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Long-faced, emaciated-looking character actor with a thin mustache and an impeccable English accent, Anthony Dawson was typecast in a variety of villainous roles in the 1950s and 1960s.
He was born Anthony Douglas Gillon Dawson in Edinburgh, Scotland, to Ida Violet (Kittel) and Eric Francis Dawson. His father was Scottish and his mother was of German and English descent. Dawson made his greatest impact in the Alfred Hitchcock classic Dial M for Murder (1954). He was excellent as Lesgate, seedy ex-Cambridge classmate of would-be wife murderer Wendice (Ray Milland). In the scene where Wendice blackmails him to commit the killing ("There were times I felt you belonged to me"), he is nervous and visibly torn between fear and avarice. Dawson gave similarly sinister performances in the thriller Midnight Lace (1960), where he menaced hapless Doris Day, and the Terence Fisher-directed Hammer horror The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) as Count Siniestro. In a film by Terence Young, the James Bond classic Dr. No (1962), Dawson played the geologist Prof. R.J.Dent, a henchman of the title character who attempts to assassinate the hero, then finds out to his cost what Bond's "license to kill" really means.
Dawson was also the first screen incarnation of Bond villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld (in From Russia with Love (1963) and Thunderball (1965)), though the viewer only sees his hands stroking a white cat and hears the voice of Austrian actor Eric Pohlmann. A highly capable, immediately recognizable actor, Dawson deserved better roles than came his way after the mid-1960s. He eventually ended up playing small parts in minor Italian films and European co-productions, but should not be confused with the Italian horror director Antonio Margheriti who sometimes used the pseudonym 'Anthomy M. Dawson'.
An interesting footnote to Dawson's career are his unpublished memoirs, "Rambling Recollections", in which he vividly recalls meeting Hitchcock after first arriving in Hollywood. This took place at a dinner party given by the director at Perino's Restaurant in Los Angeles. Also present were 'Dial M' co-stars Grace Kelly and English actor John Williams. Dawson later escorted Kelly to her residence at Chateau Marmont, an apartment bloc on Sunset Strip. Dawson then intimated that an affair took place, which, however lasted just until Ray Milland arrived on the scene.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Marjorie Kane was born on 28 April 1909 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Merrily We Live (1938), The Dentist (1932) and Up Popped the Ghost (1932). She died on 8 January 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Art Director
- Music Department
Zafar Iqbal was born on 25 September 1950 in Dacca, East Pakistan [now in Dhaka, Bangladesh]. He was an actor and art director, known for Shuktara (1988), Mastan (1975) and Noyoner Alo (1984). He died on 8 January 1992 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
John Winbolt was born on 14 December 1922 in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK. He was a cinematographer, known for Dr. No (1962), Thunderball (1965) and Goldfinger (1964). He died on 8 January 1992 in Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia.- Animation Department
- Writer
- Director
Manuel Moreno was born on 30 August 1908 in Mexico. He was a writer and director, known for Jolly Little Elves (1934), Tramping Tramps (1930) and Hot for Hollywood (1930). He died on 8 January 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Nicolas Schoeffer was born on 6 September 1912 in Kalocsa, Hungary. He was a director, known for Fer chaud (1957), Sculptures, projections, peintures (1956) and Mayola (1958). He died on 8 January 1992 in Paris, France.
- Additional Crew
- Music Department
- Writer
Tamás Blum was born on 19 June 1927 in Budapest, Hungary. He was a writer, known for Musical TV Theater (1970), Márta (1983) and Plusz egy fö (1966). He died on 8 January 1992 in Zürich, Switzerland.- Writer
- Additional Crew
Zoya Voskresenskaya was born on 28 April 1907 in Uzlovaya, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire [now Tula Oblast, Russia]. She was a writer, known for Serdtse materi (1966), Nadezhda (1973) and Vernost materi (1967). She died on 8 January 1992 in Moscow, Russia.