Malcolm Keen | |
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 Publicity still:The Night of the Party (1934) | |
| Born | (1887-08-08)8 August 1887 Bristol, England |
| Died | 30 January 1970(1970-01-30) (aged 82) London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Children | Geoffrey Keen |
Malcolm Keen (8 August 1887 – 30 January 1970) (born Malcolm Knee; he later changed his surname to Keen) was an English actor of stage, film and television.[1][2] He was sometimes credited asMalcolm Keane.[3]
Born inBristol, he made his stage debut in 1902 and his first film in 1916.[1] Keen was an early collaborator with the directorAlfred Hitchcock, starring in his silent filmsThe Mountain Eagle,The Lodger andThe Manxman.[4] In April 1927, Keen appeared inPacking Up, a short film made in the DeForestPhonofilm sound-on-film process. The film also featuredMary Clare and was directed byMiles Mander.[5]
Keen was the father of actorGeoffrey Keen, and the two both played Iachimo inCymbeline oppositePeggy Ashcroft: Malcolm at theOld Vic in 1932, Geoffrey at theShakespeare Memorial Theatre in 1957.[6][7][8] Keen playedthe Caliph in a production ofJames Elroy Flecker'sHassan atHis Majesty's Theatre in London in 1923.[9] Incidental music for the play was byFrederick Delius, and the ballet in the House-of-the-Moving Walls was created byFokine.[10] Also in the cast,Henry Ainley as Hassan,Isabel Jeans as Yasmin.[11] He also played The Ghost of Hamlet's Father at the Old Vic's production of Hamlet in 1938-39 opposite Alec Guinness who played the title role.
Keen's U.S. theatre credits includeMan and Superman in 1947 at theAlvin Theatre inNew York,The Enchanted at theLyceum Theatre in New York in 1950,Romeo and Juliet at theBroadhurst Theatre in New York in 1951, andMuch Ado About Nothing at theLunt-Fontanne Theatre, also in New York.[12] Keen died on 30 January 1970, inLondon, England.
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