Anthony Bekenn

Anthony Bekenn

Anthony Bekenn was born in East Africa, in the southern part of Tanzania during a cyclone. His father, Michael, was a district officer in the Tanganyika government, the result being that Anthony lived a peripatetic life up to the age of eight. Initially he was home schooled by his mother, Sheila, who had previously been a school teacher in Wolverhampton in the UK. He was subsequently educated in England, attending Tettenhall College, when his parents returned there in the early sixties. He completed high school in Canada, after the family emigrated to Vancouver B.C. in 1967. He completed a degree in History and English at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver in 1974, and then decided to try his hand at acting. He attended the Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England, which merged with Central School of Speech and Drama in 2006. Anthony's first professional stage appearance was in Victoria B.C. in "Equus". An extensive career has followed, working in television and numerous theatres across Canada, including the Stratford Festival (Taming of the Shrew, Comedy of Errors, Coriolanus, Misanthrope), and the Shaw Festival (1993-2013). His favourite roles include the title role in the CBC film "The Greening Of Ian Elliot", Bluntschli in "Arms and the Man", Gary in "Noises Off", The Archbishop of Rheims in "St Joan", Oxenby in "The Dresser", the Colonel in "Journey's End", Alfred Bridgenorth in "Getting Married", Giles Lacy in "Rebecca", Fancourt Babberley in "Charley's Aunt", and Jesus in the female "Odd Couple" with Sandy Dennis and Stella Stevens. Starting in 1993, Anthony was part of the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, appearing in thirty eight productions.

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Anthony Bekenn Movies

  • 2012
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    The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012: Animation

    The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012: Animation

    4.2 2012 HD

    ShortsHD is once again bringing the wildly popular Oscar nominated short film program (Live Action, Animation, and Documentary) to theaters in the...

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  • 1985
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    Charlie Grant's War

    Charlie Grant's War

    7 1985 HD

    A Canadian artist turned diamond merchant in Vienna, Austria risks his life to smuggle Jews out of the Third Reich.

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  • 1988
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    Hot Paint

    Hot Paint

    1 1988 HD

    Two losers rob a rich guy and discover that, among the loot, they've taken a rare painting worth $2.8 million. John Larroquette plays his usual rude,...

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  • 2011
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    Wild Life

    Wild Life

    5.6 2011 HD

    An English dreamer experiences both the beauty and harshness of nature when he relocates to the Canadian prairie.

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  • 1982
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    The Taming of the Shrew

    The Taming of the Shrew

    1 1982 HD

    The swaggering Petruchio agrees to marry the spitting hellcat, Katherine.

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  • 1984
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    When We First Met

    When We First Met

    4 1984 HD

    A teenage girl falls in love with a boy, then discovers that his mother is the drunk driver who killed her sister.

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  • 2001
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    Tracker

    Tracker

    6.6 2001 HD

    Tracker is a 2001 Canadian science fiction television series starring Adrian Paul and Amy Price-Francis. The series is based on a short story by Gil...

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  • 2008
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    Murdoch Mysteries

    Murdoch Mysteries

    7.7 2008 HD

    A Victorian-era Toronto detective uses then-cutting edge forensic techniques to solve crimes, with the assistance of a female coroner who is also...

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