Jerome Willis

Jerome Willis
Willis as Edward Pengelley in Poirot (1990)
Born
Jerome Barry Willis

(1928-10-23)23 October 1928
Balham, London, England
Died11 January 2014(2014-01-11) (aged 85)
Wimbledon, London, England
Occupation(s)Actor, news reader, disc jockey
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Spouse
Dilys Elstone
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(m. 1952)​

Jerome Barry Willis (23 October 1928 – 11 January 2014) was a British stage and screen actor, with a strong reputation for Shakespearean roles in the theatre.[1][2][3]

Willis had a leading role in the ITV drama series The Sandbaggers as Matthew Peele.[4] He also appeared in Z-Cars as DCS Richards, Within These Walls as Charles Radley, and Doctor Who as corporate polluter Stevens in The Green Death.[5] He played Praetorian Guard commander Macro in the ITV Roman series The Caesars.[6] His other television appearances include the cult children's television series Freewheelers as the manic Professor Nero, and the science fiction police drama Space Precinct as Captain Podley.[7][8]

In 2002 Willis appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company, in Pericles at the Roundhouse in London.[9]

His film credits included Siege of the Saxons (1963), A Jolly Bad Fellow (1964), Khartoum (1966), The Magus (1968), Doomwatch (1972), Yellow Dog (1973), Winstanley (1975), Lifeforce (1985), God's Outlaw (1986), Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991), Incident at Victoria Falls (1992) and Orlando (1992).[2]

  1. ^ Farquar, Simon (1 March 2014). "Jerome Willis: Character actor and Shakespearian specialist who was equally at home as the dignified victim or devilish villian [sic]". The Independent. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Jerome Willis". Archived from the original on 25 April 2017.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference obit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Sandbaggers, The (1978-80) Credits". www.screenonline.org.uk.
  5. ^ "Jerome Willis". www.aveleyman.com.
  6. ^ "The Caesars: S". www.aveleyman.com.
  7. ^ "Jerome Willis – Obituaries". The Stage. 3 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Jerome Willis". TVGuide.com.
  9. ^ "Production of Pericles - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.