1. George Alexander Coulouris was an English film and stage actor.
12 Facts About George Coulouris
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George Coulouris was perhaps best known for his collaborations with Orson Welles, most notably Citizen Kane.
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George Coulouris made his stage debut in 1926 with Henry V at the Old Vic.
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Welles invited George Coulouris to become a charter member of his Mercury Theatre, and in 1937 George Coulouris performed the role of Mark Antony in the company's debut production, Caesar, an innovative modern-dress production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
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George Coulouris performed as Robert de Baudricourt in Joan of Arc, starring Ingrid Bergman.
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George Coulouris was the first actor to star in the title role of the Bulldog Drummond radio program on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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George Coulouris had rare leading roles in the British horror movies The Man Without a Body and The Woman Eater.
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George Coulouris played in over 80 films, but radio roles were numerous, and his television roles included parts in Hancock's Half Hour, Danger Man and The Prisoner.
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George Coulouris appeared as Arbitan in the Doctor Who serial The Keys of Marinus.
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George Coulouris was married to Louise Franklin from 1930 until her death in 1976, and then to Elizabeth Donaldson from 1977 until his death in 1989.
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George Coulouris was the father of computer scientist George Coulouris and artist Mary Louise Coulouris.
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In Me and Orson Welles, Richard Linklater's period drama set in the days surrounding the premiere of the Mercury Theatre's production of Caesar, George Coulouris is portrayed by Ben Chaplin.