Life of Shakespeare poster

TV series · 1978

Life of Shakespeare

First aired 13 June 1978 Drama TMDB ↗

Biography of William Shakespeare.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Meg Wynn Owen
as Anne Shakespeare
38
Ian McShane
as Christopher Marlowe
35
Everyone else (19) ↓
Basil Dignam
as The Lord Chamberlain
72
André Morell
as Edward Alleyn
68
Ivor Roberts
as Dr. Moffett
52
George Malpas
as Master Squab
51
Derek Royle
as William Kempe
49
Moray Watson
as Nicholas
49
John Normington
as Alex Cooke
41
Julian Curry
as Sir Robert Cecil
40
Paul Freeman
as Dick Burbage
35
John McEnery
as Hamnet Sadler
34
Roger Lloyd Pack
as Jack Heminge
34
Veronica Clifford
as Mother Parker
33
Will Knightley
as Soldier
32
Tim Curry
as William Shakespeare
32
Nicholas Clay
as The Earl of Southampton
31
Darien Angadi
as Robert Armin
29
Ron Cook
as Jack Rice
29
Simon MacCorkindale
as Sir Thomas Walsingham
26
Shirley Cheriton
as Kate
22
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