Nigel Pegram
Nigel Pegram (born 22 November 1940) is a South African/British actor who starred in the Broadway production of the hit musical Wait a Minim![1][2] [3] and on the Broadway cast recording LP of the show.[4] He played the role of transgender US Presidential candidate Mrs Willa Westinghouse, supporting lead Dennis Hopper, in the 1986 film The American Way (released in the US as Riders of the Storm).[5]. He starred as Nigel in three series of the ITV cricketing comedy-drama series Outside Edge, based on the play by television writer Richard Harris.[6] This part was specially written for him.[7] He has played various other roles on stage, TV, and film, often as a character actor. He is also a versatile voiceover artist.
Life and career
He was born in Cape Town, South Africa. He attended Falcon College, Southern Rhodesia. He gained a BA in Law at the University of Natal in Durban.[8] He then attended St Edmund Hall, Oxford, where he joined the Oxford University Dramatic Society and participated in the 1964 Oxford Revue at the Edinburgh Festival alongside future Monty Python stars Michael Palin and Terry Jones.[9] He then spent 6 months with The Second City Company in Chicago in 1965. [7] In 1966 he joined the cast of the musical Wait A Minim!, replacing Jeremy Taylor for the last 5 months of its West End production and for the Broadway production.[1] His role in Wait a Minim! was described in The Harvard Crimson, Nigel Pegram, quiet and cynical, handle(s) the familiar folk songs with an unfamiliar sense of style. [10] He also studied acting with Lee Strasberg. He returned to London in 1969.[8]
His role in The American Way received praise: The rest of the cast is merely bland, with the exception of Brit Nigel Pegram, who plays the drag-queen presidential candidate as a combination of Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, and Jeanne Kirkpatrick.[11] The review in the New York Times said: Unfortunately for the film, Mrs. Westinghouse isn't on the screen long enough.[12] His other film roles include Father Michael Bridgley in the 2004 film Written in Blood.[13] He played Dr Shelley in the 1995 film Proteus.[14] In the 1976 British film Keep It Up Downstairs, he played Count Von Schilling.[6] His other film credits include Power of One, Princess Daisy and, as a voice actor, the animated films An American Tail: Fievel Goes West, We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story and the voice of Sir Reginald in All Dogs Go To Heaven.[15]
As well as appearing in Outside Edge, he has appeared in a large number of other television shows. He played the character Eric opposite John Clive in the children's television show Robert's Robots.[6] In the Thames Television sitcom Get Some In!, he played Group Captain Ruark.[6] He played Nigel in The Winjin Pom.[16] Other TV appearances include Van Der Valk, The Professionals, The Tomorrow People, Fresh Fields, The Singing Detective, Drop The Dead Donkey, The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, Lovejoy, Agatha Christie's Poirot, Doctors and Outnumbered.[7][15]
In addition to starring in Wait a Minim!, his many stage roles include Melvin P Thorpe in the 1981 West End production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.[17] He received a good review for his role as American Secretary of State Byrnes in the premiere of Eden's Empire, by James Graham at the Finborough Theatre, London in 2006.[18][7] He played Adam in Peter Hall’s 2003 production of As You Like It in a performance described as heart-touching.[19] He played Tullus, King of Rome in Horace at the Lyric Studio in London.[7]
He was married to actress and dancer April Olrich, one of his co-stars in Wait A Minim!, from 1968 until her death in April 2014.[20]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Wait a Minim! (Broadway production 1966)". Ovrtur. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ↑ Prideaux, Tom (14 October 1966). "A Grab Bag of Friendly Vituosity". Life. 61 (16): 27.
- ↑ New York Theatre Critics' Reviews: Volumes 27-29. 1966. pp. 97–98. Search this book on
- ↑ Raymond, Jack (30 June 1992). Show Music on Record: The First 100 Years. Washington, DC,: Smithsonian Books. p. 243. ISBN 978-1560981510. Search this book on
- ↑ Rowan, Terry (2012). Nam: The Lost Conflict Film Guide. Lulu. p. 11. ISBN 9781105482236. Search this book on
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Nigel Pegram:Filmography". BFI Film Forever. BFI. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Graham, James (2006). Eden's Empire. Bloomsbury. ISBN 9780713683783. Search this book on
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Falcon - The Magazine of Falcon College, Zimbabwe, 1990, pp. 113–117.
- ↑ Perry, George (1994). The Life of Python. Pavilion. p. 46. ISBN 978-1857934410. Search this book on
- ↑ Rich, Frank. "Wait A Minim". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ↑ Nash, Jay Robert (1989). The Motion Picture Annual 1989. Cinebooks. p. 145. ISBN 978-0933997219. Search this book on
- ↑ Canby, Vincent (7 May 1988). "Film; 1960's Counterculture Spirit Becomes Airborne". The New York Times (National). Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ "Written in Blood (2004)". BFI Film Forever. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ↑ "Proteus (1995)". BFI Film Forever. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Nigel Pegram". IMDB. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ↑ "The Winjin' Pom". IMDB. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ↑ "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas". Ovrtur. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ↑ Billington, Michael (13 September 2006). "Eden's Empire". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ↑ Rizzo, Frank (28 October 2003). "As You Like It". Variety. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ↑ Baker, Richard Anthony (May 9, 2014). "Obituary: April Olrich". The Stage. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
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