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Gary Raymond (b. April 20, 1935 in Brixton, London, England) is a British actor.
His film debut was as Cliff Lewis in Tony Richardson's film adaptation of John Osborne's Look Back in Anger (1958), opposite Richard Burton and Claire Bloom. Subsequent films included The Moonraker (1958), Suddenly, Last Summer (1959), El Cid (1961), The Playboy of the Western World (1962), Jason and the Argonauts (1963) and The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), as the apostle Peter.
He is also well-known for his role in the popular late-1960s American television show, The Rat Patrol (1966-1968). He has continued acting on film and TV, and has been married since 1961 to actress Delena Kidd, with whom he has three children.
Born in Brixton, England in 1935, robust and good-looking Gary Raymond came from an acting family. Born Gary Barrymore Raymond, the youngest of three sons (one brother is a twin), his parents were music hall entertainers. Gary won a scholarship at the age of 11 to Gateway School in Leicaster, then graduated five years later and took on assorted odd jobs as a furrier and clerk while studying drama through the auspices of the London County Council. He was accepted by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and trained there until he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in the mid-50s. Amid the wealth of his Shakespearean repertoire include the roles Horatio, Claudius, Macbeth, Oberon, Benedick, Orlando and Antonio. The darkly handsome youth whose bravado on film often bordered on arrogance slightly resembled that of John Gavin and was a natural for movies. He earned quite a few formidable parts in films for his young age, most notably that of Prince Charles Stuart in Moonraker, The (1958), Cliff Lewis in Look Back in Anger (1958), which was originally played by Alan Bates on stage, the title role in the Irish classic Playboy of the Western World (1962), Prince Acastus in Jason and the Argonauts (1963) and St. Peter in Greatest Story Ever Told, The (1965). These important, well-acted credits soon caught the notice of Hollywood and Gary won a co-starring role opposite the equally ruggedly handsome Christopher George (I) on the TV war series "Rat Patrol, The" (1966) as British Sergeant Jack Moffitt. The show, which seemed like a surefire winner, ran a disappointing two seasons. Primarily a stage player these days, Gary made an impressive dent on the London musical scene over the years, originating the role of Georg in "She Loves Me" (1964), as well as appearing in "Irma La Douce" (1958), "Treasure Island" (1973), "The Sound of Music" (1985), "Sunday in the Park with George" (1990), "A Little Night Music" (1995), "JFK: A Musical Drama" (1997), "Finian's Rainbow" (1999) and, more recently, "Grand Hotel" (2004). He has been less visible on film and TV since the late 60s. Wife Delena Kidd is also a respected actress who specializes in Shakespeare and Shaw. The couple have performed together many times on stage, not to mention the popular mini-movies "Scarlett" and "Victoria & Albert". Married since 1961, they have three children -- one daughter, Emily, is also an actress.







