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Played the role of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the stage version of "Amadeus" before appearing in the film version, in which he played "Emmanuel Schikaneder", who appeared in the first performance of Mozart's "The Magic Flute" and wrote the opera's libretto. See more trivia »
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Filmography

Hide HideActor (104 titles)
2013 Miss in Her Teens
The Author
 
2013 Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV series)
 
2012 Them from That Thing (TV mini-series)
Various
Episode #1.2 (2012) … Various
Episode #1.1 (2012) … Various
 
2012 Acts of Godfrey
Godfrey
 
2011 This Is Jinsy (TV series)
Threcker
Nameworm (2011) … Threcker
 
2005-2011 Doctor Who (TV series)
Charles Dickens
 
2011 Comic Relief: Uptown Downstairs Abbey (TV movie)
Julian Fellowes
 
2011 Late Bloomers
Richard
 
2011 Ice (TV mini-series)
Prime Minister
Episode #1.1 (2011) … Prime Minister
Episode #1.2 (2011) … Prime Minister
 
2010 Save Our Bacon (short)
The Swinesbury's Boss (voice)
 
2010 Arn (TV mini-series)
Fader Henry
Episode #1.2 (2010) … Fader Henry
Episode #1.1 (2010) … Fader Henry
 
2010 Natural Selection (short)
Professor Gwyndon
 
2009 The Sarah Jane Adventures (TV series)
Tree Blathereen
The Gift: Part 2 (2009) … Tree Blathereen (voice)
The Gift: Part 1 (2009) … Tree Blathereen (voice)
 
2009 Inspector Lewis (TV series)
Vernon Oxe
 
2009 Anatomy of Hope (TV movie)
Dr. George Griffen
 
2008 What's on Theatre (TV series)
Actor
 
2008 Chemical Wedding
Professor Haddo / Aleister Crowley
 
2008 The Mr. Men Show (TV series)
Narrator (UK)
Dance/Inventions (2008) … Narrator (UK) (voice)
 
2007 The Company (TV mini-series)
Elihu
 
2007 Roman Mysteries (TV series)
Pliny
 
2007 Surveillance 24/7
St John
 
2006 The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (TV movie)
George Russell
 
2006 Midsomer Murders (TV series)
Dr. Wellow
Dead Letters (2006) … Dr. Wellow
 
2006 Some Break (short)
 
2005 The Best Man
Big-Time Publisher
 
2005 Ripley Under Ground
Dean Bentliffe
 
2005 Rome (TV series)
Publius Servilius
Egeria (2005) … Publius Servilius
 
2005 Rag Tale
Fat Boy
 
2005 Comic Relief: Red Nose Night Live 05 (TV movie)
Admiral
 
2005 Bob the Butler
Mr. Butler
 
2004 Shoebox Zoo (TV series)
Wolfgang the Wolf
Los Contrarios (2004) … Wolfgang the Wolf (voice)
Sign of the Unicorn (2004) … Wolfgang the Wolf (voice)
Where the River Flows (2004) … Wolfgang the Wolf (voice)
Mother's Footsteps (2004) … Wolfgang the Wolf (voice)
 
2003 Angels in America (TV mini-series)
Prior Walter Ancestor #2
 
2003 Bright Young Things
King of Anatolia
 
2002 Merci Docteur Rey
Bob
 
1998-2002 Trial & Retribution (TV series)
Rupert Halliday
Episode #5.2 (2002) … Rupert Halliday
Episode #3.2 (1999) … Rupert Halliday
Episode #2.2 (1998) … Rupert Halliday
 
2002 Thunderpants
Sir John Osgood
 
2001 Don't Eat the Neighbours (TV series)
Fox & Bear
 
2000 Deadly Appearances (TV movie)
Rick Spencer
 
2000 Robert's Rescue (TV movie)
Florestan/Eusebius
 
1999/I Junk
 
1998 Shakespeare in Love
Tilney - Master of the Revels
 
1998 Bedrooms and Hallways
Keith
 
1998 The Scarlet Tunic
Captain Fairfax
 
1998 Dennis the Menace (TV series)
Hugo Trenchfoot
The Trial (1998) … Hugo Trenchfoot (voice)
 
1997 The Woman in White (TV movie)
Count Fosco
 
1996 Testament: The Bible in Animation (TV series)
Meneptah II
Moses (1996) … Meneptah II (voice)
 
1995 Le passager clandestin (TV movie)
Major Owens
 
1995 Jefferson in Paris
Richard Cosway
 
1994 Little Napoleons (TV mini-series)
Edward Feathers
 
1994 Four Weddings and a Funeral
Gareth - Wedding One
 
1990-1993 Screen Two (TV series)
Nathanial Quass / Vicar Ronnie
Femme Fatale (1993) … Vicar Ronnie
Old Flames (1990) … Nathanial Quass
 
1993 Soft Top Hard Shoulder
Eddie Cherdowski
 
1992 Howards End
Music and Meaning Lecturer (uncredited)
 
1991 Performance (TV series)
John Mortimer
 
1991 Bye Bye Columbus (TV movie)
Friar Morcheno
 
1990 Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
Dr. Alex Sauer
 
1990 Postcards from the Edge
Simon Asquith
 
1989 Revolutionary Witness (TV short)
Franciscus Palloy (segment "Patriot, The")
 
1988 Manifesto
Police Chief Hunt
 
1987 Inspector Morse (TV series)
Theodore Kemp
The Wolvercote Tongue (1987) … Theodore Kemp
 
1987 Maurice
Mr. Ducie
 
1987 Screenplay (TV series)
Raimondi
Cariani and the Courtesans (1987) … Raimondi
 
1987 The Reluctant Dragon (TV movie)
Dragon (voice)
 
1986 David Copperfield (TV mini-series)
Wilkins Micawber
 
1986 Dead Head (TV series)
Hugo Silver
Anything for England (1986) … Hugo Silver
Why Me? (1986) … Hugo Silver
 
1986 The Madness Museum (TV movie)
Arthur Labbis (as Owen Windhoek)
 
1986 The Christmas Tree (TV movie)
Jacob
 
1985 Behind Enemy Lines (TV movie)
Sgt. Rudolf Rau (as Owen Windhoek)
 
1985 The Good Father
Mark Varda
 
1984 Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV series)
Haddy Kemp
The Times They Are a Changin' (1984) … Haddy Kemp
 
1982 La ronde (TV movie)
 
1981 The Man of Destiny (TV movie)
Napoleon
 
1981 W.H. Auden Monologue (TV movie)
W,H,Auden
 
1980 Play for Today (TV series)
Max
 
1978 Wings of Song (TV movie)
Prince
 
1978 Crown Court (TV series)
Raymond Craft
Association: Part 1 (1978) … Raymond Craft
 
1976 The Sweeney (TV series)
Detective Sergeant
Down to You, Brother (1976) … Detective Sergeant
 
1976 Victorian Scandals (TV series)
Duval
Skittles (1976) … Duval
 
1975 Get Some In! (TV series)
Wally
36-Hour Pass (1975) … Wally
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (3 titles)
2011 Atop the Fourth Wall (TV series)
Superman: Distant Fires (2011) (performer: "Family")
 
2004 The Phantom of the Opera (performer: "Notes", "Prima Donna", "Masquerade", "We Have All Been Blind")
 
1996 James and the Giant Peach (performer: "That's The Life", "Family", "Eating The Peach")
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
2009 Orson Welles Over Europe (TV documentary) (written by)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
2002 Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening (TV special documentary) (stage director)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2010 Small-Time Revolutionary (short) (special thanks)
 
2006 Flushed Away (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (70 titles)
2012 The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 Piers Morgan's Life Stories (TV series)
Himself
Felicity Kendal (2012) … Himself
 
2006-2012 This Week (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 27 September 2012 (2012) … Himself
Episode dated 15 March 2012 (2012) … Himself
Episode dated 12 February 2009 (2009) … Himself
Episode dated 2 March 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2005-2012 The Wright Stuff (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist / Guest Panelist
Episode #17.180 (2012) … Himself - Guest Panelist
Episode #16.87 (2011) … Himself - Guest Panelist
Episode #9.1 (2008) … Himself - Guest Panelist
Episode dated 27 September 2005 (2005) … Guest Panelist
 
2012 Q&A (TV series)
Himself - Panelist
Mutilation and the Media Generation (2012) … Himself - Panelist
 
2012 BBC Proms (TV series)
Himself - Narrator
Prom 36: An Evening with Ivor Novello (2012) … Himself - Narrator
 
1996-2012 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 12 April 2012 (2012) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 17 February 2012 (2012) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 14 March 1996 (1996) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 6 February 1996 (1996) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 The Sarah Millican Television Programme (TV series)
Himself
 
2012 In Love with Dickens (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 Great West End Theatres (documentary)
Himself
 
2011-2012 Late Review (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Interviewee
Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary Special (2012) … Himself - Interviewee
Episode dated 19 August 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2012 BBC News 24 (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 6 February 2012 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 Meeting Shakespeare (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 The Many Faces of... (TV series documentary)
Himself
Dame Judi Dench (2011) … Himself
 
2004-2011 Breakfast (TV series)
Himself - Actor / Himself
Episode dated 5 August 2011 (2011) … Himself - Actor
Episode dated 8 June 2011 (2011) … Himself - Actor
Episode dated 22 December 2009 (2009) … Himself - Actor
Episode dated 8 September 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2011 Popstar to Operastar (TV series)
Himself - Critic / Himself - Mentor
The Final (2011) … Himself - Critic
The Final: The Result (2011) … Himself - Critic
The Semi-Final (2011) … Himself - Critic
The Semi-Final: The Results (2011) … Himself - Critic
Week Four (2011) … Himself - Critic
 
2009-2011 The ONE Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
Episode dated 1 June 2011 (2011) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 4 May 2010 (2010) … Himself
Episode dated 18 December 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2011 In Love with Shakespeare (TV movie)
Himself
 
2011 Jamie's Dream School (TV series)
Himself
What's Dream School Been All About? (2011) … Himself
Meet Me Halfway (2011) … Himself
The Battle Lines Are Drawn (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Question Time (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 7 April 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Lily Allen: From Riches to Rags (TV series documentary)
Narrator
Episode #1.3 (2011) … Narrator (voice)
Episode #1.2 (2011) … Narrator (voice)
Episode #1.1 (2011) … Narrator (voice)
 
2010 The Unforgettable Harry Secombe (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 The Michael Ball Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 13 September 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Rude Britannia (TV series documentary)
Himself
You've Never Had It So Rude!! (2010) … Himself
 
2009 Orson Welles Over Europe (TV documentary)
Himself - Presenter
 
2003-2008 Arena (TV series documentary)
Himself
Paul Scofield (2008) … Himself
Alec Guinness: A Secret Man (2003) … Himself
 
2008 Sunday AM (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.17 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 The Pantomime (documentary short)
Narrator
 
2007 Time Shift (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Movie Connections (TV series documentary)
Himself
Shakespeare in Love (2007) … Himself
Four Weddings and a Funeral (2007) … Himself
 
2007 British Film Forever (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
Longing, Loving and Leg-Overs: The Story of British Romance (2007) … Himself (as Simon Callow CBE)
Guns, Gangsters and Getaways: The Story of the British Crime Thriller (2007) … Himself (as Simon Callow CBE)
 
2007 How Gay Sex Changed the World (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 HARDtalk Extra (TV series)
Himself
Simon Callow (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Derren Brown: Trick or Treat (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.4 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Locked in the Tower: The Men Behind 'Jane Eyre' (video documentary short)
Himself - Author, 'Orson Welles: Hello Americans'
 
2006-2007 Classical Destinations (TV series documentary)
Himself - Host / Himself
London and Dublin: George Fredric Handel (2007) … Himself - Host
London and Halle: George Fredric Handel (2007) … Himself - Host
 
2006 The Madness of Boy George (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2006 Shooting 'Egypt' in India (video short)
Himself
 
2006 The Dark Secrets of the Hellfire Council (video short)
Himself
 
2006 The Play's the Thing (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #1.1 (2006) … Himself (uncredited)
 
2006 Reviving Harry Lime (video short)
Himself
 
2006 Men of Mystery (video short)
Himself
 
2005 Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (TV series)
Himself
Ant & Dec's Christmas Takeaway (2005) … Himself
 
2005 It's Christmas with Jonathan Ross (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 Foley & McColl: This Way Up (TV short)
Himself
 
2005 Richard & Judy (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 16 September 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 News 24 Sunday (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 4 September 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Britain's Finest (TV series documentary)
Himself - Presenter
Actresses (2005) … Himself - Presenter
 
2005 The Making of 'The Phantom of the Opera' (video documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2004 The Frank Skinner Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #8.8 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Today with Des and Mel (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 5 April 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2003 Making 'Christmas Carol: The Movie' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
Himself
Max Wall (2003) … Himself
 
2002 Nova (TV series documentary)
Galileo
 
2002 Judi Dench: A BAFTA Tribute (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The Sunday Programme (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 17 December 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
2000 BBC Music Live 2000 (TV series)
Himself - Presenter
Roald Dahl's Revolting Concert (2000) … Himself - Presenter
 
1999 Dear Boy: The Story of Michael Mac Liammoir (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Loose Women (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.8 (1999) … Himself
 
1999 Notting Hill
Himself in Film within Film (uncredited)
 
1998 The Laurence Olivier Awards 1998 (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1997 Brunch (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 13 April 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
1997 Great Composers (TV series documentary)
Himself
Giacomo Puccini 1858 - 1924 (1997) … Himself
 
1994 In Ismail's Custody (video documentary)
Actor and Director
 
1993 Camp Christmas (TV movie)
Himself
 
1987 Acting (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
1985 Breakfast Time (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 17 July 1985 (1985) … Himself
 
1981 The Theatre Quiz (TV series)
Himself - Panellist
Episode #1.5 (1981) … Himself - Panellist
Episode #1.2 (1981) … Himself - Panellist
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2010 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2009 Doctor Who Greatest Moments (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1986 Dead Head (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(April 2002) Stage: Appeared (as "Charles Dickens") in "The Mystery of Charles Dickens" by Peter Ackroyd (Belasco Theater, New York City) See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Interviews  | 1 Article  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Simon Callow CBE | Owen Windhoek

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on Alec Guinness] "He wrote to tell me he had just seen A Passage to India, and as the lights had come up he had vomited in shame at his own performance as Professor Godbole." See more »

Trivia:

Played the role of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the stage version of "Amadeus" before appearing in the film version, in which he played "Emmanuel Schikaneder", who appeared in the first performance of Mozart's "The Magic Flute" and wrote the opera's libretto. See more »

Trademark:

Often plays Charles Dickens or Dickensian characters See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini