Sam Beazley

Sam Beazley (29 March 1916 – 12 June 2017) was a British actor.

Early life Sam Beazley was born in Kensington, London, the eldest of three children born to Captain (Robert) Gordon Beazley (died 1953), and his wife, Ellen (Williams) Beazley (1891–1976). Sam's parents, who were cousins, came from prominent families. Gordon Beazley was the son of Robert Clover Beazley (1850–1925) and Harriet Gertrude (née Williams); the Beazley family, from the Wirral, was in the cotton-broking business. Ellen was the daughter of Sir Osmond Williams, Liberal MP for Merioneth between 1900 and 1910, and Frances Evelyn Greaves. Relatives included Gordon's brother Hugh Loveday Beazley, a County Court Judge (1934–1937), a Judge of the Mayor's and City of London Court (1937–1942) and the Common Serjeant of London (1942–1953) and Hugh's son, Wing Commander Hugh John Beazley, DFC (1916–2011). After Tatler'''s theatre critic negatively reviewed his performance in Romeo and Juliet, Beazley decided he "simply hadn’t got the knack" for acting, and gave it up. and subsequently appeared in a variety of stage and film productions; as well he became a painter in his nineties.

Longevity and death A 2010 article by Nicholas de Jongh in The Independent'' described "the amazing" Beazley as "the last theatre survivor of his generation".

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1988 Madame Sousatzka Festival Guest 1990 Portrait of a Marriage Lord Carnock 1 episode 1995 Pride and Prejudice Vicar 1 episode 2000 Midsomer Murders Cyril Toft Episode: "Blue Herrings" Passionnément Matthew 2003 Johnny English Elderly Man at the hospital Doctors Tom Episode: "House of Cards" 2004 Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason Very Old Man 2006 Torchwood Alan Ellis Episode: "Out of Time" 2007 Kingdom Mr. Bewley 1 episode Foyle's War George Woodbridge Episode: "Casualties of War" Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Everard