Remak Ramsay
Encyclopedia
Remak Ramsay is an American veteran stage
, film
and television
actor.
Ramsay was born Gustavus Remak Ramsay in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Caroline V. (née Remak) and John Breckinridge Ramsay.
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
, film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
actor.
Ramsay was born Gustavus Remak Ramsay in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Caroline V. (née Remak) and John Breckinridge Ramsay.
Stage plays
- Half a Sixpence (1965–66), as Young Walshingham
- Lovely Ladies (1970), as Captain McLean
- Sheep on the Runway (1970), as Edward Snelling
- On the Town (1971), as Ozzie
- Jumpers (1974), as Archie
- Private Lives (1975), as Victor Prynne
- Dirty Linen & New-Found-Land (1977), as Cocklebury-Smythe, M.P.
- Landscape of the Body (1978), as Durwood Peach
- The Devil's Disciple (1988), as Anthony Anderson
- Nick & Nora (1991), as Max Bernheim
- Saint Joan (1993), as Chaplain de Stogumber
- The Heiress (1995), as Dr. Austin Sloper
- The Molière Comedies (1995), as Ariste/Gorgibus
Filmography
- The FrontThe FrontThe Front is a 1976 film drama about the Hollywood blacklist during the age of live television. It is written by Walter Bernstein, directed by Martin Ritt and stars Woody Allen and Zero Mostel....
(1976), as Hennessey - Shadows and FogShadows and FogShadows and Fog is a black-and-white film directed by Woody Allen and based on his one-act play Death. It stars Allen, Mia Farrow, John Malkovich, John Cusack, Madonna, and Kenneth Mars. It was filmed on a set at Kaufman Astoria Studios, which holds the distinction of being the biggest set ever...
(1988), as Senator Byington - Mr. and Mrs. BridgeMr. and Mrs. BridgeMr. & Mrs. Bridge is a 1990 Merchant Ivory film based on the novels by Evan S. Connell of the same name. It is directed by James Ivory, with a screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and produced by Ismail Merchant.-Plot:...
(1990), as Virgil Barron - King of the HillKing of the Hill (film)King of the Hill is a 1993 film, Steven Soderbergh's third feature film, and the second he directed from his own screenplay following his 1989 Palme d'Or-winning effort sex, lies, and videotape. It too was nominated for the Palme d'Or, at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.-Production:Based on the...
(1993), as Principal Stillwater - Addicted to LoveAddicted to Love (film)Addicted to Love is a 1997 American romantic comedy film directed by Griffin Dunne, starring Meg Ryan, Matthew Broderick, Tchéky Karyo, and Kelly Preston...
(1997), as Professor Wells
TV appearances
- TrumanTruman (film)Truman is a 1995 HBO movie based on David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Truman. Starring Gary Sinise as Harry S. Truman, the film centers on Truman's rise to the presidency from humble beginnings, World War II, and his decision to use the first atomic bomb. The film's tagline is "It...
(1995), as Dean Acheson (film) - Law & OrderLaw & OrderLaw & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
(2000), as Ambassador Peter Sarno (Amends, episode #236) - Law & Order: Criminal IntentLaw & Order: Criminal IntentLaw & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama...
(2002), as Doug Lafferty (FaithFaith (Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode)"Faith" is a first season episode of the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent.-Plot summary:In this episode, Goren and Eames investigate the death of a wealthy publisher killed by a car bomb....
, episode #21)
Awards
- Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Play
- 1981 nominee, forThe Winslow Boy
- 1983 nominee, for The Quartermaine's Terms