Michael Denison | |
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_front_cover.jpeg) With wife, Dulcie Gray | |
| Born | John Michael Terence Wellesley Denison 1 November 1915 Doncaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 22 July 1998 (aged 82) Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Resting place | Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1938–1996 |
| Spouse | |
John Michael Terence Wellesley Denison CBE (1 November 1915 – 22 July 1998) was an English actor. He often appeared with his wife, Dulcie Gray, with whom he featured in several films and more than 100 West End theatre productions.
After a conventional public school and university education he studied at a drama school and made his professional début in 1938. His career was interrupted by military service during the Second World War but by the end of the 1940s he re-established himself among leading actors of his generation, and remained so until his death in 1998.
He was primarily a stage actor, and appeared in a wide range of roles from Shakespeare to farce, modern drama, musicals, drawing-room comedy, and thrillers. He made some cinema films, particularly in the late 1940s and the 1950s, including My Brother Jonathan, The Glass Mountain, Angels One Five and the 1952 adaptation of the Oscar Wilde play The Importance of Being Earnest. He became known for his appearance in the title role of the long-running courtroom series Boyd QC which ran on British television from 1956 to 1964.