John Boswall
John Boswall (2 May 1920 – 6 June 2011) was a British actor known for playing Emmanuel Goldstein in 1984 and Wyvern in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. Boswall was born John Stuart on 2 May 1920 in Oxfordshire, England. Prior to his career as an actor, he attended the University of Oxford and served in Burma during World War II. Boswall's television appearances included Paul Temple (1971), Wessex Tales (1973), Lady Killer (1973), Edward the Seventh (1975), The Onedin Line (1976), Love in a Cold Climate (1980), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1982), Sapphire & Steel (1982), No Place Like Home (1986), EastEnders (1990, 2002), Selling Hitler (1991), Agatha Christie's Poirot (1991), Drop the Dead Donkey (1993), Lovejoy (1993), Poldark (1996), Doctors (2000), Rome (2005) and Terry Pratchett's Hogfather (2006). Stage appearances included Edward Bond's The Fool at the Royal Court Theatre (1975),[2] Sweeney Todd at the Little Theatre, Bristol (1978–79); Oh, What A Lovely War!, A Midsummer Night's Dream (1979–80), and Kiss Me, Kate (1980–81) at the Bristol Old Vic; Henry IV, Part I (1984–85) at the Theatre Royal, Bath; Doctor Faustus (1974), Cymbeline (1974) and Camille (1985–86) with the Royal Shakespeare Company;[3] and Moliere's Bourgeois gentilhomme (1992) at the Royal National Theatre. His films included Nineteen Eighty-Four as Emmanuel Goldstein (1984), Three Men and a Little Lady (1990), The Wind in the Willows (1996), The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999), Hotel Splendide (2000), Ladies in Lavender (2004), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) and Morris: A Life with Bells On (2009).
Known For
Credits
- 2009 · Morris: A Life with Bells On as Mr. Staveley
- 2006 · Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest as Wyvern
- 2006 · The Ten Commandments as Egyptian Priest
- 2004 · Ladies in Lavender as Very Old Man 2
- 2003 · The Statement as Father Léo
- 2001 · Ca$hino as Johnny Niagra
- 2000 · Hotel Splendide as Bellboy
- 1999 · The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc as Old Priest
- 1998 · Stiff Upper Lips as Don 2
- 1996 · The Wind in the Willows as The Elderly Gentleman
- 1996 · Poldark as Cary Warleggan
- 1992 · Virtual Murder as
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Judge
- 1990 · 3 Men and a Little Lady as Barrow
- 1989 · Sitting Targets as Caretaker
- 1989 · Agatha Christie's Poirot as Dr Belvedere
- 1987 · A Hazard of Hearts as Meadows
- 1987 · The Trial of Klaus Barbie as Dr. Reifmann
- 1986 · Lovejoy as Peter Horsham
- 1985 · EastEnders as Harry Osborne
- 1985 · EastEnders as Harry Osbourne
- 1985 · EastEnders as Harry
- 1984 · Nineteen Eighty-Four as Goldstein
- 1984 · Mitch as Eric James
- 1984 · Sakharov as
- 1982 · The Hound of the Baskervilles as Sir Charles Baskerville
- 1973 · Thriller as Old Man
- 1973 · Lady Killer as Old Man