Jack Birkett
Known for Acting · 13 credits
- Born
- 1934-06-11
- Died
- 2010-05-10
- Place of birth
- Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
- Also known as
- Orlando · The Incredible Orlando · El Increíble Orlando · ジャック・バーケット
Biography
Jack Birkett was born on June 11, 1934 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. He was an actor, mime artist, dancer and singer, a contemporary of Lindsey Kemp and a key member of his troupe. Often billed as Orlando, or The Incredible Orlando, Birkett was born to a Romani family and worked as an arrist's model for David Hockney before finding work as a stage hand at Leeds' Grand Theatre in 1950. He began to lose his sight in 1966, he then gradually became completely blind and was so for more than the last three decades his life. A regular cohort of the arthouse filmmaker Derek Jarman, Birkett appeared in Jubilee, The Tempest, Caravaggio and The Garden for the director. He retired from performing in the 1990s, living with his partner the Spanish artist and writer Nyako Nakar in Barcelona and London. He died on May 10, 2010 in London, aged 75.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (12)
The Tempest
1979
as Caliban, a savage and deformed slave
Caravaggio
1986
as The Pope
The Bride
1985
as Blind Man
Jubilee
1978
as Borgia Ginz (as Orlando)
Moon Child
1989
as Invalid
Troilus & Cressida
1981
as Thersites
The Garden
1990
as Pontius (Orlando)
Flowers
1982
as Mimosa/Black Bird
The Looking Glass Murders
1970
as Harlequin
Good Bye G.O.D.
as G.O.D.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1984
as Titania
El vent de l’illa
1988
as Gobernador
About Jack Birkett
Jack Birkett was born on June 11, 1934 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. He was an actor, mime artist, dancer and singer, a contemporary of Lindsey Kemp and a key member of his troupe. Often billed as Orlando, or The Incredible Orlando, Birkett was born to a Romani family and worked as an arrist's model for David Hockney before finding work as a stage hand at Leeds' Grand Theatre in 1950. He began to lose his sight in 1966, he then gradually became completely blind and was so for more than the last three decades his life. A regular cohort of the a… With 13 credits spanning from 1970 to 1990, Jack Birkett has appeared in 12 films and 1 TV show.
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- The Tempest (1979) — as Caliban, a savage and deformed slave
- Caravaggio (1986) — as The Pope
- The Bride (1985) — as Blind Man
- Jubilee (1978) — as Borgia Ginz (as Orlando)
- Moon Child (1989) — as Invalid
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