Patrick Bedford

Patrick Bedford (May 30, 1932, Dublin, Ireland – November 20, 1999; New York City, United States) was an Irish stage and television actor. He began his career in the 1950s at the Gate Theatre in Dublin then under the direction of Hilton Edwards and Michael MacLiammoir, including productions of Chekhov, Shaw and Shakespeare, and later worked on the stage and in television in England. In London he appeared on stage and TV in Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre and in several TV plays. He was in the original stage production of Brian Friel's Philadelphia, Here I Come! at the Gaiety Theatre Dublin in September 1964, in the London West End transfer at the Criterion Theatre, and in the Broadway NY transfer. His performance earned him a Tony Award nomination in 1965 for Best Actor (with Donal Donnelly). and an Outer Circle Critics Award. Bedford was a key figure in episode four ("A Death In England")...