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Name: Simon Callow
Birthplace: London, England
Birthdate: June 13, 1949
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Silver
Height: 5'7"

Best Known as: Gareth in Four Weddings and a Funeral

From box-office assistant at the Old Vic to major character star of '80s and '90s cinema describes portly, jocular Callow's career trajectory. Born in London, he came to critical attention as Mozart in the National Theatre's Amadeus, but had only a small role in the film. Merchant Ivory gave him the eye-catching role of the Reverend Beebe in A Room with a View, and the openly gay Callow crowned a succession of richly enjoyable studies with that of Gareth in Four Weddings and a Funeral: his relationship with another man and his poignant funeral are among the hit film's highlights. He is wildly funny as the convener of a men's therapy group in Bedrooms and Hallways and as the dour Master of the Revels in Shakespeare in Love. He has also appeared in American films , directed a film, Ballad of the Sad Café, written biographies of Charles Laughton, Orson Welles and agent Peggy Ramsay, and a lively semi-autobiography, Being an Actor, 1984, and continued to work on stage, as actor and director. He was made a CBE in 1999.

Filmography:
Where Love Reigns (2005) (pre-production) Eugene Bleuler
Flushed Away (2006) (filming) (voice)
Rag Tale (2005) Fat Boy
Bob the Butler (2005) Mr. Butler
The Civilization of Maxwell Bright (2005) Mr. Wroth
Marple: The Body in the Library (2004) (TV) Colonel Terence Melchett
... aka Agatha Christie's Marple (UK)
The Phantom of the Opera (2004) Andre
"Shoebox Zoo" (2004) TV Series (voice) Wolfgang the Wolf
George and the Dragon (2004) King Edgar
"Angels in America" (2003) (mini) TV Series Prior Walter Ancestor #2
Bright Young Things (2003) King of Anatolia
Merci Docteur Rey (2002) Bob
Trial & Retribution V (2002) (TV) Rupert Halliday
Thunderpants (2002) Sir John Osgood
"Don't Eat the Neighbours" (2001) TV Series Fox & Bear
Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001) (voice) Ebenezer Scrooge
No Man's Land (2001) Soft
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairy Tale (2001) (TV) Charles Dickens
Deadly Appearances (2000) (TV) Rick Spencer
Animated Epics: Don Quixote (2000) (TV) (voice) Don Quixote de la Mancha
The Mystery of Charles Dickens (2000) (TV) Charles Dickens
Robert's Rescue (2000) (TV) Florestan/Eusebius
Trial & Retribution III (1999) (TV) Halliday
Around the World in 80 Days (1999) (V) Phileas Fogg
Junk (1999/I)
Shakespeare in Love (1998) Tilney, Master of the Revels
Trial & Retribution II (1998) (TV) Mr. Halliday
Bedrooms and Hallways (1998) Keith
The Scarlet Tunic (1998) Captain Fairfax
The Woman in White (1997) (TV) Count Fosco
James and the Giant Peach (1996) (voice) Grasshopper
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) Vincent Cadby
Passager clandestin, Le (1995) (TV) Major Owens
Jefferson in Paris (1995) Richard Cosway
England, My England (1995) Charles II
Victory (1995) Zangiacomo
Street Fighter (1994) A.N. Official
"Little Napoleons" (1994) (mini) TV Series Edward Feathers
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) Gareth (Wedding one)
Femme Fatale (1993/I) (TV) Vicar Ronnie
Howards End (1992) (uncredited) Music lecturer
Soft Top Hard Shoulder (1992) Eddie Cherdowski
The Trials of Oz (1991) (TV) John Mortimer
The Crucifer of Blood (1991) (TV) Inspector Lestrade
Bye Bye Columbus (1991) (TV) Friar Morcheno
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990) Dr. Alex Sauer
Postcards from the Edge (1990) Simon Asquith
Old Flames (1990) (TV) Nathanial Quass
Revolutionary Witness (1989) (TV) Franciscus Palloy (segment "The Patriot")
Manifesto (1988) Police Chief Hunt
... aka A Night of Love (video title)
Maurice (1987) Mr. Ducie
Cariani and the Courtesans (1987) (TV) Raimondi
"David Copperfield" (1986) (mini) TV Series Wilkins Micawber
"Dead Head" (1986) (mini) TV Series Hugo Silver
The Christmas Tree (1986) (TV) Jacob
The Madness Museum (1986) (TV)
A Room with a View (1985) In Florence - The Reverend Mr. Beebe
The Good Father (1985) Mark Varda
Honour, Profit & Pleasure (1985) (TV) George Frideric Handel
Amadeus (1984) Emanuel Schikaneder/Papageno
"Chance in a Million" (1984) TV Series Tom Chance

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