Jeremy Sinden

Jeremy Mahony Sinden (14 June 1950 – 29 May 1996) was an English actor, known for his roles as eccentric military men and overgrown schoolboys.

Early life

Sinden was born on 14 June 1950 in London into a theatrical family; both his parents were actors. His father was Sir Donald Sinden and his mother was Diana Mahony. He was educated at Edgeborough and Lancing College.

Career

Theatre Sinden worked at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre, training as an assistant stage manager. While working in that position for two seasons in Stratford-upon-Avon with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1970-71, he also understudied 45 different roles.

Death In the mid-1990s Sinden developed lung cancer. This occurred at the same time as his best friend, Simon Cadell, was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Cadell's father, John Cadell, had been Donald Sinden's theatrical agent for more than 30 years. On 29 May 1996, twelve weeks after Cadell's death, Sinden died aged 45.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes 1977 Star Wars Dex Tiree (Gold Two) 1978 Rosie Dixon – Night Nurse Dr. Robert Fishlock 1981 Chariots of Fire President-Gilbert & Sullivan Society 1981 Mark Gertler: Fragments of a Biography Vorticist 1982 Doll's Eye Business Executive 1983 Ascendancy Darcy 1988 Madame Sousatzka Woodford 1991 The Object of Beauty Jonathan 1991 Let Him Have It Soames Daily Telegraph 1993 The Innocent Captain Lofting

Television

Year Title Role Notes 1976 The Sweeney Detective Constable Feast 1 episode 1976 The Expert Price 9 episodes 1976–1978 Crossroads Anthony Mortimer 20 episodes 1979 Danger UXB Lieutenant Ivor Rodgers 10 episodes 1981 Brideshead Revisited Boy Mulcaster 4 episodes 1984 The Far Pavilions Raikes 2 episodes 1986 Robin of Sherwood Mortimer 1 episode 1986 Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy Ronald Brockman 6 episodes 1987 Lord Peter Wimsey: Have His Carcase Henry Weldon 4 episodes 1994 Middlemarch Captain Lydgate 3 episodes The House of Windsor Giles Huntingdon 6 episodes 1995 The Famous Five Barling 2 episodes 1996 As Time Goes By Alan 2 episodes