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pinewood-to-hollywood · 3 months

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Young Richard Burton.

#richard burton #classic hollywood #welsh actors #1950s #1960s #handsome

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burtonandtaylor · 2 months

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Richard Burton, 1960

#elizabeth taylor #richard burton #old hollywood #burton and taylor #black and white #vintage #1960's #love #photography #60's #british actors #welsh #welsh actors

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georgefairbrother · 2 months

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Remembering Welsh entertainer Doris Hare MBE, born March 1st, 1905.

She was born into a travelling theatrical family and made her stage debut in a speaking role aged three, then worked for decades in music hall, variety and musical theatre, and in the 1960s for the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre.

During World War Two she hosted a radio programme especially for merchant mariners, Shipmates Ashore, and became 'the Sweetheart of the Merchant Navy', for which she was awarded the MBE.

She found later fame as 'Mum' in On the Buses, on television and in the cinema adaptations (1969-73), and in three 'Confessions' sex comedies, which were some of the most profitable British films of the 1970s.

Her film career spanned 60 years, from Night Mail in 1935 to her final credit, Second Best, directed by Chris Menges and starring William Hurt and Keith Allen, in 1994.

According to a tribute in the Borehamwood and Elstree Times:

"...At the grand age of 87, Doris Hare was to take to the West End stage one last time. Doris appeared at the Playhouse Theatre in the Ray Cooney farce, It Runs in the Family. The role saw her reunited opposite former Benny Hill straight man, Henry McGee..."

She passed away at Denville Hall, the residential care home for artistes, on May 30th, 2000.

#social history #british culture #british theatre #british television #music hall #musical theatre #variety #british comedy #on the buses #confessions #british cinema #doris hare #welsh actors

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gone2soon-rip · 2 months

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EWEN MACINTOSH (1973-Died February 19th 2024,at 50).Welsh actor and comedian known for his role as Keith Bishop in The Office (2001–2003).Ewen MacIntosh - Wikipedia

#Ewen Macintosh #Welsh Actors #British Actors #Actors #The Office #The Office UK #Notable Deaths in February 2024 #Notable Deaths in 2024 #Keith Bishop

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alfafsz · 8 months

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I just found out my two favourite actors are from the exact same place.

Not as in same country or state or county... They are from the same TOWN!

What are the odds?

#i'm flabbergasted #how did i not know that?#port talbot #wales #anthony hopkins #michael sheen #welsh actors

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circuitmouse · 5 days

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Jacob Ifan

#jacob ifan #welsh actors

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daneecastle · 3 months

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Happy Birthday Michael Sheen

This shouldn’t have taken all day but it did.

… worth it!

#happy birthday Michael Sheen #michael sheen #happy birthday #forever michael sheen #blue eyed beauty #fabulous actor #welsh #welsh actor

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ingravinoveritas · 24 days

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How did u feel with the age gap question was it pr or do u really think he meant it and this was the truth

This is referring to the question asked on The Assembly last night. I'll post the clip here, for those who haven't seen it yet:

A lot of what I felt while watching this was touched on in this incredibly thoughtful post from @body-face-words, so I encourage folks to give that a read. But I think for me, when it comes to Michael's answer, it's not a matter of whether he lied or told the truth. It's that his response was sweet, but it was also a version of the truth that sounded convincing because it needed to, because this was not a time or place where he could say what he actually felt.

I'm really not sure what people expected him to say, in all honesty, as he was never going to say anything that would make him or Anna look bad, and especially not anything that could potentially negatively impact the kids, so he instead gave a very perfect PR answer. This again does not come as a surprise because we know Michael has scripted his answers about AL/their relationship in the past, but I noticed how careful he was in his response, which seems to contrast with how off-the-cuff he normally is when discussing every other subject. Part of what so many of us love about Michael is how unfiltered he is and always has been, with the exception of how much he filters and edits himself when talking about Anna.

It also seemed like, at least from my perspective, that Michael answered the question without answering the question. What the girl asked wasn't so much about the age gap, but about AL being five years older than Michael's daughter Lily, and it would've been a perfect opportunity for him to mention her, or how the relationship with AL affected his and Lily's relationship. He could've talked about the falling out he had with her (and Kate) in 2019 once AL's existence/pregnancy came to light, and what has happened in the years since, or how Lily now gets along with Anna/her half-sisters. But instead Michael deflected from all of that and talked about everything while saying nothing at the same time.

It was also the things Michael didn't say that stood out as much as the things he did. In the entire answer to the question, Michael never once used the word "love." Prior to the show airing, I saw a lot of people online confident that he would say that he loves Anna, but he never did. He never praised her, never talked about the things he loves about her, or how glad he is to be with her. He never once mentioned her by name. The pivot and focus was on the kids, and there was a clear distinction made between how happy he is to have the family he does, rather than to be in the relationship that he is in. Michael's use of the phrase "very happy" was also identical to the wording of a comment AL wrote on Instagram the other day, which added to the whole "reinforcing a public narrative" feeling of his response.

I think what struck me most of all, though, was how somber and heavyhearted Michael sounded while saying how happy he is. It reminded me of the song "I Am a Rock" by Simon & Garfunkel, where the upbeat and cheerful music contrasts starkly with the fraught, angry lyrics. There was no sparkle in Michael's eyes when he said it, no enthusiasm for what he was saying (which is particularly jarring when we know Michael has the capacity for incredible enthusiasm), and his face never lit up while he was talking.

There was one specific moment (which is also highlighted in the body language post) where he seemed to visibly wince and the micro-expressions were in overdrive, and it immediately made me think of a moment from Good Omens:

Time and again, I have seen fans talk about Michael's micro-expressions as an actor and how he uses them to such devastating effect (especially in the role of Aziraphale). And while these two moments are not completely identical, the idea of ignoring how Michael uses those same micro-expressions in real life makes no sense to me at all. In this instance, what we're seeing could be either because he has put so much of himself into Aziraphale that we can now recognize those "Michael" moments...or it could be because in both clips he is performing, albeit for different reasons.

The difference between Michael when he is doing this vs. when he is being genuinely himself is made even more apparent by the question immediately following this one. Unprompted, he brings up David, and the change in his expression and demeanor is swift and dramatic:

Having the mention of David happen so soon after the AL question seemed to highlight so many things. I can't help but feel that David is a security blanket for Michael, something he hides behind when he is feeling anxious or sad or overwhelmed. I wondered if perhaps he was even already thinking of David while answering the AL question, which would explain why he named him so readily--as if his mind needed to drift to someplace else just to finish answering that question.

To me, this made it abundantly clear that David is Michael's safe place. Here was where we saw Michael's eyes sparkling. Here was where we saw him light up from the inside. And it was David he kept returning to and bringing up during the rest of the show in response to other questions. So if that doesn't speak volumes about where Michael's heart seems to be, I'm not sure what does.

So yes, those are my thoughts on Michael answering the age gap question on The Assembly. As always, this is just my interpretation, but I am glad to hear from my followers with your take as well. Thanks for writing in! x

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pinewood-to-hollywood · 1 year

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Welsh actor Ray Milland.

#ray milland #classic hollywood #1930s #tie #beautiful men #welsh actors

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llyfrenfys · 1 month

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Sometimes the commodification of non-US cultures on this website is really frightening. If you boil down your whole understanding of a country based on a single actor, what are you even doing?

#I don't even go to fandom much on this website apart from tes. fallout and tf2 #genuinely the amount of blorboposting about Michael Sheen is frightening #like he's a whole ass dude who is Welsh #but people treat him like he's magical or mystical because of it and it feels really weird and uncomfortable #I know that Wales (and by extension Welsh actors) aren't super well known #but this is just an extension of the museification of the modern Celtic nations (e.g. Ireland. Wales. Scotland #It's super weird - stop it #Michael Sheen #Wales

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mysticaltastemakerwitch · 2 months

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Miscellaneous Michael Sheen, the sweetest. 😊❤️

#michael sheen #welsh seduction machine #Actor #director #actual daddy #Activist #Aziraphale #Lucian #Sunshine

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procrastiel · 17 days

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And remember kids, whatever happens, we’ll always have

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brits-in-briefs · 4 months

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Luke Evans

#luke evans #british #briefs #speedos #actor #welsh

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burstfoot · 18 days

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I shan't go on about it too much but my evidence for Toddifons being Welsh:

Red dragon (of Welsh flag fame) styled (Especially in her E2 art)

Her real name is given as Arianrhod Blodeuwedd, the combined names of two heroines from Welsh folklore. 'Blodeuwedd' translates literally as 'floweryness' (see the flowers on Toddi's socks)

'Toddifons' clunkily translates as 'Meltingfountain'. Not sure what they were going for there tbh but it seems deliberate (this funnily also means her name is mispronounced if you use an English 'd' sound, and would be a real challenge for a VA to get right, and probably not worth it)

historically, Wales is known for specifically producing good longbowmen... okay, this one's tenuous

I Personally Think It Would Be Pretty Cool

CONVINCED 🐉yourfaviswelsh