Norman Wooland
Norman Wooland was an English character actor who appeared in many major films, including several Shakespearean adaptations.
Wooland was born in Düsseldorf, Germany, to British parents. During the Second World War, he was a junior radio announcer, reporting the news for the BBC. His acting break came when he played Horatio in Laurence Olivier's Hamlet, and in which his "fine work" was noted by The New York Times. Then came Catesby in Olivier's film of Richard III, and Paris in Romeo and Juliet. He also had supporting roles in Quo Vadis, Ivanhoe, Background, The [Guns of Navarone (film)|The Guns of Navarone], Life for Ruth and International Velvet.
Cyril Norman Wooland married Evelyn T.P.M. Charpentier in 1932 and they had two daughters. He married Kathleen M. Smith in 1947.
Wooland kept a herd of cows, each of which was named after a Shakespearean character. He died in 1989, at the age of 79.
Filmography
The Five Pound Man as Lodge KeeperThis England as Escape as MinisterHamlet as The Royal Court of Denmark – Horatio, his friendLook Before You Love as Ashley MorehouseAll Over the Town as Nat HearnMadeleine as William MinnochThe Angel with the Trumpet as Prince RudolfQuo Vadis as NervaThe City of London as Commentator as King RichardThe Ringer as Inspector BlissBackground as Bill OgdenThe Master Plan as Col. Mark CleaverRomeo and Juliet as ParisRichard III as CatsebyJe plaide non coupable as PeltonMy Teenage Daughter as Hugh ManningNo Road Back as Insp. Harris The Flesh Is Weak as Inspector KingcombeThe Bandit of Zhobe as Maj. CrowleyThe Rough and the Smooth as David FraserNight Train for Inverness as Roy LewisAn Honourable Murder as Brutus SmithThe Guns of Navarone as Group CaptainBarabbas as RufioMasters of Venus as Dr. BallantyneLife for Ruth as Counsel for the CrownThe [Fall of the Roman Empire (film)|The Fall of the Roman Empire] as VirgilianusSaul e David as King SaulThe Projected Man as Dr. L. G. BlanchardThe Fighting Prince of Donegal as Sir John PerrottInternational Velvet as Team DoctorThe Mirror Crack'd as Medical Examiner