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Jeremy Clyde

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Jeremy Clyde
Patty Duke and Jeremy Clyde in
The Patty Duke Show (1965)
Born
Michael Jeremy Thomas Clyde

(1941-03-22) 22 March 1941 (age 83)
Dorney, Buckinghamshire, England
Alma materRoyal Central School of Speech and Drama
Occupation(s)Actor, musician
Years active1953–present
Spouse
Vanessa Field
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(m. 1970, divorced)​
Children2
Parents
RelativesGerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington (grandfather)
William P. Clyde (great-grandfather)

Michael Jeremy Thomas Clyde (born 22 March 1941) is an English actor and musician. During the 1960s, he was one-half of the folk duo Chad & Jeremy (with Chad Stuart). Their first song was the 1963 hit "Yesterday’s Gone". The duo became more successful in America than in their native country. Clyde has enjoyed a long television acting career, often playing upper-middle class or aristocratic characters.[1]

Early life

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Clyde was born in the village of Dorney in the English county of Buckinghamshire and is the son of Lady Elizabeth Wellesley and her then-husband Thomas Clyde.

Through his maternal line, Clyde is the great-great-great-grandson of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, and is a cousin of the current Duke of Wellington.[2][3]

In 1953, he participated in the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II as a Page of Honour for his grandfather and carried his grandfather's coronet during the ceremony.[4]

Clyde was educated at two independent schools, Ludgrove and Eton,[5] and then at the University of Grenoble.[1]

Television

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In 1970, he played Teddy, the prospective buyer of a haunted house, in the 'Suspicious Ignorance' episode of Tales of Unease, alongside Tessa Wyatt.

Clyde once guest-starred in an episode of the American sitcom My Three Sons (season 8 episode 7, "Liverpool Saga"), when Chip Douglas is introduced to their neighbor's cousin, Paul Drayton, as a well known folk guitarist in Britain, excited that someone from Liverpool was coming to visit and expecting him to be a talented musician (implying the success of the Beatles;[6] the episode aired during the height of Beatlemania).

He appeared in the BBC TV adaptation of Moll Flanders in 1975.

In 1979, he played Godfried Schalcken in the BBC's television horror story Schalcken the Painter.[7]

In the late 1970s he appeared alongside Lorraine Chase in a series of television advertisements for Campari.

He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of villainous Austrian Imperial Governor Hermann Gessler, in the action series Crossbow (1987–1989), which incorporated Clyde's ability to convey evil in a distinctly aristocratic way.[1]

His other notable acting role was as Dick Spackman in the ITV sitcom Is it Legal?.[8]

Clyde also portrayed King Charles I in the BBC series By the Sword Divided (1983–85), which depicted the English Civil War.[9]

Clyde also starred as Algernon Moncrieff in 1985 in the Great Performances production of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, opposite Gary Bond as Jack Worthing and Dame Wendy Hiller as Lady Bracknell.[10]

In the same year, he played the civil servant Densher in Blott on the Landscape.[7]

In 2002, Clyde appeared in The Falklands Play (a BBC dramatisation of the Falklands War) as Sir Nicholas Henderson, the British ambassador to the United States at the time.[11]

In 2004, he appeared in the BBC drama series The Alan Clark Diaries as British Conservative politician Jonathan Aitken, and also appeared in the BBC drama series Ashes To Ashes as the Superintendent, which was aired in 2008.[12][7]

Radio

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He has also acted on the radio, portraying the gentleman thief A. J. Raffles in the BBC radio series Raffles (1985–1993).[13] He has also portrayed Ngaio Marsh's fictional detective Inspector Roderick Alleyn.

Theatre

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In 1965, Clyde appeared in a stage production of The Passion Flower Hotel, a musical adaptation written by John Barry and Trevor Peacock, at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London. It also featured Jane Birkin, Francesca Annis, Pauline Collins, Nicky Henson, and Bill Kenwright.[14]

In 1969, he appeared in Conduct Unbecoming as part of the original cast, which included Paul Jones.[15] He also travelled to the US as part of the original Broadway cast.[16]

In 2017 he played Dennis in The Girls at the Phoenix Theatre in the West End.[17]

Other performances

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He also played in The Iron Lady, in (2011).[7]

Since 2018, Clyde has been performing with Peter Asher of Peter & Gordon fame.[18]

Personal life

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Clyde is the oldest of three sons born to Lady Elizabeth Clyde and Captain Thomas Clyde.[19] His brothers are:[20]

  • Robin Clyde (19 April 1943 – 13 February 1950)
  • William Jonathan Clyde (born 27 May 1949)

Clyde is divorced from Vanessa Field, whom he married in 1970 at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City.[21] They have two children, Lucy and Matthew.[20]

Partial filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Jeremy Clyde | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie.
  2. ^ Vogue. Condé Nast Publications. October 1970. p. 67.
  3. ^ Bence-Jones, Mark; Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (1979). The British aristocracy. Constable. p. 233. ISBN 9780094617803.
  4. ^ Petridis, Alexis (29 January 2013). "Hidden treasures: Chad and Jeremy – The Ark". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  5. ^ Klemesrud, Judy (22 November 1970). "Two Rock Stars Roll on Broadway". New York Times. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  6. ^ "My Three Sons | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
  7. ^ a b c d "Jeremy Clyde". BFI. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018.
  8. ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Is It Legal? cast and crew credits". British Comedy Guide.
  9. ^ Derbyshire, John (17 July 2004). "Re: by The Sword Divided". National Review.
  10. ^ "TV Review: An 'Earnest' Comedy Of Rich Wit And Manners". Los Angeles Times. 25 December 1985.
  11. ^ "Falklands Play, The (2002)". BFI Screenonline. BFI.
  12. ^ The Alan Clark Diaries: Foreign Parts BBC
  13. ^ "Raffles". 27 November 1985. p. 75 – via BBC Genome.
  14. ^ "Production of Passion Flower Hotel | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  15. ^ "Production of Conduct Unbecoming | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  16. ^ "Jeremy Clyde – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
  17. ^ Mayo, Douglas (23 February 2017). "Review: The Girls, Phoenix Theatre".
  18. ^ "'Superduo' of British Invasion legends Peter Asher and Jeremy Clyde comes to City Winery". Centerline.news. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  19. ^ Wellesley, Jane (2008). Wellington: A Journey Through My Family. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-297-85231-5.
  20. ^ a b "Michael Jeremy Thomas Clyde". The Person Page. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  21. ^ Suzy, Knickerbocker (3 January 1971). "New York: The Beautiful People Move to Greener Pastures". San Antonio Light.
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