ACTOR · BORN 1939 · DIED 2010
Corin Redgrave
- Born
- 16 July 1939
- Died
- 6 April 2010
- Known for
- In the Name of the Father (1993), Persuasion (1995), To Kill a King (2003), Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
15 archived facts 3 topics 1 source Last reviewed Sep 2026
Corin Redgrave (16 July 1939 – 6 April 2010) was an actor best known for In the Name of the Father, Persuasion and To Kill a King.
15 Interesting Facts About Corin Redgrave
Interesting Facts (4)
- #001
He suffered a serious heart attack and was in "critical but stable" condition in hospital.
- #002
In 1995 he wrote the biography "Michael Redgrave, My Father."
Corin Redgrave: a sceneImage: Wikimedia Commons · Culture Project, CC BY-SA 3.0 - #003
In The Deadly Affair (1967) he appeared alongside his future sister-in-law Petra Markham.
- #004
At the age of 7 he was a boarder at Wells House School in Malvern Wells, and later at Westminster Public School.
Career & Awards (3)
- #005
He appeared in three films nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: A Man for All Seasons (1966), In the Name of the Father (1993) and Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994). Of these, A Man for All Seasons (1966) won in that category.
- #006
He won a Laurence Olivier Award (1998) and a Tony nomination for his role as Boss Whalen in Tennessee Williams's "Not About Nightingales."
- #007
He was nominated for the 1999 Tony Award for Best Actor (Play) for Tennessee Williams's "Not About Nightingales."
Life & Family (8)
- #008
He, his mother Rachel Kempson and his two sisters Vanessa Redgrave and Lynn Redgrave all appeared in films that won the Best Picture Oscar: Rachel appeared in Tom Jones (1963) and Out of Africa (1985); Lynn also appeared in Tom Jones (1963), and both Vanessa and Corin appeared in A Man for All Seasons (1966).
- #009
Along with his sister Vanessa Redgrave, he was a leading member of the Workers Revolutionary Party.
- #010
He and his sister Vanessa Redgrave both appeared in films about the King Arthur legend. Vanessa played Queen Guinevere in Camelot (1967), while Corin played Cornwall in John Boorman's Excalibur (1981).
- #011
He appeared with his mother Rachel Kempson in The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) and with his father Michael Redgrave in Oh! What a Lovely War (1969).
- #012
He, his father Michael Redgrave and his younger sister Lynn Redgrave all appeared in adaptations of Henry James's 1898 novel "The Turn of the Screw": Michael played the Uncle in The Innocents (1961), Lynn played Miss Jane Cubberly in The Turn of the Screw (1974), and Corin played the Professor in The Turn of the Screw (2009).
- #013
He, his father Michael Redgrave and his two sisters Lynn Redgrave and Vanessa Redgrave all appeared in films directed by Sidney Lumet: Michael in The Hill (1965), Corin in The Deadly Affair (1967), Lynn in The Deadly Affair (1967) and The Last of the Mobile Hot Shots (1970), and Vanessa in The Sea Gull (1968) and Murder on the Orient Express (1974).
- #014
He was the great-uncle of Micheál Neeson and Daisy Bevan.
- #015
He met the actress Kika Markham in 1970 during the television play Happy Ever After. Markham was still married and he was also with a partner, but they came together in 1985 and eventually married, having their sons Harvey and Arden.
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- Franco Nero — Corin Redgrave comes up in the facts on that page
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