One of the most Churchillian(to me) actors I have seen was Arthur Brough 1905-1978 who appeared as a regular as Mr. Grainger on the British comedy, Are You Being Served, for several years. I always liked his character and thought he looked and sounded like Churchill without even trying. His bald head, face, cheeks, scowl, and timbre made me think, "Never surrender." when I saw him. I did look but could not find any credits to him which indicated he ever played Churchill in his long career.
Charlie ________________________________ From: Grimsdyke <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 12:21 AM Subject: [ChurchillChat] Re: 'Churchill', narrated by Sir Ian McKellen Hello Pat :-)...to be honest, I haven't yet heard any actor with quite the timbre that Churchill had. In 'Into the Storm' I was impressed with Brendon Gleeson's portrayal of WSC. His out-thrust jaw, the pugnacity of his expression, the stoop that he affected - these were all very close to the original. I don't quite remember the voice, but from what I do remember, it certainly was better - to a huge degree, than the 'Churchill' voice on McKellen's documentary. On Wednesday, September 25, 2013 5:36:12 AM UTC+12, PatFinn1940 wrote: Hi, Grimsdyke-- > >I am definitely a great admirer of Churchill; I have been for as long as I can >remember. My earliest recollection of the great man is the documentary >series 'The Valiant Years', which I watched as a child. And I also remember >watching his funeral service on TV. > >Who do you think would have been a better reader of Churchill's words in this >particular documentary? I took it for granted that the person knew what he >was doing; as an American, I am not as well acquainted with 'Churchill >voice-imposters' as many British Churchillians might be. I'm just curious. >(And I am opening that question up to everyone here on the board, BTW.) > >And thanks for your kind words. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
