The History of King Lear
The History of King Lear is an adaptation by Nahum Tate of William Shakespeare's "King Lear". It first appeared in 1681, some seventy-five years after Shakespeare's version, and is believed to have replaced Shakespeare's version on the English stage in whole or in part until 1838.
Jeremy Kemp
In 1958, Kemp joined the Radio Drama Company by winning the Carlton Hobbs Bursary His television credits include: "Colditz", "" and a number of other series such as: "Hart to Hart", "The Greatest American Hero", "The Fall Guy", "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", "Conan the Adventurer", "", "The Winds of War", "War and Remembrance" and "Murder, She Wrote". He played King Leontes in the BBC Television production of "The Winter's Tale" (1981). He also appeared as Cornwall in the 1984 TV movie version of "King Lear" opposite Laurence Olivier as Lear.
From the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s, Kemp had a prominent film career, usually appearing as second male leads or top supporting roles. His films include "Dr. Terror's House of Horrors", "Operation Crossbow", "The Blue Max", "Darling Lili", "A Bridge Too Far", "The Seven-Per-Cent Solution", "Top Secret!" and "Four Weddings and a Funeral".