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Simon Callow is a British actor born in Streatham, London, in 1949. He works as a character actor, stage actor, and film actor, with a career that began in 1973. Callow is educated at Queen's University Belfast and the Drama Centre London. He speaks English and holds the title of Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
His notable works include the books *Charles Dickens and the great theatre of the world*, *Love is where it falls*, *Shakespeare on Love*, *Speak it's name!*, and *Being Wagner*. He has received several awards, including the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, the Theatre World Award, and an honorary doctorate.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1949
- Works
- 33
Top works
- Charles Dickens and the great theatre of the world
- Love is where it falls
- Shakespeare on Love
- Speak it's name!
- Being Wagner
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Streatham, London, England, UK
Simon Phillip Hugh Callow CBE (born 15 June 1949) is an English actor. Known as a character actor on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades including an Olivier Award and Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for two BAFTA Awards. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his services to acting by Queen Elizabeth II in 1999. Callow rose to…
Known for
- Eternal Return — Malcolm2026
- The Man with the Plan — William Beveridge2026
- Amadeus: The Making of a Masterpiece — Himself2025
- Étoile — Crispin Shamblee2025
- It's Christmas! — Samuel2024
- Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 — Cavendish2024
- Merchant Ivory — Self2024
- Alec Guinness: A Class Act — self2024
- Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration — Self2024
- Aguska — Patrick Carter2024
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1949
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 999
- Total plays
- 4,945
Tags
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Moderated estimation of fold change and dispersion for RNA-seq data with DESeq2
· 2014 · cited 88,540x
- Measuring inconsistency in meta-analyses
· 2003 · cited 52,668x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 43,600x
- PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation
· 2018 · cited 36,259x
- Quantifying heterogeneity in a meta‐analysis
· 2002 · cited 32,053x
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Simon
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Streatham
- Occupation
- television actor
- Educated at
- Drama Centre London
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- honorary doctorate
- Official website
- www.simoncallow.com
- Image
- Simon Callow.jpg
Show 4 more facts
- Commons category
- Simon Callow
- date of birth
- 1949-06-13
- start of work period
- 1973-00-00
- birth name
- Simon Phillip Hugh Callow
via Wikidata · CC0