1971
as Jeremy
I Start Counting poster Age: 29

I Start Counting

1970
as Conductor
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed poster Age: 27

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

1969
as Dr. Karl Holst
if.... poster Age: 27

if....

1968
as Schoolboy (uncredited)
Spoiled poster Age: 26

Spoiled

1968
as Donald Clenham
Calf Love poster Age: 24

Calf Love

1966
as John
Bloomsday poster Age: 22

Bloomsday

1964
as Stephen Dedalus
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TV credits

Newest first
The Tudors poster Age: 65

The Tudors

2007
as Bishop Gardiner
The Tudors poster Age: 65

The Tudors

2007
as Bishop Stephen Gardiner
Judge John Deed poster Age: 60

Judge John Deed

2001
as Sir Monty Everard
Judge John Deed poster Age: 60

Judge John Deed

2001
as Sir Joseph Channing
Liberation poster Age: 52

Liberation

1994
as Winston Churchill
Heartbeat poster Age: 50

Heartbeat

1992
as Maxwell Hamilton
Around the World in 80 Days poster Age: 47

Around the World in 80 Days

1989
as Flannigan
A Taste for Death poster Age: 46

A Taste for Death

1988
as Stephen Lampart
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries poster Age: 45

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

1987
as Will Harvey
Lovejoy poster Age: 44

Lovejoy

1986
as Edward Brooksby
An Inspector Calls poster Age: 40

An Inspector Calls

1982
as Gerald Croft
No poster
Age: 39

Diamonds

1981
as Bernard de Haan
Playhouse poster Age: 32

Playhouse

1974
as Saunders
ABC Afterschool Special poster Age: 30

ABC Afterschool Special

1972
as Various Roles
No poster
Age: 30

No Exit

1972
as Mark Gray
The Roads to Freedom poster Age: 28

The Roads to Freedom

1970
as Philippe
No poster
Age: 28

The Black Tulip

1970
as Cornelius Van Bearle
The Misfit poster Age: 28

The Misfit

1970
as Ted Allenby-Johnson
No poster
Age: 23

The World of Wooster

1965
as Eustace
No poster
Age: 22

Thursday Theatre

1964
as Tom Cherry
The Wednesday Play poster Age: 22

The Wednesday Play

1964
as John Hardie
The Wednesday Play poster Age: 22

The Wednesday Play

1964
as Donald Clenham
Theatre 625 poster Age: 22

Theatre 625

1964
as Dick Jervis
No poster
Age: 21

Festival

1963
as Stephen Dedalus
An Age of Kings poster Age: 18

An Age of Kings

1960
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