Simon Callow

format_quote (on Alec Guinness) "He wrote to tell me he had just seen A Passage to India (1984), and as the lights had come up he had vomited in shame at his own performance as Professor Godbole."

stars  He was awarded the Patricia Rothermel Award at the 1999 London Evening Standard Theatre Awards for his outstanding services to theatre.

stars  His first television role was to have been that of 'First Crew Member' in "Carry on Laughing!: Orgy and Bess (#1.4)" (1975). His scene was ultimately cut from the episode, although his name remains listed in the closing credits.

stars  He was awarded C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1999 Queen's Birthday Honors List for his services to drama.

stars  He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1992 (1991 season) for Best Director of a Musical for "Carmen Jones".

stars  Callow is the author of numerous books, including a biography of Charles Laughton, a book on acting and, most recently, a multi-volume biography of Orson Welles.