Kevin Colson was an Australian stage, film and television actor.
16 Facts About Kevin Colson
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Kevin Colson is known for playing Sir George Dillingham in the musical Aspects of Love, for which he received a Tony nomination, and Cliff in the original London production of Cabaret opposite Judi Dench.
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Kevin Colson left acting for 16 years from 1969, but returned to the stage in 1985.
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Kevin Colson began his career as a television announcer on a religious program on Sundays, and then became the Seven Network station compere and hosted Room for Two in 1959.
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Kevin Colson starred in French musical Irma La Douce with Judy Bruce from May 1961 as her young boyfriend.
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In 1965, Kevin Colson moved to London to train, but was immediately offered the part of Robert Browning in Robert and Elizabeth, which he performed for a year and a half at the Lyric Theatre.
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Kevin Colson then played Cliff Bradshaw to Judi Dench's Sally Bowles in the original London production of Cabaret at the Palace Theatre.
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In 1989, Kevin Colson starred in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Aspects of Love with Ann Crumb.
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Kevin Colson was originally the understudy for actor Roger Moore in the part of George Dillingham, but Moore had reservations over his own singing voice and pulled out a month before the opening.
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Kevin Colson was nominated for a Tony Award in June 1990 when the play reached Broadway.
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Kevin Colson played Joey Bishop in Rat Pack Confidential at the Whitehall Theatre in 2003, followed by The Woman in White with Roger Allam in 2003 and Murderous Instincts as the butler Adolfo at the Savoy Theatre in 2004.
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Kevin Colson has appeared in many productions at the Finborough Theatre in London, including The Destiny of Me, Allport's Revenge, Van Badham's The Gabriels.
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Kevin Colson came from Sydney, and his father and brother were taxi drivers.
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Kevin Colson was previously married, shortly after he took a break from acting in 1969.
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In 2003, Kevin Colson claimed that he was homeless after he sold his place in Australia and gave his house to his ex-wife.
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Kevin Colson had roles on the television series Man at the Top, Spytrap, First Among Equals, The Woman He Loved, Poor Little Rich Girl, Executive Stress, and Crossroads.