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Rodney Diak

Rodney Diak

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Born June 15, 1924 in Harrow, Middlesex, England, UK

Died October 6, 2007

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Rodney Diak, once hailed by Princess Margaret, Queen Elizabeth II's sister, as "the most handsome actor in Britain," began his London stage career in 1949 with Sir Michael Redgrave and the Old Vic Company in Love's Labour's Lost at the New Theatre. That same year, he appeared again with Redgrave and the Old Vic in She Stoops to Conquer, and in 1952, he performed as Sebastian in Twelfth Night before the Queen and Princess Margaret. Diak made his UK television debut in 1952 alongside Donald Pleasence in Arrow to the Heart. In 1955, he starred as Oswald Makepeace in Tony Richardson's TV series The Makepeace Family Business, featuring Rachel Kempson, Ian Bannen, and the then-unknown John Osborne. Throughout the 1960s, Diak took leading roles in long-running London stage successes such as Goodnight Mrs. Puffin (1961–1963) and Busybody (1964–1965), both co-starring Irene Handl. He also wrote and produced three plays: Fanfaronade (1955), A Hat Hung on Cupid (1960), and Mother and Daughter (1992). Despite his striking dark Latin looks, Diak sometimes faced challenges; notably, Dirk Bogarde reportedly blocked his casting as Charles Darnay in the 1958 film A Tale of Two Cities, feeling Diak’s appearance might overshadow the star himself.

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The Flesh and Blood Show Feature Film1972Warner

Barlow at Large TV Series1971Barman

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ITV Playhouse TV Series1967Pratt

Mogul TV Series1965Mr. Dee

Love Story Poster

Love Story TV Series1963Press Officer

Z Cars TV Series1962Hotel Receptionist

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Knight Errant Limited TV Series1959Roger Murphy

Spy-Catcher TV Series1959Pilot Officer Van Waal

The Food of Love TV Movie1959Robert Parker

Dunkirk Feature Film1958Pannet

Saturday Playhouse TV Series1958Lieut. Lashwood, R.N.

Theatre Night Poster

Theatre Night TV Series1957Nicholas Fordyce

Fire Maidens of Outer Space Poster

Fire Maidens of Outer Space Feature Film1956Anderson

The Scarlet Pimpernel Poster

The Scarlet Pimpernel TV Series1955Lord Larkin

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre Poster

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre TV Series1950Luke Selway

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