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George Ian Kenneth "Kenny" Ireland (7 August 1945 - 31 July 2014) was a Scottish actor and theatre director. Ireland was best known to television viewers for his role in Victoria Wood As Seen on TV in the 1980s, and for playing Donald Stewart in Benidorm from 2007 until his death in 2014.
Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland had been prominent in the theatre where he spent ten years as director of the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh. When he left the post in 2003 he controversially attacked the Scottish arts establishment for providing "theatre on the cheap" and the Scottish Executive for putting plans for a National Theatre of Scotland on "the back burner". The National Theatre of Scotland was finally launched in 2006. He also appeared in an episode of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet as a journalist. In some early TV appearances (e.g. the BBC's "Five Red Herrings") he was credited as "Ian Ireland".
Ireland's directing credits include Guys & Dolls, A View from the Bridge, Romeo and Juliet, Phaedra, Macbeth, Lovers, The Anatomist, Clay Bull, Mother Courage, Much Ado About Nothing, Of Mice and Men, Private Lives, Oleanna, The Gowk Storm, Waiting for Godot, Dancing at Lughnasa, Oedipus Tyrannos and A Midsummer Night's Dream.
He also appeared in Acorn Antiques, the STV series Taggart, the 1983 film Local Hero, Series 2 of "Auf Wiedersehen Pet" the 1990 series House of Cards as Media tycoon Benjamin Landless starring alongside Ian Richardson as Francis Urquhart, and the David Leland film The Big Man with Liam Neeson. He was also in Heartbeat.
He appeared in the television series Benidorm as swinger Donald Stewart from 2007 until the end of the latest series that aired in early 2014. In June 2014, it was announced that he had brain cancer. His character did not appear in the 7th series of Benidorm in person, however the character's voice was heard on a telephone call, albeit provided by a sound-a-like.- Johannes Grossmann was born on 3 March 1931 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Ein Mann namens Harry Brent (1968), Viktoria (1957) and Der Fall Winslow (1961). He was married to Rotraut Rieger and Katinka Hoffmann. He died on 31 July 2014 in Gummersbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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José Menezes was born on 6 September 1921 in Jardim, Ceará, Brazil. He was a composer and actor, known for Mudas Mudancas (1984), Chico City (1973) and Os Trapalhões (1995). He died on 31 July 2014 in Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- King Robbo died on 31 July 2014 in London, England, UK.
- Jim Frederick was born on 22 November 1971 in Lake Forest, Illinois, USA. He was married to Charlotte Greensit. He died on 31 July 2014 in Oakland, California, USA.
- Nabarun Bhattacharya was born on 23 June 1948 in Baharampur, West Bengal, India. He was a writer, known for Baby K (2018), Kangal Malsat (2013) and Herbert (2006). He died on 31 July 2014 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
- Actor
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Brent Metken was born in 1956 in Australia. He was an actor and cinematographer, known for Heneral Luna (2015), Island Dreams (2013) and Love Me Again (Land Down Under) (2008). He died on 31 July 2014 in Maragondon, Cavite, Philippines.- H.K. Baird was born on 23 June 1933 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA. He was an actor, known for Sons of Provo (2004), Best Wishes! Love, Adele (2009) and Fourth Witness: The Mary Whitmer Story (1997). He died on 31 July 2014 in Provo, Utah, USA.
- Warren Bennis was born on 8 March 1925 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Grace Gabe, Mary Jane O'Donnell and Clurie Williams. He died on 31 July 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Tadeusz Pawlowicz was a writer, known for Television Theater (1953) and Jutro idziemy do kina (2007). Tadeusz died on 31 July 2014 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Yoshiyuki Dokenya died on 31 July 2014 in Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan.
- Jorge Jacobson was born on 25 February 1936 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He died on 31 July 2014 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.