Jack Birkett

Jack Birkett

Jack Birkett was born on June 11, 1934 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. He was an actor, mime artist, dancer and singer, a contemporary of Lindsey Kemp and a key member of his troupe. Often billed as Orlando, or The Incredible Orlando, Birkett was born to a Romani family and worked as an arrist's model for David Hockney before finding work as a stage hand at Leeds' Grand Theatre in 1950. He began to lose his sight in 1966, he then gradually became completely blind and was so for more than the last three decades his life. A regular cohort of the arthouse filmmaker Derek Jarman, Birkett appeared in Jubilee, The Tempest, Caravaggio and The Garden for the director. He retired from performing in the 1990s, living with his partner the Spanish artist and writer Nyako Nakar in Barcelona and London. He died on May 10, 2010 in London, aged 75.

  • Titolo: Jack Birkett
  • Populareco: 0.39
  • Konata pro: Acting
  • Naskiĝtago: 1934-06-11
  • Naskiĝloko: Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
  • Hejmpaĝo:
  • Ankaŭ Konata Kiel: Orlando, The Incredible Orlando, El Increíble Orlando, ジャック・バーケット
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Jack Birkett Filmoj

  • 1978
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    Jubilee

    Jubilee

    5.929 1978 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Looking Glass Murders

    The Looking Glass Murders

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Good Bye G.O.D.

    Good Bye G.O.D.

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1985
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    The Bride

    The Bride

    5.3 1985 HD

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  • 1986
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    Caravaggio

    Caravaggio

    6.2 1986 HD

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  • 1979
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    The Tempest

    The Tempest

    6 1979 HD

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  • 1990
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    The Garden

    The Garden

    5.593 1990 HD

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  • 1992
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    El niño de la luna

    El niño de la luna

    5.8 1992 HD

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  • 1981
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    Troilus & Cressida

    Troilus & Cressida

    8 1981 HD

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  • 1988
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    El vent de l’illa

    El vent de l’illa

    6.2 1988 HD

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  • 1979
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    Rising Stars

    Rising Stars

    1 1979 HD

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