Cyril Shaps (13 October 1923 – 1 January 2003) was an English actor.
Shaps was born in Highbury, London. His short stature and round face led to a steady flow of character roles in film and television for nearly five decades.
Shaps' films included bit parts in a wide range of high profile, international films, including the 1962 Academy Award Best Picture winner Lawrence of Arabia (with Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif, as the officer's club bartend...
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Cyril Shaps (13 October 1923 – 1 January 2003) was an English actor.
Shaps was born in Highbury, London. His short stature and round face led to a steady flow of character roles in film and television for nearly five decades.
Shaps' films included bit parts in a wide range of high profile, international films, including the 1962 Academy Award Best Picture winner Lawrence of Arabia (with Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif, as the officer's club bartender), To Sir, with Love (as neighbor Mr. Pinkus), and the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me (as Dr. Bechmann). One of his showier turns came in 1994, in The Madness of King George, portraying Dr. Pepys, a royal physician obsessed with the color of His Majesty's stool. In 2002, at the age of 79, he made his final theatrical film appearances, as a pew opener in The Importance of Being Earnest, and a larger role as concentration camp victim Mr. Grun in another Best Picture Oscar winner, The Pianist.
Television work ranged from science fiction ...
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