![]() ![]() Paul Critchlow was born on February 8, 1964, and died on March 2, aged 49. He was a true professional, and I was privileged to have worked with him.” Shortly after Critchlow’s death, Fordred told The Stage: “Paul was larger than life. In the recent season, he was in Cinderella at the Princess Theatre, Torquay, for New Pantomime Productions. Sometimes he played the villain, but often he was an ugly sister, frequently partnering Michael Fordred. Produced by Yorkshire Television, the company rated it highly enough to nominate it for an Emmy.Ĭritchlow settled into his pantomime roles very comfortably. Just before his 20th birthday, he played Kit Sorrell in a dramatisation of Warwick Deeping’ most famous novel, Sorrell and Son. The following year, he played one of a gang of street urchins in The Baker Street Boys, helping Sherlock Holmes to disentangle seemingly insoluble crimes. ![]() See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. Contents: Prologue The Story of Otis Vanbrugh Epilogue. He began his career in television in 1982 in an adaptation of Beau Geste, PC Wren’s novel about the French Foreign Legion. Wren immortalized the French Foreign Legion in Beau Geste and many other novels of high adventure and romance. He was training to be an accountant when at the age of 18 he decided to be an actor. He also appeared in three international tours – Jesus Christ Superstar, Hair and Elvis the Musical.Īs a young man, Critchlow was in a much more serious mood. A central figure in more than 25 pantomimes, Paul Critchlow was also a hero of the fans who flock to The Rocky Horror Show, in which he played the part of Riff Raff in a number of touring productions. ![]()
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