Reply With QuoteThere's quite a few with hereditary titles - think there's a thread about this somewhere. John Standing, Bruce Seton and Jeremy Child come to mind while Christopher Guest (OK, he's a Yank) and Timothy Bentinck are hereditary peers.
Anyone know who the most upper class of British actors are ?
There's quite a few with hereditary titles - think there's a thread about this somewhere. John Standing, Bruce Seton and Jeremy Child come to mind while Christopher Guest (OK, he's a Yank) and Timothy Bentinck are hereditary peers.
Noel Coward comes to mind.
How do you define class?
Oliver Reed was descended from Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree - founder of RADA
name='GoggleboxUK']Noel Coward comes to mind.
He played posh but he was a lower-middle class boy from Clapham.
name='SirOllyBolly']How do you define class?
Oliver Reed was descended from Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree - founder of RADA
Good to see you back Sir Olly
name='CaptainWaggett']He played posh but he was a lower-middle class boy from Clapham.
That surprises me, thanks Capt.
Julian Fellowes - Ambrosine Phillpotts whatever their origins are to me the epitome of toffs.
Terry-Thomas is the obvious one that springs to mind to me.
Wellendcanons.
Don't forget that these people are actorsname='wellendcanons']Terry-Thomas is the obvious one that springs to mind to me.
Wellendcanons.
The image they portray might not be representative of their real background.
Terry-Thomas was born in Finchley, north London and worked as a clerk in a cold storage depot until he took up acting. He played the role of terry-Thomas off-stage as well as on.
Similarly, the greatest role that David Niven ever played was his performance as the character he created called David Niven
Steve
Yes, many actors who appeared posh were simply giving a performance. Peter Sellers wanted to be posh/upper class, like his friends Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon. His favorite voice was his upper class impersonation which many took to be his real voice, you can watch his Parkinson appearance from the 70s for an example of it. And I would agree David Niven gave a great performance throughout his life, on and off screen, as a typical upper class Englishman.
I have always thought that acting was a middle class occupation at the top of the British Class scale, with most actors being born into it, prior to the Film Industry. Wasn't acting frowned upon by the Upper Classes ? and considered one of the three places of refuge for homosexuals (The Theatre, The Navy or The Clergy) ?
Where do you live? The 1900s?name='billy bentley']I have always thought that acting was a middle class occupation at the top of the British Class scale, with most actors being born into it, prior to the Film Industry. Wasn't acting frowned upon by the Upper Classes ? and considered one of the three places of refuge for homosexuals (The Theatre, The Navy or The Clergy) ?
The British class system is nowhere near as rigid as many Americans seem to think. It's no more rigid than the American class system
Steve
Rachel Ward is the granddaughter of The 3rd Earl of Dudley & I think she is the
cousin of 60's actress Georgina Ward.
Sue Nicholls from Corrie is an Hon.
Peter Graves was otherwise known as the 8th Baron Graves.
helena bonham carter is hard to beat having H.H.Asquith as great grandfather,various barons,ian fleming and family ties to the de rotheschilds!
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name='jaycad']helena bonham carter is hard to beat having H.H.Asquith as great grandfather,various barons,ian fleming and family ties to the de rotheschilds!
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Or there's Sarah Churchill who had a fairly well-known dad.
name='CaptainWaggett']Or there's Sarah Churchill who had a fairly well-known dad.
good call! there's nothing more upper class than the family seat!
(good job she didn't inherit the family looks!)
Isn't Lalla Ward in fact the Hon. Sarah Ward or something like that (as well as Mrs. Dawkins)?
name='Gerald Lovell']Isn't Lalla Ward in fact the Hon. Sarah Ward or something like that (as well as Mrs. Dawkins)?
daughter of lord edward ward 7th viscount of bangor!
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