Simon Ward(1941-2012)
- Actor
The son of a car dealer, the British actor Simon Ward was born in
London, England, in 1941, and educated there at Alleyn's School, the
home of the National Youth Theatre, which he joined at age 13 and
stayed with for eight years. After attending the Royal Academy of
Dramatic Art, he worked in repertory in Northampton, Birmingham and
Oxford, and occasionally in London's West End. His big break in theater
came in 1967 when he played in
Joe Orton's "Loot" which led to a
number of small film and television roles. Perhaps his best work is his
portrayals of the lead characters in
Young Winston (1972) and
All Creatures Great and Small (1975).
