Michael Bradshaw
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18 April 1933 Plumstead, London, England, UK
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| Died | 13 December 2001 (aged 68) Newton, New Jersey, United States
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Michael Bradshaw (18 April 1933 – 13 December 2001) was an English actor.
Born in Plumstead, London, he grew up Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire to the north west of London. He trained as a printer for most of his teen years at John Dickinson Stationery Limited, except for two years mandatory service in the British armed forces ("national service") which he served in the Royal Air Force, stationed at RAF Ternhill near Market Drayton, Shropshire. During this time Bradshaw was working in non-professional theatre in his home town, having also been a talented boy soprano for his local church, St. John's, Boxmoor, even going on local tours.
Bradshaw left England for Canada in 1956 where he flourished in theatre working with the Players' Guild of Hamilton, Ontario and winning the Best Actor in the Dominion of Canada Award at the Dominion Drama Festival for his portrayal of Sir Thomas More in A Man for All Seasons. He also performed in the Shaw Festival during its early years, most notably in the 1966 production of "Misalliance" in which he played the pilot, Joey Percival.
He went on to the United States, first performing at area theatres in Buffalo, New York and then was cast in the first national touring company of Man of La Mancha with José Ferrer, which toured the U.S. for the better part of 1968. Bradshaw was on Broadway three times between the 1960s and 1970s including roles in Portrait of a Queen with Dame Dorothy Tutin and Barry England's Conduct Unbecoming as Major Lionel Roach for which he nominated for a Tony Award.
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