Michael Lonsdale
Michael Lonsdale | |
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Lonsdale in 2013 | |
| Born | Michael Edward Lonsdale-Crouch 24 May 1931 Paris, France |
| Died | 21 September 2020 (aged 89) Paris, France |
| Other names | Michel Lonsdale |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1955–2016 |
Michael Edward Lonsdale Crouch (24 May 1931 – 21 September 2020), commonly known as Michael Lonsdale and sometimes as Michel Lonsdale, was a French-British actor and author who appeared in over 180 films and television shows. He is often known in the English-speaking world for his roles as the villain Hugo Drax in the 1979 James Bond film Moonraker, the detective Claude Lebel in The Day of the Jackal (1973), The Abbot in The Name of the Rose (1986) and Dupont d'Ivry in The Remains of the Day (1993).