Alan Webb Death
Alan passed away on June 22, 1982 at the age of 75 in Sussex, England, UK.
When did Alan Webb die?
June 22, 1982How old was Alan Webb when died?
75Where did Alan Webb die? What was the location of death?
Sussex, England, UK
Alan Webb Birthday and Date of Death
Alan Webb was born on July 2, 1906 and died on June 22, 1982. Alan was 75 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: July 2, 1906
Date of Death: June 22, 1982
Age at Death: 75
Alan Webb - Biography
Alan Webb was born on July 2, 1906 in York, England as Alan Norton Fletcher Webb. He was an actor, known for The Great Train Robbery (1979), Women in Love (1969) and The Taming of the Shrew (1967). He died on June 22, 1982 in Sussex, England.Trivia (8)He was offered the role of the first Doctor Who (1963) (played by William Hartnell).Was nominated for Broadway's 1968 Tony Award as Best Actor (Dramatic) for "I Never Sang for My Father."Father was Major Thomas Francis Albertoni Webb and mother Lili (nee Fletcher).Educated at Bramcote School, Scarborough, and RN Colleges Osborne and Dartmouth.Served in the Royal Navy.Veteran repertory actor whose early days were spent performing with the Lena Ashwell Players (1924-1926), J. B. Fagan's Oxford Players (1926-1928), The Croyden Repertory Company (1932-1933), and the Old Vic-Sadler's Wells Company (1934-1935).Enjoyed reading and gardening.Had originally been cast to play The Emperor in Return of the Jedi before falling ill, forcing him to drop-out.Alan Webb (2 July 1906 – 22 June 1982) was an English stage and film actor.Biography and careerEducated at Bramcote School, Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire and RN Colleges Osborne and Dartmouth. He served in the Royal Navy.Webb's early days were spent performing with the Lena Ashwell Players (1924–26), J.B. Fagan's Oxford Players (1926–28), the Croydon Repertory Company (1932–33) and the Old Vic-Sadler's Wells Company (1934–35). In 1936 he starred in Noël Coward's Tonight at 8:30 and directed Coward's Peace In Our Time in 1947. In 1960 he appeared in the role of "Dudard" in Eugène Ionesco's Rhinoceros, directed by Orson Welles and co-starring Laurence Olivier, at the Royal Court Theatre.He appeared in many plays on Broadway, starting with the aforementioned Tonight at 8:30 in 1936 through his final production, I Never Sang for My Father in 1968, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award, Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play.He made his film debut in Challenge to Lassie (1949), and went on to appear in such films as The Pumpkin Eater (1964), King Rat (1965); Chimes at Midnight (1965), The Taming of the Shrew (1967), Women in Love (1969), Entertaining Mr. Sloane (1970), The Canterbury Tales (1972) and The Duellists (1977).He appeared several times on the BBC Play of the Month, Hallmark Hall of Fame and Play for Today, as well as popular television series Z-Cars, The Protectors, and Public Eye. In 1963, he was offered the role of the First Doctor in the BBC's new science fiction series Doctor Who but declined. Webb was also cast as Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars Return of the Jedi but bowed out due to illness
