Charles Keating (22 October 1941 – 8 August 2014) was anEnglish actor.

Keating was born on 22 October 1941 inLondon to Roman Catholic parents who had emigrated from Ireland, Charles James Keating and Margaret (née Shevlin) Keating.^[1][2]

Keating moved to the United States via Canada with his family as a teenager.^[3] He was working as a hairdresser inBuffalo, New York, when a customer suggested he try out for a local play,^[4] and he made his stage debut in 1959 with the Buffalo Studio Theatre.^[1]

Keating found steady work with theCleveland Play Houserepertory company and was on tour when he met his future wife, actress Mary Chobody. The two were married in 1964 while Keating was serving in theUnited States Army and directing plays for itsentertainment division atFort Sill inOklahoma.^[1] Keating later acted at theCharles Playhouse inBoston before eventually joining theGuthrie Theatre inMinneapolis.^[1] In 1971,Tyrone Guthrie asked him to move back to England and open theCrucible Theatre inSheffield.^[4]

Keating appeared with theRoyal Shakespeare Company atStratford-upon-Avon before turning to television (he was in the pilot episode of the long-running ITV seriesCrown Court in 1972), winning the roles of Ernest Simpson inEdward & Mrs. Simpson and Rex Mottram inITV'sBrideshead Revisited.^[1] In 1978 on the BBC Shakespeare series, he played the role of Rutland, Duke of Aumerle, inRichard II.

Keating is best known for his role as Carl Hutchins in the Americansoap operaAnother World from 1983 to 1985, and again from 1991 to 1998 with a final appearance in 1999. He also played Charles in the satirical miniseriesFresno in 1986, which parodied the prime-time soaps of the day such asDynasty andDallas.^{[citation needed]}

AfterAnother World ended its run, he returned to stage acting and Shakespeare in a two-person show with formerAnother World co-starVictoria Wyndham.^[5][6][7]

During 2001 and 2002, Keating played the part of James Richfield inPort Charles.

Between stints onAnother World, he played Dr. Damon Lazarre onAll My Children, and Niles Mason onAs the World Turns. He also had a role as a professor at a Caribbean medical school that catered to Americans in the short-livedABCsitcomGoing to Extremes as well as a guest role onSex and the City.^{[citation needed]}

In 1992, he appeared as Klingman inThe Bodyguard. In 1999, he appeared as Freidrich Golchan in “The Thomas Crown Affair”. In 2005, he played the role of Gian-Carlo inDeuce Bigalow: European Gigolo.^[8]

Broadway roles includeLoot byJoe Orton (1986), for which he was nominated for aTony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play,^{[citation needed]}The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (1968) andThe House of Atreus (1968), which comprised three classics:Agamemnon,Choephori, andEumenides.^[9] In 1999 and 2000, he played the role of Malvolio inGuthrie Theater's productions of"Twelfth Night" in both years.

In 2001, he played the role of Carney/Oscar Wilde in theLincoln Center performance ofA Man of No Importance. In 2004, he played Ebeneezer Scrooge in theGuthrie Theater production of"A Christmas Carol". In 2007, he played the role of Clement O'Donnell in theGuthrie Theater production ofBrian Friel'sThe Home Place.^[10]

At the23rd Daytime Emmy Awards, Keating won the 1996Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in the role of Carl Hutchins onAnother World.^{[citation needed]}

Keating died of lung cancer at the age of 72 on 8 August 2014 inWeston, Connecticut. He was survived by his wife, Mary, and the couple's two sons.^[11]

• Charles Keating atIMDb
• TV Interview with Charles Keating about his role in the Guthrie Theater's July–August 2000 production of The Twelfth Night (28:40).

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