Tony Britton (born Anthony Edward Lowry Britton, 9 June 1924 in Birmingham), is a veteran English film and television actor. He is the father of presenter Fern Britton, scriptwriter Cherry Britton and actor Jasper Britton.
He attended Edgbaston Collegiate School, Birmingham and Thornbury Grammar School, Gloucestershire. During World War II he served in the Army and he also worked for an estate agents and in an aircraft factory. He joined an amateur dramatic Group in Weston-super-Mare and then turned professional, appearing at The Old Vic and with the Royal Shakespeare Company on stage.
He has appeared in numerous British films from the 1950s onwards, including such classics as Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) and The Day of the Jackal (1973). Britton won the Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Actor in 1975 for The Nearly Man.
From 1983 to 1990, he starred with Nigel Havers and Dinah Sheridan in the popular BBC sitcom, Don't Wait Up. His other sitcoms appearances include ...And Mother Makes Five and Robin's Nest.
Personal Life
Britton has married twice. First to Ruth Britton (nee Hawkins). They had two children, scriptwriter Cherry Britton and TV presenter Fern Britton. Cherry is married to TV childrens presenter Brian Cant, Fern is married to Phil Vickery (chef).
Britton's second wife is Danish Sculptor and member of the World War II Danish Resistance Eva Castle Britton (nee Skytte Birkfeldt). They have one son, actor Jasper Britton.
References
^ Broadcasting Press Guild official site, retrieved May 5, 2008
External links
Tony Britton at the Internet Movie Database
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