Gerard Heinz

Gerard Heinz (born Gerhard Hinze; 2 January 1904 – 20 November 1972) was a German actor.

Gerard Heinz
Heinz in The Saint (1966)
Born2 January 1904
Hamburg, German Empire
Died20 November 1972(1972-11-20) (aged 68)
London, United Kingdom
OccupationActor
Years active1942–1972 (film & TV)

Heinz was born in Hamburg, Germany and later moved to Britain, where he changed his name. He appeared in almost 60 films (including Caravan), and a number of stage productions. In the original 1942 production of Terence Rattigan's Flare Path, he played Count Skriczevinsky, a Polish pilot serving with the RAF in World War II.[1]

A relationship with Joan Rodker, daughter of the modernist poet John Rodker, resulted in the birth of a son, Ernest, in Odessa in 1937.[2] After their separation, Heinz married the actress Mary Kenton. They played respectively Mr. and Mrs. Serafin in the 1961 episode "Washday S.O.S." of the TV series The Cheaters.[3] They also performed together in the TV series The Sullavan Brothers,[4] and in the ITC crime drama series The Four Just Men,[5] and a number of other films.

Filmography

References
  1. Rattigan, Terence (2001). The Collected Plays of Terence Rattigan, Volume One, The Early Plays 1936–1952, p. 80. The Paper Tiger. ISBN 978-1-889439-27-3.
  2. Clancy Sigal Obituary: Joan Rodker, The Guardian, 9 February 2011
  3. "The Cheaters". Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  4. "The Sullavan Brothers". Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  5. "The Four Just Men". Retrieved 21 June 2013.
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