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Bernard Kay (Bernard Frederic Bemrose Kay) was born on 23 February, 1928 in Bolton, Lancashire, England, is an English actor (1928–2014). Discover Bernard Kay's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 86 years old?
| Popular As |
Bernard Frederic Bemrose Kay |
| Occupation |
Actor |
| Age |
86 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces |
| Born |
23 February 1928 |
| Birthday |
23 February |
| Birthplace |
Bolton, Lancashire, England |
| Date of death |
25 December, 2014 |
| Died Place |
London, England |
| Nationality |
United Kingdom
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Bernard Kay Height, Weight & Measurements
At 86 years old, Bernard Kay height not available right now. We will update Bernard Kay's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Bernard Kay's Wife?
His wife is Patricia Haines (m. 1963-1977)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Patricia Haines (m. 1963-1977) |
| Sibling |
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| Children |
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Bernard Kay Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Bernard Kay worth at the age of 86 years old? Bernard Kay’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Bernard Kay's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Actor |
Bernard Kay Social Network
Timeline
He appeared in hundreds of TV productions including Emmerdale Farm, The Champions, The Cellar and the Almond Tree, Clayhanger, A Very British Coup, Casualty, Casualty 1909, Doctors, Z-Cars, Coronation Street, Jonathan Creek, Foyle's War and London's Burning in 1989.
Bernard Frederic Bemrose Kay (23 February 1928 – 25 December 2014) was an English actor with an extensive theatre, television, and film repertoire.
Kay began his working life as a reporter for the Bolton Evening News, and a stringer for the Manchester Guardian.
He was conscripted in 1946 and started acting in the army.
Kay gained a scholarship to study at the Old Vic Theatre School and became a professional in 1950, as a member of the company which reopened the Old Vic after World War II.
In 1952, for the Nottingham Rep, he learned, rehearsed, and played Macbeth in less than 24 hours.
Bernard Kay was married to the actress Patricia Haines from 1963 until her death from cancer in 1977; he never remarried, and was said to have been grief-stricken for the rest of his life.
Kay had no children of his own, but was stepfather to Haines’s daughter from her first marriage to the actor Michael Caine.
He also appeared in the serials The Dalek Invasion of Earth (1964), The Faceless Ones (1967) and Colony in Space (1971).
Kay appeared four times in the Doctor Who series in various roles, most notably as Saladin in the classic Doctor Who story The Crusade in 1965.
His best-known film appearance was his role as a Bolshevik leader in Doctor Zhivago (1965).
He also acted extensively on the stage.
He portrayed Captain Stanley Lord of the SS Californian in the BBC dramatisation Trial by Inquiry: Titanic in 1967.
The 1970s saw Kay play the role of Philip Bentley in The Protectors episode A Pocketful of Posies (1973) and appear as the underworld crime boss Harry Scott in an episode of the hard-hitting British police drama The Professionals, the episode entitled When the Heat Cools Off (1978).
In 1984, he played Shylock in a British Council tour of Asia, ending in Baghdad, in the middle of the Iraq/Iran war.
Later television credits include as bandit leader Cordova in the Zorro television episode "Alejandro Rides Again" in 1991 which was filmed in Madrid, Spain.
Kay also gave a sympathetic performance as Korporal Hartwig in an early episode of Colditz.
Other theatre includes An Inspector Calls (Garrick Theatre), Macbeth (Nottingham Playhouse), Titus Andronicus (European Tour), A Man for All Seasons (International Tour), The Merchant of Venice (International Tour), Galileo (Young Vic), Death of a Salesman (Lyric Theatre, Belfast)—for which he was nominated as best actor in the RITA awards in 1998—and Halpern and Johnson (New End Theatre).
He also portrayed a mutant in the Space: 1999 episode "A Matter of Balance".
In 2006, he guest-starred in the Doctor Who audio adventure Night Thoughts.
He twice appeared at the Finborough Theatre in London: in 2006 in After Haggerty and in 2010 in Dream of the Dog.
He died in London on Christmas Day in 2014, at the age of 86.
