Frank Middlemass
| Frank Middlemass | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Francis George Middlemass 28 May 1919 Eaglescliffe, County Durham, England |
| Died | 8 September 2006 (aged 87) Northwood, London, England |
| Years active | 1957–2005 |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Middlemass Mary Elizabeth Hoggett |
Francis George "Frank" Middlemass (28 May 1919 – 8 September 2006) was an English actor, who even in his early career played older roles. He is best remembered for his television roles as Rocky Hardcastle in As Time Goes By, Algy Herries in To Serve Them All My Days and Dr. Alex Ferrenby in Heartbeat. Middlemass was also active in the Royal Shakespeare Company and was the fourth and final actor to play Dan Archer in The Archers.
Born to Thomas Middlemass and Mary Elizabeth Hoggett, Frank Middlemass was the youngest of four children after sisters Dorothy Mary (born 1907), Margery Elizabeth (born 1909) and Jean Theresa (born 1916). Grandfather Thomas is shown in 1891 census to have been born in Whitsome, Berwickshire around 1835.
Middlemass was born in Eaglescliffe, on the North Riding of Yorkshire-County Durham border, the son of a shipping company director. He was brought up in Newcastle upon Tyne, and educated in . He entered the army at the age of nineteen and was wounded in the Dunkirk retreat He left the army when he was thirty and was by then a Lieutenant Colonel.
Middlemass started his acting career in rep in Penzance, Cornwall and then went on to join the Old Vic Company. While with them he toured North and South America, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Lebanon, Russia, Poland and the Far East., and performed in Twelfth Night opposite Vivien Leigh. During the 1960s, he toured with Ian McKellen's Actors' Company and performed at the Nottingham Playhouse. He performed opposite Peter O'Toole in Waiting for Godot.
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