Nicholas Pennell

Known for

Acting

Born

November 19, 1938

Birthplace

Brixham, England, UK

Died

February 22, 1995 (aged 56)

Biography

Nicholas Pennell (19 November 1938 – 22 February 1995) was an English actor who appeared frequently on film and television in the 1960s and emigrated to Stratford, Ontario, Canada, where he became a stalwart of the Stratford Festival.

He was educated at Allhallows College, Lyme Regis, and trained at RADA. He then appeared in repertory theatre. On television he appeared in The Saint, The Flaxton Boys, The Forsyte Saga as Michael Mont and in six episodes of Doctor Who entitled Colony in Space.

Best known work

Doctor Who

1963

Battle of Britain

1969

The Saint

1962

Isadora

1968

David Copperfield

1969

Mr. Forbush and the Penguins

1971

BBC Play of the Month

1965

The Forsyte Saga

1967

Doctor Who: Colony in Space

1971

Only When I Larf

1968

Filmography

1996
Satie and Suzanne
as Erik Satie
1989
The Comedy of Errors
as Aegeon
1986
Twelfth Night
as Malvolio
1983
As You Like It
as Jaques
1971
Mr. Forbush and the Penguins
as Julien
1971
Doctor Who: Colony in Space
as Winton
1970
Poor Mother
as Graeme
1969
David Copperfield
as Thomas Traddles
1969
The Flaxton BoysTV
as Reverend Albermarle Dobson Partridge (13 episodes)
1969
Battle of Britain
as Simon
1969
The Main ChanceTV
as Jeremy Upjohn (1 episode)
1968
Isadora
as Bedford
1968
Only When I Larf
as Spencer
1967
The Forsyte SagaTV
as Michael Mont (14 episodes)
1966
The Devil's Eggshell
as Lieutenant Nicholl
1965
BBC Play of the MonthTV
as Lt. Nicholl (1 episode)
1965
A Tale of Two CitiesTV
as Charles Darnay (10 episodes)
1964
The Brothers KaramazovTV
as Alyosha Karamazov (6 episodes)
1964
A Choice of Coward: The Vortex
as Nicky Lancaster
1964
A Choice of CowardTV
as Nicky Lancaster (1 episode)
1964
Theatre 625TV
as Captain Lee (1 episode), as Edward Wannop (2 episodes), as Deschamps / Camille Desmoulins (1 episode), as David (1 episode)
1964
DetectiveTV
1963
Doctor WhoTV
as Winton (6 episodes)
1962
The SaintTV
as Intelligent Undergraduate (1 episode), as Officer Robbins (1 episode)
1962
Dr. Finlay's CasebookTV