Thane William Howard Hardcastle Christopher Bettany was an English actor and dancer.
12 Facts About Thane Bettany
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Thane Bettany was the father of film and theatre actor Paul Bettany.
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Thane Bettany was born in Sarawak, an independent state on the island of Borneo, which was then a British protectorate governed by the White Rajahs.
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Thane Bettany's godmother was the American memoirist Agnes Newton Keith, author of Three Came Home.
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Thane Bettany had become enamoured with ballet after seeing a performance as a child.
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Thane Bettany began dancing in musical theatre, but after an accident on stage when he broke his back he had to give up professional dance.
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Thane Bettany went to study mime in Paris with Charles Antonetti, who helped him manage his stammer.
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Thane Bettany returned to England and joined the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, which would later become the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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Thane Bettany moved on to Norway as the Artistic Director of the English Theatre Company there, inviting Kettle over as his stage manager.
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Thane Bettany continued to act, mainly in television; during this period he was cast in one of his most famous roles, as Tarak on Doctor Who.
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Thane Bettany lived in Fife, Scotland with his partner, Andy Little, continuing to work regularly as an actor, including performing with Dundee Rep until his death in November 2015.
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Thane Bettany was the father-in-law of actress Jennifer Connelly, who married his son Paul in 2003.