| Biography | Wensley Pithey (21 June 1914, Cape Town, South Africa - 10 November 1993, London, England) was a South African character actor who had a long stage career.
A graduate of the University of Cape Town where he studied music and drama, he travelled to England in 1947. He appeared in various Shakespearean roles in his long career (memorably as Sir Toby Belch) as well as appearing in Eugene O'Neill's Anna Christie. He also directed and produced plays in the West End and appeared in a range of roles on television including the 1976 drama Edward and Mrs Simpson (as Winston Churchill) as well as Special Branch and Poldark. His British television appearances included Danger Man (1961) among others |