Simon Ward (born 19 October 1941) is an English stage and film actor.
Simon Ward was born in London, the son of a car dealer. From an early age he wanted to be an actor. He was educated at Alleyn's School, London, the home of the National Youth Theatre, which he joined at age 13 and stayed with for eight years. Trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, he made his professional stage debut with the Northampton repertory in 1963 and his London...
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Simon Ward (born 19 October 1941) is an English stage and film actor.
Simon Ward was born in London, the son of a car dealer. From an early age he wanted to be an actor. He was educated at Alleyn's School, London, the home of the National Youth Theatre, which he joined at age 13 and stayed with for eight years. Trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, he made his professional stage debut with the Northampton repertory in 1963 and his London theatrical bow one year later in The 4th of June. After the Royal Academy, he worked in repertory in Northampton, Birmingham, and Oxford and occasionally in London's West End.
His big break in theatre came in 1967 when he played in Joe Orton's "Loot," which led to a number of small film and television roles. All of Ward's major film roles were in the 1970s. He starred with some of the finest actors and directors of the time and in some of the most prestigious and popular films made during that decade.
Persistent rumours suggest his first film...
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