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Alfred Molina: Shakespeare Company
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Spanish father and Italian mother, dark-haired, dark-eyed character actor Alfred Molina has lent his tall, chameleonic presence to a wide range of stage and film roles. His coloring has allowed him to play almost every conceivable nationality, from a bushy-headed Russian sailor ("Letter to Brezhnev" 1985) to an Iranian in Western clothing ("Not Without My Daughter" 1988), a Cuban refugee ("The Perez Family" 1995) and a Greek-American lawyer ("Before and After" 1996). Though often tapped for villains, this closet comic, whose greatest hero is the late British comedian Tommy Cooper, can excel at portraying a genial, complex, screwball Irish chatterbox like Frank Sweeney in Brian Friel's play "Molly Sweeney" (1995-96), his New York stage debut. Molina climbed the traditional ladder of British theatrical aspiration, moving from the repertory circuit to the Royal Shakespeare Company, finally creating a stir as The Maniac in "Accidental Death of an Anarchist" (1979).
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Alfred Molina will star in a Roundabout Theatre Company production of Patrick Marber's Howard Katz in 2007. The show is expected to begin previews at off-Broadway's Laura Pels Theater in January 2007, according to a production spokesperson.
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Los Angeles, CA - Veteran stage and film actor ALFRED MOLINA joins the cast as Buckingham, Richard III’s cohort in crime, in The Odyssey Theatre and Circus Theatricals co-production of Richard III. Richard III, William Shakespeare’s “History” play about one of the most controversial kings of England features Jack Stehlin (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) as Richard. Casey Biggs (“Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”) will direct. Richard III will open February 3 and will run through April 7.
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Molina plays Harvey Torriti, aka "The Sorcerer," an old-school agent who runs the agency's Berlin section in the post-World War II era and teaches Jack lessons in on-the-ground espionage. Though their characters and several others in "The Company" are fictional, the story ... weaves in real figures from the period, including counterintelligence chief James Jesus Angleton (Michael Keaton), British double agent Adrian "Kim" Philby (Tom Hollander) and CIA chief Allen Dulles (Cedric Smith).
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Molina plays U.S. espionage master Harvey Torriti, code-named the Sorcerer, who serves as mentor to idealistic young recruit Jack McAuliffe (Chris O'Donnell). Michael Keaton co-stars in "The Company," which airs in two-hour chapters over three consecutive Sundays, started last week and continues through Aug. 19.
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