Background
Church, Tony was born on May 11, 1930 in London. Came to the United States, 1989. Son of Ronald Frederic and Margaret Fanny (Hart) Church.
Actor Dean emeritus theatre conservatory
Church, Tony was born on May 11, 1930 in London. Came to the United States, 1989. Son of Ronald Frederic and Margaret Fanny (Hart) Church.
Master of Arts, Cambridge University, 1963. Master of Arts (honorary), Exeter University, 1971.
In 1989 he became the Dean of the National Theatre Conservatory, which is the teaching arm of the Denver Center Theatre Company in Denver, Colorado. In 1953 when fellow Cambridge student Peter Hall directed his first professional production—Pirandello"s Henry IV at the Arts Theatre, London—Church was a performer. He was a regular performer with the company until 1987.
In 1988 Church took leading parts in Cymbeline, The Winter"s Tale and The Tempest, once again under the direction of Peter Hall, at London"s National Theatre.
He appeared for the last time on the Stratford stage on 31 March 2007, in a special programme marking the closure of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. He was appointed Director of Drama at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1982, leaving to take up the post with the Denver Center for the Performing Arts in 1989.
Member Actors Equity Association, British Actors Equity Association.
Married Margaret Ann Blakeney, August 3, 1958 (divorced). Children: Eleanor, Madeline, Geoffrey.