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Nigel Terry (1945 -2015) was an English stage and film actor probably best known for his portrayal of King Arthur in John Boormans 1981 film Excalibur, the future King John in 1968s A Lion In Winter, and for his work with legendary British auteur Derek Jarman, including the title role in his 1986 production of Caravaggio. ... ... ( read more! ) Dame Helen Mirren (mrn born Ilyena Lydia Vasilievna Mironov July 26, 1945) is an English actor. The recipient of numerous accolades, she is the only person to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting in both the United States and the United Kingdom. She received an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in ... ... ( read more! ) Nicholas Anthony Phillip Clay (18 September 1946 25 May 2000) was an English actor.Description above from the Wikipedia article Nicholas Clay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia ... ... ( read more! ) Cherie Lunghi (born 4 April 1952) is an English film, television and theatre actress. She is probably best known for her role as Guinevere in the 1981 film Excalibur, as football manageress Gabriella Benson in the 1990s television series The Manageress and for starring in a series of adverts for Kenco coffee. She also competed in the 2008 series of ... ... ( read more! ) ... Thomas Nicol Williamson was a British actor. He was once described by playwright John Osborne as "the greatest actor since Marlon Brando". He was also described by Samuel Beckett as "touched by genius" and viewed by many critics as "the Hamlet of his generation" during the late 1960s. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nicol Williamson, ... ... ( read more! ) .Robert Alastair Addie (10 February 1960 20 November 2003) was an English actor who was best known for playing Sir Guy of Gisbourne in the television series Robin of Sherwood.Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Addie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ... ... ( read more! ) Gabriel James Byrne(born 12 May 1950)is an Irish actor. He has received aGolden Globe Award and nominations for aGrammy Award, twoPrimetime Emmy Awardsand twoTony Awards. Byrne was awarded theIrish Film and Television AcademyLifetime Achievement Award in 2018 and was listed at number 17 onThe Irish Timeslist of Irelands greatest film actors in 2020 ... ... ( read more! ) Keith Buckley was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. He was an actor, known for Sky Bandits (1986), Excalibur (1981), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), The Eagle Has Landed (1976), The Search for the Nile (1971) and Wuthering Heights (1967). He also made numerous TV appearances. Keith died on December 1, 2020 from complications caused by COVID-19 ... ... ( read more! ) ... Liam Neeson (born 7 June 1952) is an Irish actor. He was born in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland and educated at Saint Patricks College, Ballymena Technical College and Queens University Belfast. He moved to Dublin after university to further his acting career, joining the renowned Abbey Theatre. In the early 1990s, he moved again to the ... ... ( read more! ) English actor, far left activist and a prominent member of the Workers Revolutionary Party, Corin Redgrave was part of the third generation of a theatrical dynasty spanning four generations, the only son and middle child of Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson, and brother of Vanessa and Lynn Redgrave. He was the father of Jemma Redgrave and was ma ... ... ( read more! ) ... An English film, television and stage actor. He has had a distinguished career in theatre and television for around half a century. He is most widely known for his television and film roles, as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and as Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men films. Stewart was born in Mirfield near Dewsbury in ... ... ( read more! ) Clive Swift was a British actor known to millions as Hyacinth Buckets hen-pecked husband Richard in BBC Ones 90s sitcom Keeping Up Appearances. Swift, who spent 10 years at the RSC before breaking into television, also acted in such series as Peak Practice, Born and Bred and The Old Guys. ... ... ( read more! )