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06-04-2010, 16:41
Actor and political activist Corin Redgrave has died at the age of 70, his family has said.
The star, known for his stage, TV and film work, passed away earlier after being taken ill on Sunday morning.
Redgrave's wife Kika Markham and relatives said in a statement: "He died very peacefully surrounded by his family. We will miss him so very much."
A member of a famous acting dynasty, Redgrave was brother to Vanessa and Lynn Redgrave and the son of actor and director Michael Redgrave.
His daughter, from his first marriage to Deirdre Hamilton-Hill, is the actress Jemma Redgrave. Redgrave also had three sons.
He was uncle to film and TV star Joely Richardson and to Natasha Richardson, who died last year following a ski accident.
Redgrave notched up an impressive series of theatre roles, appearing at the National Theatre and the RSC among others.
His film roles included Hamish in Four Weddings And A Funeral and Cornwall in Excalibur.
TV credits included, most recently, The Turn Of The Screw last year and The Girl In The Cafe in 2005.
In recent years, he also appeared in episodes of Spooks, Shameless, Foyle's War and Trial And Retribution.
He was also known for his political activism - campaigning against the Guantanamo Bay detentions and embracing Marxism.
Redgrave won a Laurence Olivier award for his performance as Boss Whalen in the Tennessee Williams play Not About Nightingales in 1998.
His first film was the Oscar-winning A Man for All Seasons (1966). Other movie credits included Enduring Love, To Kill A King, In The Name Of The Father, and Enigma.
Redgrave was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2000.
RIP
The star, known for his stage, TV and film work, passed away earlier after being taken ill on Sunday morning.
Redgrave's wife Kika Markham and relatives said in a statement: "He died very peacefully surrounded by his family. We will miss him so very much."
A member of a famous acting dynasty, Redgrave was brother to Vanessa and Lynn Redgrave and the son of actor and director Michael Redgrave.
His daughter, from his first marriage to Deirdre Hamilton-Hill, is the actress Jemma Redgrave. Redgrave also had three sons.
He was uncle to film and TV star Joely Richardson and to Natasha Richardson, who died last year following a ski accident.
Redgrave notched up an impressive series of theatre roles, appearing at the National Theatre and the RSC among others.
His film roles included Hamish in Four Weddings And A Funeral and Cornwall in Excalibur.
TV credits included, most recently, The Turn Of The Screw last year and The Girl In The Cafe in 2005.
In recent years, he also appeared in episodes of Spooks, Shameless, Foyle's War and Trial And Retribution.
He was also known for his political activism - campaigning against the Guantanamo Bay detentions and embracing Marxism.
Redgrave won a Laurence Olivier award for his performance as Boss Whalen in the Tennessee Williams play Not About Nightingales in 1998.
His first film was the Oscar-winning A Man for All Seasons (1966). Other movie credits included Enduring Love, To Kill A King, In The Name Of The Father, and Enigma.
Redgrave was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2000.
RIP