Commanders of the Order of the British Empire II

by Sylviastel | created - 9 months ago | updated - 1 month ago | Public

1. Peter Ackroyd

Writer | The Limehouse Golem

Peter Ackroyd was born on October 5, 1949 in London, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for The Limehouse Golem (2016), The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein and The Mystery of Charles Dickens (2000).

2. Ben Ainslie

Self | A Question of Sport

Ben Ainslie was born on February 5, 1977 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, UK. He has been married to Georgie Thompson since December 20, 2014. They have one child.

3. Richard Armstrong

Music_department | BBC Cardiff Singer of the World

Richard Armstrong was born on January 7, 1943 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK. He is known for BBC Cardiff Singer of the World (1983), Falstaff (1972) and Symphony for the Spire (1992).

4. John Armitt

Self | One O'Clock News

John Armitt was born on February 2, 1946 in Edmonton, Middlesex, England, UK.

5. Danny Abse

Writer | Ein komplizierter Mensch

Danny Abse was born on September 22, 1923 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. He was a writer, known for Ein komplizierter Mensch (1962), Muses with Milligan (1964) and The Light of Experience (1976). He was married to Joan Mercer. He died on September 28, 2014.

6. Simon Armitage

Writer | Last Words

Simon Armitage was born on May 26, 1963 in Marsden, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for Last Words (2017), Drinking for England (1998) and Songbirds (2007). He is married to Sue Roberts. They have one child.

7. Malcolm Arnold

Composer | The Bridge on the River Kwai

Born in Northampton on 21st October 1921, Malcolm Arnold studied composition with Gordon Jacob and trumpet with Ernest Hall at the Royal College of Music. In 1941 he joined the trumpet section of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, becoming principal by 1943. After two years of war service and one ...

8. Quentin Blake

Art_department | Jackanory

Quentin Blake was born on December 16, 1932 in Sidcup, Kent, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for Jackanory (1965), Revolting Rhymes (2016) and Clown (2020).

9. Michael Bentine

Writer | The Sandwich Man

When he appeared at the London Palladium in 1948 sporting an untidy black beard he brought the house down with a 5 minute act using an antique chair back which became a ships rudder , a harp, a flag, a comb and a cows udder, He was booked for the Royal Variety show and looked set for stardom but 5 ...

10. Humphrey Burton

Director | Aquarius

Author, broadcaster, director and producer. First Head of Music and Arts for BBC Television 1965-1967. Resumed the position again from 1975-1981 after an eight year absence in commercial television as a founder-member of London Weekend Television. For his work as a director, he has won four Emmy ...

11. Malcolm Bradbury

Writer | The Gravy Train

Malcolm Bradbury was born on September 7, 1932 in Sheffield, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Gravy Train (1990), Cold Comfort Farm (1995) and The Gravy Train Goes East (1991). He was married to Elizabeth Salt. He died on November 28, 2000 in Norwich, England, UK.

12. John Betjeman

Writer | But Seriously, It's Sheila Hancock

John Betjeman was born on August 28, 1906 in Hampstead, London, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for But Seriously, It's Sheila Hancock (1972), Londoners (1965) and That Was the Week That Was (1962). He was married to Penelope Chetwode. He died on May 19, 1984 in Trebetherick, Cornwall...

13. John Bayley

Writer | Iris

John Bayley was born on March 27, 1925 in Lahore, Punjab, British India. He was a writer, known for Iris (2001) and Take It or Leave It (1964). He was married to Audihild Villers and Iris Murdoch. He died on January 12, 2015 in Lanzarote, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain.

14. Cicely Berry

Stealing Beauty

Cicely Berry was born on May 17, 1926 in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Stealing Beauty (1996), The Last Emperor (1987) and Titus (1999). She was married to Harry Moore. She died on October 15, 2018 in Cornwall, England, UK.

15. Elizabeth Bowen

Writer | Shades of Darkness

Elizabeth Bowen was born on June 7, 1899 in Dublin, Ireland. She was a writer, known for Shades of Darkness (1983), Camera Three (1955) and Theatre 70 (1960). She was married to Alan Charles Cameron. She died on February 22, 1973 in London, England, UK.

16. Jeff Banks

Costume_department | Telstar: The Joe Meek Story

Jeff Banks was born on March 17, 1943 in Ebbw Vale, Gwent, Wales, UK. He is known for Telstar: The Joe Meek Story (2008), The Clothes Show (1986) and Children in Need (1992). He is married to Sue Mann. They have two children. He was previously married to Sandie Shaw.

17. Deborah Bull

Actress | The Prince of the Pagodas

Deborah Bull was born on March 22, 1963 in Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Prince of the Pagodas (1990), Steptext (1997) and 'Still Life' at the Penguin Cafe (1991).

18. Janet Baker

Soundtrack | Morgan

Janet Baker was born on August 21, 1933 in York, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Morgan (2016), Byzantium (2012) and Happiness (1998).

19. Celia Birtwell

Self | A Bigger Splash

Celia Birtwell was born in 1941 in Salford, Lancashire, England, UK. She was previously married to Ossie Clark.

20. Peter Blake

Actor | For the Sake of Appearance

Peter Blake was born on June 25, 1932 in Dartford, Kent, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for For the Sake of Appearance (1973), Battle of Britain (2000) and Eric Clapton: 24 Nights (1991). He was previously married to Jann Haworth.

21. Lennox Berkeley

Soundtrack | This Beautiful Fantastic

Lennox Berkeley was born on May 12, 1903 in Boars Hill, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK. He was a composer, known for This Beautiful Fantastic (2016), Hotel Reserve (1944) and Affairs of a Rogue (1948). He died on December 26, 1989 in London, England, UK.

22. Pat Barker

Writer | Stanley & Iris

Pat Barker was born on May 8, 1943 in Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK. She is a writer, known for Stanley & Iris (1990), Behind the Lines (1997) and Bookmark (1983). She was previously married to David Barker.

23. George Benjamin

Composer | Forty Minutes

George Benjamin was born on January 31, 1960 in London, England, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for Forty Minutes (1981), Written on Skin (2014) and Towards Antara (1987).

24. David Butler

Self | UK General Election

David Butler was born on October 17, 1924. He was married to Marilyn Butler. He died on November 8, 2022.

25. Correlli Barnett

Writer | The Great War

Correlli Barnett was born on June 28, 1927 in Norbury, Surrey, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Great War (1964), Bird's-Eye View (1969) and Isoroku Yamamoto Grand Admiral, Imperial Japanese Navy (1970). He was married to Ruth Murby. He died on July 10, 2022 in the UK.

26. Joan Bakewell

Actress | Iris

Joan Bakewell was born on April 16, 1933 in Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK. She is a writer and actress, known for Iris (2001), The Touchables (1968) and Screen One (1985). She was previously married to Jack Emery and Michael Bakewell.

27. A.S. Byatt

Writer | Three Thousand Years of Longing

A.S. Byatt was born on August 24, 1936 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022), Possession (2002) and Angels and Insects (1995). She was married to Peter John Duffy and Ian Charles Rayner Byatt. She died on November 16, 2023 in ...

28. Hugh Bean

Soundtrack | Berberian Sound Studio

Hugh Bean was born on September 22, 1929 in Beckenham, Kent, England, UK. He is known for Berberian Sound Studio (2012), No Distance Left to Run (2010) and Gala Performance (1963). He was married to Mary Dorothy Harrow. He died on December 26, 2003 in Beckenham, Kent, England, UK.

29. John Brabourne

Producer | Romeo and Juliet

A director of Thames Television, Euston Films and Thorn EMI, John Brabourne's entrepreneurial skills were crucial to creating some major successes in the British cinema. In the sixties he produced two celebrated Shakespeare adaptations, the film of Othello (1965) starring Laurence Olivier and ...

30. Shami Chakrabarti

Self | UK General Election

Shami Chakrabarti was born on June 16, 1969 in London, England, UK.

31. Leslie Crowther

Actor | My Good Woman

Born in Nottingham to a mother who was one of the first women stage directors in Britain and a father who was a revue actor. He later moved to London to study at the Royal Academy of Music then went to drama school during which time he appeared in many school broadcasts for the BBC. After winning ...

32. Joe Calzaghe

Actor | Solitary

Joe Calzaghe was born on February 23, 1972 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Solitary (2015), Undisputed (2023) and Fish Finger Sandwich (2017). He was previously married to Mandy M. Davies.

33. Whina Cooper

Self | Te Matakite o Aotearoa: The Maori Land March

Whina Cooper was born on December 9, 1895 in Te Karaka, New Zealand. She was married to William Cooper and Richard Gilbert. She died on March 26, 1994 in Hokianga, New Zealand.

34. Bill Cotton

Producer | Play Your Hunch

Bill Cotton was born on April 23, 1928 in Paddington, London, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for Play Your Hunch (1961), Searching (1995) and Billy Cotton Band Show (1956). He was married to Kathryn (Kate) Mary Burgess, Ann Corfield Henderson and Bernardine (Boo) Maud Sinclair. ...

35. Sarah Connolly

Soundtrack | Children of Men

Sarah Connolly was born on June 13, 1963 in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Children of Men (2006), Julius Caesar (2006) and The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006).

36. Rosemary Conley

Self | Heaven Knows

Rosemary Conley was born on December 19, 1946 in Leicestershire, England, UK. She has been married to Mike Rimmington since 1986. She was previously married to Phil Conley.

37. Lesley Collier

Actress | The Tales of Beatrix Potter

Lesley Collier was born on March 13, 1947 in Orpington, Kent, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Tales of Beatrix Potter (1971), The Nutcracker (1985) and The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976).

38. Hector Crawford

Producer | Fortress

Hector Crawford was born on August 14, 1913 in Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was a producer and director, known for Fortress (1985), Cop Shop (1977) and Homicide (1964). He was married to Glenda Raymond and Edna Marie Stock. He died on March 11, 1991 in Kew, Victoria, Australia.

39. Imogen Cooper

Soundtrack | The White Countess

Imogen Cooper was born on August 28, 1949. She is known for The White Countess (2005), My Life So Far (1999) and The Captive (2000).

40. Peter Cheeseman

Producer | Jock on the Go

Peter Cheeseman was born on January 27, 1932 in Cowplain, Hampshire, England, UK. He was a producer, known for Jock on the Go (1967), Second City Firsts (1973) and Armchair Theatre (1956). He was married to Romy Saunders and Joyce Holliday. He died on April 27, 2010 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire...

41. David Chipperfield

Self | David Chipperfield: Form Matters

David Chipperfield was born on December 18, 1953 in London, England, UK.

42. Joan Cross

Actress | The Beggar's Opera

Joan Cross was born on September 7, 1900 in London, England, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for The Beggar's Opera (1953), The Case of 'The Smiling Widow' (1957) and Falstaff (1972). She died on December 12, 1993 in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England, UK.

43. John Dankworth

Music_department | Fathom

Attended the Royal Academy of Music beginning at the age of 17. His first American professional appearance occurred at the Newport Jazz Festival on July 3, 1959. He founded the London Symphony Orchestra's Pops Program and served as the orchestra's Pops Musical Director.

44. Margaret Drabble

Writer | A Touch of Love

Margaret Drabble was born on June 5, 1939 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK. She is a writer, known for A Touch of Love (1969), Isadora (1968) and It's a Woman's World (1964). She has been married to Michael Holroyd since 1982. She was previously married to Clive Swift.

45. Anthony Dowell

Actor | Romeo and Juliet

Anthony Dowell was born on February 16, 1943 in London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Romeo and Juliet (1966), Great Performances (1971) and Valentino (1977).

46. Richard Dimbleby

Actor | Libel

Richard Dimbleby was born on May 25, 1913 in Richmond, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor and producer, known for Libel (1959), This Is the BBC (1959) and School for Sinners (1965). He died on December 22, 1965 in London, England, UK.

47. Peter Maxwell Davies

Music_department | The Boy Friend

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies is one of the leading composers of his generation. After early study at Manchester University, he pursued additional compositional study with Goffredo Petrassi in Rome and as a Harkness Fellow at Princeton University under Roger Sessions and Earl Kim. He has written ...

48. James Dyson

Self | The Sunday Programme

James Dyson was born on May 2, 1947 in Cromer, Norfolk, England, UK. He has been married to Deirdre Hindmarsh since 1968. They have three children.

49. Ninette de Valois

Actress | The Female Swindler

It has been rightly suggested that Dame Ninette de Valois is one of the most important women of the century. It was due to her drive and ambition that the modern English ballet was created. In that respect she changed history single handed. Born in Ireland, young Ninette (her stage name was her ...

50. Carol Ann Duffy

Writer | National Theatre Live: Everyman

Carol Ann Duffy was born on December 23, 1955 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. She is a writer and producer, known for National Theatre Live: Everyman (2015), Pygmalion's Bride (2016) and Human Interest (2014).

51. Colin Davis

Soundtrack | Star Trek: First Contact

Colin Davis was born on September 25, 1927 in Weybridge, Surrey, England, UK. He is known for Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Red Sparrow (2018) and The Big Lebowski (1998). He was married to Ashraf Naini and April Cantelo. He died on April 14, 2013 in London, England, UK.

52. Rob Dickins

Director | Enya: On My Way Home

Rob Dickins was born in 1950 in London, England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for Enya: On My Way Home (1996), Cher: Believe (1998) and The Brit Awards 1994 (1994). He is married to Cherry Gillespie. They have one child.

53. Ted Dexter

Self | International Pro-Celebrity Golf

Ted Dexter was born on May 15, 1935 in Milan, Italy. He was married to Susan Longfield. He died on August 26, 2021 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK.

54. Andy Davis

Soundtrack | Top of the Pops

Andy Davis was born on August 10, 1949 in the UK.

55. Elma Dangerfield

Writer | Radio Lover

Elma Dangerfield was born on October 11, 1907 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Radio Lover (1936). She was married to Edward Dangerfield. She died on January 22, 2006 in London, England, UK.

56. Paul Daniel

Music_department | The Belly of an Architect

Paul Daniel was born on July 1, 1958 in Birmingham, England, UK. He is known for The Belly of an Architect (1987), The Beggar's Opera (1983) and Trouble in Tahiti (2001).

57. Edward Downes

Soundtrack | Combien tu m'aimes?

Edward Downes was born on June 17, 1924 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK. He is known for How Much Do You Love Me? (2005), The Extra Man (2010) and Gala Performance (1963). He was married to Joan Downes. He died on July 10, 2009 in Forch, Zurich, Switzerland.

58. Siobhan Davies

Director | Transparent

Siobhan Davies is an acclaimed British choreographer, founder and artistic director of Siobhan Davies Dance. Her creativity stems from her belief in dance as a wellspring of ideas, knowledge and forms. She began dancing while a student at Art College and soon joined London Contemporary Dance ...

59. Laura Davies

Self | Women's British Open

Laura Davies was born on October 5, 1963 in Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK.

60. Dame Susan Devoy

Self | A Question of Sport

Dame Susan Devoy was born on January 1, 1964 in Rotorua, New Zealand.

61. Basil D'Oliveira

Self | The Ashes

Basil D'Oliveira was born on October 4, 1931 in Signal Hill, Cape Town, Cape Province, Union of South Africa. He was married to Naomi Brache. He died on November 19, 2011 in England, UK.

62. Howard Davies

Director | The Secret Rapture

Howard Davies was born on April 26, 1945 in Durham, Newcastle, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for The Secret Rapture (1993), The Last of the Haussmans (2012) and National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard (2011). He was married to Clare Holman and Susan Wall. He died on October 25,...

63. Geraint Evans

Actor | Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)

Geraint Evans was born on February 16, 1922 in Cilfynydd near Pontypridd, Wales, UK. He was an actor and producer, known for Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann) (1981), Nitram (2021) and The Gift (1990). He was married to Brenda Evans Davis. He died on September 19, 1992 in Aberystwyth, ...

64. Jonathan Edwards

Actor | Fast Girls

Jonathan Edwards was born on May 10, 1966 in Westminster, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Fast Girls (2012), Doctors (2000) and Olympic Games (1936). He has been married to Alison Joy Briggs since 1990.

65. Mark Elder

Music_department | Xerxes

Mark Elder was born on June 2, 1947 in Hexham, Northumberland, England, UK. He is a writer, known for Xerxes (1988), Verdi (1994) and Rigoletto (1982). He is married to Mandy. They have one child.

66. John Enderby

Self | Horizon

John Enderby was born on January 16, 1931 in Lincolnshire, England, UK. He is married to Susan Enderby. They have four children.

67. Sebastian Faulks

Writer | Charlotte Gray

Sebastian Faulks was born on April 20, 1953 in England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Charlotte Gray (2001), Birdsong and On Green Dolphin Street.

68. Antonia Fraser

Writer | Jemima Shore Investigates

Antonia Fraser was born on August 27, 1932 in London, England, UK. She is a writer and actress, known for Jemima Shore Investigates (1983), Tales of the Unexpected (1979) and Armchair Thriller (1978). She was previously married to Harold Pinter and Hugh Charles Patrick Joseph Fraser.

69. Dick Francis

Writer | Dead Cert

Dick Francis learned to ride when he was five, on a donkey. His older brother offered him sixpence if he could jump the fence sitting backwards on the donkey. It took five tries, but the determined five-year-old did finally manage to stay on the donkey as he jumped the fence. He collected the ...

70. Kathleen Ferrier

Soundtrack | Que la bête meure

Kathleen Ferrier was born on April 22, 1912 in Higher Walton, Lancashire, England, UK. She was married to Bert Wilson. She died on October 8, 1953 in London, England, UK.

71. Brendan Foster

Actor | White Heat

Brendan Foster is a British former long-distance runner who founded the Great North Run.

He won the bronze medal in the 10,000 meters at the Montreal 1976: Games of the XXI Olympiad (1976), and the gold medal in the 5,000 meters at the 1974 European Championships and the 10,000 meters at the 1978 ...

72. Doris Fitton

Actress | The Stowaway

Doris Fitton was born on November 3, 1897 in Manila, Philippines. She was an actress, known for The Stowaway (1958) and The Night, the Prowler (1978). She was married to Norbert Mason. She died on April 2, 1985 in St. Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

73. Tom Finney

Self | Quiz Ball

Sir Thomas "Tom" Finney, CBE was an English footballer, famous for his loyalty to his hometown club, Preston North End F.C., for whom he made 569 first-class appearances, as well as for his performances for the England National Football Team.

Finney was born at his family home in Preston, Lancashire...

74. Sylvie Guillem

Actress | Prokofiev: Cinderella

Sylvie Guillem was born on February 25, 1965 in Paris, France. She is a writer and actress, known for Prokofiev: Cinderella (1997), Evidentia - A Film Conceived by Sylvie Guillem (1995) and Une étoile pour l'exemple (1988). She is married to Gilles Tapie.

75. Lesley Garrett

Actress | Great Performances

Lesley Garrett was born on April 10, 1955 in Waterside, South Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Great Performances (1971), The Mikado or the Town of Titipu (1987) and Margery Booth: The Spy in the Eagle's Nest (2014). She is married to Peter Christian. They have two children.

76. Simon Gray

Writer | The Wednesday Play

Simon Gray was born on October 21, 1936 in Hayling Island, Hampshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Wednesday Play (1964), Screen Two (1985) and Butley (1974). He was married to Victoria Rothschild and Beryl Mary Kevern. He died on August 6, 2008 in London, England, UK.

77. Leon Goossens

Music_department | Girl with Green Eyes

Leon Goossens was born on June 12, 1897 in Liverpool, England, UK. He is known for Girl with Green Eyes (1964), Clean Slate (1994) and Alice in Wonderland (1966). He was married to Leslie Burrowes and Fay Yeatman. He died on February 12, 1988 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.

78. John Eliot Gardiner

Soundtrack | Original Sin

John Eliot Gardiner was born on April 20, 1943 in Dorset, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for Original Sin (2001), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) and Seven Psychopaths (2012).

79. Beryl Grey

Actress | Producers' Showcase

Beryl Grey was born on June 11, 1927 in Highgate, London, England, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for Producers' Showcase (1954), This Is the BBC (1959) and Chelsea at Nine (1957). She was married to Sven Svensson. She died on December 10, 2022 in England, UK.

80. Alexander Grant

Actor | The Tales of Beatrix Potter

Alexander Grant was born on February 22, 1925 in Wellington, New Zealand. He was an actor, known for The Tales of Beatrix Potter (1971), The Dream (1967) and Producers' Showcase (1954). He died on September 30, 2011 in London, England, UK.

81. Clive Gillinson

Producer | Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog

Clive Gillinson was born on March 7, 1946 in Bangalore, India. He is a producer, known for Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog (2019), Great Performances (1971) and Lost Bohemia (2010).

82. Ernst Gombrich

De Artificiali Perspectiva

Ernst Gombrich was born on March 30, 1909 in Vienna, Austria. He is known for De Artificiali Perspectiva (1991), Art on Film, Program 5: Subject & Expert (1992) and The South Bank Show (1978). He was married to Ilse Heller. He died on November 3, 2001 in London, England, UK.

83. Jane Glover

Soundtrack | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Jane Glover was born on May 13, 1949 in North Yorkshire, England, UK. She is a writer, known for Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), Cinderella (2018) and Highlights from Iolanthe (2000).

84. Reginald Goodall

Music_department | Davy

Reginald Goodall was born on July 13, 1901 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK. Reginald is known for Davy (1957). Reginald died on May 5, 1990 in Bridge, near Canterbury, Kent, England, UK.

85. Alun Hoddinott

Composer | Sword of Sherwood Forest

Alun Hoddinott was born on August 11, 1929 in Bargoed, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He was a composer, known for Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960), Border Country (1979) and The Magical World of Disney (1954). He was married to Rhiannon. He died on March 12, 2008 in Swansea, Wales, UK.

86. Antony Hopkins

Composer | Decameron Nights

Antony Hopkins was born on March 21, 1921 in Bush Hill Park, Edmonton, London, England, UK. He was a composer and writer, known for Decameron Nights (1953), Billy Budd (1962) and Cast a Dark Shadow (1955). He was married to Beatrix Taylor and Muriel Alison Purves. He died on May 6, 2014 in Ashridge...

87. Richard Holmes

Theatre Night

Richard Holmes was born on March 29, 1946 in Aldridge, Staffordshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Theatre Night (1985), Soldiers (1984) and Wellington: The Iron Duke (2002). He was married to Katharine Elizabeth Saxton. He died on April 30, 2011.

88. Giles Havergal

Actor | Monarch of the Glen

Giles Havergal was born on June 9, 1938 in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK. He is an actor and director, known for Monarch of the Glen (2000), A Christmas Carol (1962) and Mrs. Warren's Profession (1991).

89. Michael Holroyd

Writer | Carrington

Michael Holroyd was born on August 27, 1935 in Marylebone, London, England, UK. He is a writer, known for Carrington (1995), Androcles and the Lion (1983) and The London Programme (1975). He has been married to Margaret Drabble since 1982.

90. Katharine Hamnett

Self | Charivari: A Fashion Uproar

Katharine Hamnett was born on August 16, 1947 in Gravesend, Kent, England, UK. She is an executive.

91. David Hemery

Self | A Question of Sport

David Hemery was born on July 18, 1944 in England, UK.

92. Howard Hodgkin

Self | The Art Game

Howard Hodgkin was born on August 8, 1932 in London, England, UK. He is known for The Art Game (1966), Pablo Picasso: The Legacy of a Genius (1981) and Omnibus (1967). He was married to Julia Lane. He died on March 9, 2017 in London, England, UK.

93. Alistair Horne

Writer | Chronicle

Alistair Horne was born on November 9, 1925 in London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Chronicle (1966), The Great War (1964) and Timewatch (1982). He was married to Sheelin Lorraine Ryan and Renira Margaret Hawkins. He died on May 25, 2017 in Turville,Oxfordshire, England, UK.

94. Christopher Hogwood

Soundtrack | Big Nothing

Christopher Hogwood was born on September 10, 1941 in Nottingham, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Big Nothing (2006), The Hand of God (2021) and The Brand New Testament (2015). He died on September 24, 2014 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.

95. John Hackett

Self | Viewpoint

John Hackett was born on November 5, 1910 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. He died on September 10, 1997.

96. Vernon Handley

Soundtrack | Sour Grapes

Vernon Handley was born on November 11, 1930 in Enfield, London, England, UK. He died on September 10, 2008 in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK.

97. Thomas Hemsley

Actor | Iolanthe

Thomas Hemsley was born on April 12, 1927 in Coalville, Leicestershire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Iolanthe (1982), Idomeneo (1983) and The Merry Wives of Windsor (1957). He was married to Gwen. He died on April 11, 2013 in London, England, UK.

98. Richard Hickox

Soundtrack | G-Force

Richard Hickox was born on March 5, 1948 in Stokenchurch, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. He is known for G-Force (2009), The Tree of Life (2011) and Lorenzo's Oil (1992). He was married to Pamela Helen Stephen and Frances Sheldon-Williams. He died on November 23, 2008 in Swansea, Wales, UK.

99. David Hatch

Writer | The Tennis Elbow Foot Game

David Hatch was born on May 7, 1939. He was a writer and actor, known for The Tennis Elbow Foot Game (1968), The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) and Broaden Your Mind (1968). He was married to Mary Clancy and Ann Elizabeth Martin. He died on June 12, 2007 in Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.

100. Hammond Innes

Writer | Hell Below Zero

Hammond Innes was born on July 15, 1913 in Horsham, Sussex, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Hell Below Zero (1954), The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959) and Snowbound (1948). He was married to Dorothy Mary Lang. He died on June 10, 1998 in Suffolk, England, UK.



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