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Milo Sperber | |
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Born | 20 March 1911 Poland |
Died | 22 December 1992 (aged 81) London, England, United Kingdom |
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Family | Manes Sperber (older brother) |
Milo Sperber (20 March 1911 – 22 December 1992) was a British actor, director and writer, who was born in Poland. [1]
Sperber was born in 1911 into a family of Polish Hasidic Jews who fled anti-Semitism during the Second World War. His older brother was activist, author and intellectual Manès Sperber. The younger Sperber trained as a lawyer in Vienna before joining Max Reinhardt's school; there he played roles in Six Characters in Search of an Author and A Midsummer Night's Dream, among other plays. Martin Esslin was a classmate during this time. [1] While on the rise as an actor, in 1939 he fled Germany and the Nazis with his family, eventually landing in Britain as refugees. [1]
Early in the Second World War Sperber joined the Oxford Pilgrim Players; he gained experience directing the company on tour in Case 27 VC and spending a season in London even during the Blitz. He also was involved in producing anti-Nazi propaganda for the BBC before the end of the war. His later career included stints in cabaret, theatre and television; in the last capacity, he performed as shoe salesman Mr. Grossman in four episodes of Are You Being Served?. [2] In 1990, at the age of 79, he appeared in Series 2, Episode 7 of Poirot, "The Kidnapped Prime Minister," as Mr. Fingler, Poirot's kvetching tailor. [3]
His big-screen career included performances in minor roles in such films as Foreign Intrigue, The Spy Who Loved Me, Operation Crossbow, In Search of the Castaways and Billion Dollar Brain. [4] He taught for some time at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, and served as a scriptwriter for the BBC's German language service. Many of his students at RADA went on to succeed in the arts, including Glenda Jackson. [1]
Sperber's last appearance in the West End was in a 1984 production of The Clandestine Marriage at the Albany Theatre; he spent his last years travelling Britain, giving readings from the works of his brother, writer Manès Sperber. [5]
Sperber died on 22 December 1992, aged 81 in London, United Kingdom. [1]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1942 | Thunder Rock | Mr. Hirohiti | Uncredited |
1944 | Mr. Emmanuel | Student | |
1948 | Noose | Taschlik | Uncredited |
1949 | Golden Arrow | Black Marketeer | |
1954 | The End of the Road | Uncredited | |
1956 | Foreign Intrigue | Baum | |
1960 | Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons | Librarian | Uncredited |
1962 | In Search of the Castaways | Crooked Sailor | |
1963 | The Victors | Concentration Camp Prisoner | |
1965 | Operation Crossbow | German Hotel Porter | |
1967 | Billion Dollar Brain | Basil | |
1976 | Voyage of the Damned | Rabbi | |
1977 | Providence | Mr. Jenner | |
1977 | The Spy Who Loved Me | Prof. Markovitz | |
1978 | The Stud | Kamara | Uncredited |
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (January 2013) |
Milo Sperber | |
---|---|
Born | 20 March 1911 Poland |
Died | 22 December 1992 (aged 81) London, England, United Kingdom |
Occupations |
|
Family | Manes Sperber (older brother) |
Milo Sperber (20 March 1911 – 22 December 1992) was a British actor, director and writer, who was born in Poland. [1]
Sperber was born in 1911 into a family of Polish Hasidic Jews who fled anti-Semitism during the Second World War. His older brother was activist, author and intellectual Manès Sperber. The younger Sperber trained as a lawyer in Vienna before joining Max Reinhardt's school; there he played roles in Six Characters in Search of an Author and A Midsummer Night's Dream, among other plays. Martin Esslin was a classmate during this time. [1] While on the rise as an actor, in 1939 he fled Germany and the Nazis with his family, eventually landing in Britain as refugees. [1]
Early in the Second World War Sperber joined the Oxford Pilgrim Players; he gained experience directing the company on tour in Case 27 VC and spending a season in London even during the Blitz. He also was involved in producing anti-Nazi propaganda for the BBC before the end of the war. His later career included stints in cabaret, theatre and television; in the last capacity, he performed as shoe salesman Mr. Grossman in four episodes of Are You Being Served?. [2] In 1990, at the age of 79, he appeared in Series 2, Episode 7 of Poirot, "The Kidnapped Prime Minister," as Mr. Fingler, Poirot's kvetching tailor. [3]
His big-screen career included performances in minor roles in such films as Foreign Intrigue, The Spy Who Loved Me, Operation Crossbow, In Search of the Castaways and Billion Dollar Brain. [4] He taught for some time at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, and served as a scriptwriter for the BBC's German language service. Many of his students at RADA went on to succeed in the arts, including Glenda Jackson. [1]
Sperber's last appearance in the West End was in a 1984 production of The Clandestine Marriage at the Albany Theatre; he spent his last years travelling Britain, giving readings from the works of his brother, writer Manès Sperber. [5]
Sperber died on 22 December 1992, aged 81 in London, United Kingdom. [1]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1942 | Thunder Rock | Mr. Hirohiti | Uncredited |
1944 | Mr. Emmanuel | Student | |
1948 | Noose | Taschlik | Uncredited |
1949 | Golden Arrow | Black Marketeer | |
1954 | The End of the Road | Uncredited | |
1956 | Foreign Intrigue | Baum | |
1960 | Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons | Librarian | Uncredited |
1962 | In Search of the Castaways | Crooked Sailor | |
1963 | The Victors | Concentration Camp Prisoner | |
1965 | Operation Crossbow | German Hotel Porter | |
1967 | Billion Dollar Brain | Basil | |
1976 | Voyage of the Damned | Rabbi | |
1977 | Providence | Mr. Jenner | |
1977 | The Spy Who Loved Me | Prof. Markovitz | |
1978 | The Stud | Kamara | Uncredited |