Alexander Doré - Revision history

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	\|caption = Alexander Doré as the First Spy in ''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]'' (1968)		\|caption = Alexander Doré as the First Spy in<br />''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]'' (1968)
	\|birth_date = {{birth date\|df=yes\|1923\|08\|28}}		\|birth_date = {{birth date\|df=yes\|1923\|08\|28}}
	\|birth_place = [[Hampstead]], [[London]], England		\|birth_place = [[Hampstead]], [[London]], England

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	{{Short description\|British actor, director and screenwriter (1923–2002)}}		{{Short description\|British actor, director and screenwriter (1923–2002)}}
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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	~~\|name=Alexander Doré~~		\|image = Alexander Dore First Spy.jpg
	\|image = Alexander Dore First Spy.jpg		\|caption = Alexander Doré as the First Spy in ''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]'' (1968)
	\|caption= Alexander Doré as the First Spy in ''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]'' (1968)		\|birth_date = {{birth date\|df=yes\|1923\|08\|28}}
	\|birth_date={{birth date\|df=yes\|1923\|08\|28}}		\|birth_place = [[Hampstead]], [[London]], England
	\|birth_place=[[Hampstead]], [[London]], England		\|death_date = {{Death date and age\|2002\|4\|16\|1923\|8\|28\|df=yes}}
	\|death_date={{Death date and age\|2002\|4\|16\|1923\|8\|28\|df=yes}}		\|death_place = London, England
	\|death_place=London, England		\|occupation = Actor, director, screenwriter
	\|occupation=Actor, director, screenwriter		\|yearsactive = 1946–1988
	\|yearsactive=1946–1988		\|spouse = {{marriage\|[[w:Edna Doré\|Edna Gorring]]\|1946\|16 April 2002}}
	\|spouse={{marriage\|[[Edna Doré\|Edna Gorring]]\|1946\|16 April 2002}}~~<br/>(his death)~~		\|children = 1
	\|children=1
	}}		}}

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Personal life

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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	He married the actress [[Edna Doré]] (~~[[Married and maiden names\|~~née]] Gorring) in 1946 in [[St Pancras, London\|Pancras]], [[London]], and the two of them ran their own company for five years at the Little Theatre in [[Aberystwyth]].<ref name=Edna>[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/apr/14/edna-dore Edna Doré obituary]- ''[[The Guardian]]'' – 14 April 2014</ref> He died in London in 2002 aged 78. Their son, Michael, is currently the landlord of a [[public house]] in [[Hampshire]].<ref name=Edna/>		He married the actress [[w:Edna Doré]] ({{née}} Gorring) in 1946 in [[w:St Pancras, London\|St Pancras]], [[London]], and the two of them ran their own company for five years at the Little Theatre in [[w:Aberystwyth\|Aberystwyth]].<ref name=Edna>[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/apr/14/edna-dore Edna Doré obituary]- ''[[The Guardian]]'' – 14 April 2014</ref> He died in London in 2002 aged 78. Their son, Michael, is currently the landlord of a [[w:public house\|public house]] in [[Hampshire]].<ref name=Edna/>

	==Selected filmography==		==Selected filmography==

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	==External links==		==External links==
	*[http://www.fandango.com/alexanderdore/filmography/p159820 Doré's credits on Fandango.com]		*[http://www.fandango.com/alexanderdore/filmography/p159820 Doré's credits on Fandango.com]
	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100323232117/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/181698 Doré] on the [[British Film Institute]] website		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100323232117/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/181698 Doré] on the [[w:British Film Institute\|British Film Institute]] website

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{{Short description|British actor, director and screenwriter (1923–2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox person
|name=Alexander Doré
|image = Alexander Dore First Spy.jpg
|caption= Alexander Doré as the First Spy in ''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]'' (1968)
|birth_date={{birth date|df=yes|1923|08|28}}
|birth_place=[[Hampstead]], [[London]], England
|death_date={{Death date and age|2002|4|16|1923|8|28|df=yes}}
|death_place=London, England
|occupation=Actor, director, screenwriter
|yearsactive=1946–1988
|spouse={{marriage|[[Edna Doré|Edna Gorring]]|1946|16 April 2002}}<br/>(his death)
|children=1
}}

'''Alexander Joseph Doré''' (28 August 1923 – 16 April 2002) was a British actor, director and screenwriter. He was best known for his appearance as the First Spy in the 1968 film ''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]].''<ref name=IMDB>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0234268/ Doré] on the [[Internet Movie Database]]</ref> He also co-starred in the 1968 TV series ''[[Virgin of the Secret Service]]'' (as villain Karl Von Brauner) as well as playing Bertram Bright in ''[[Bright's Boffins]]'' (1970-1972).<ref>[https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba4b1f175 Filmography of Alexander Doré] [[British Film Institute]] Database</ref>

Doré's other screen appearances include ''[[At the Stroke of Nine]]'' (1957), ''Tales from Dickens'' (1958), ''ITV Television Playhouse'' (1958), ''[[Emergency-Ward 10]]'' (1960), ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'' (1964), ''[[Casino Royale (1967 film)|Casino Royale]]'' (1967), ''[[ITV Playhouse]]'' (1968), and ''[[A Very Peculiar Practice]]'' (1986).<ref name=IMDB/>

His credits as a [[screenwriter]] include ''Jungle Street'' (1961) and ''[[The Wind of Change (film)|The Wind of Change]]'' (1961), while his directing credits include ''Hé... mag ik mĳn echtgenote terug?'' (1975), ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Boem-Boem|nl}}'' (1982) and ''Privé Voor Twee'' (1988) for [[Netherlands|Dutch]] television.<ref name=IMDB/>

He directed the plays ''[[See How They Run (play)|See How They Run]]'' at London's [[Vaudeville Theatre]], ''The Sunday Man'' at the [[Morosco Theatre]] on [[Broadway theater|Broadway]]<ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League |url=http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=14631 |title=Doré on the Internet Broadway Database |publisher=Internet Broadway Database |date=1964-05-13 |accessdate=2013-09-09}}</ref> in 1964, and the world premiere of ''We Who Are About To...'' (with [[Anton Rodgers]]) in 1968 at the Hampstead Theatre Club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://countdown.alanayckbourn.net/Countdown_Productions.htm |title=Alan Ayckbourn's "Countdown" website |publisher=Countdown.alanayckbourn.net |accessdate=2013-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113033545/http://countdown.alanayckbourn.net/Countdown_Productions.htm |archive-date=13 November 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1988 he directed the Dutch-language version of the play ''Never Judge a Book by Its Cover'' which undertook a successful fifty-city tour of the Netherlands and Belgium.<ref>[http://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Blicker%2C%20Seymour Doré on the Seymour Blicker website]</ref>

==Personal life==
He married the actress [[Edna Doré]] ([[Married and maiden names|née]] Gorring) in 1946 in [[St Pancras, London|Pancras]], [[London]], and the two of them ran their own company for five years at the Little Theatre in [[Aberystwyth]].<ref name=Edna>[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/apr/14/edna-dore Edna Doré obituary]- ''[[The Guardian]]'' – 14 April 2014</ref> He died in London in 2002 aged 78. Their son, Michael, is currently the landlord of a [[public house]] in [[Hampshire]].<ref name=Edna/>

==Selected filmography==
* ''[[At the Stroke of Nine]]'' (1957) – Carter
* ''[[The Ugly Duckling (1959 film)|The Ugly Duckling]]'' (1959) – Shop Customer
* ''[[Casino Royale (1967 film)|Casino Royale]]'' (1967) – Extra (uncredited)
* ''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]'' (1968) – First Spy
* ''Ik ben Joep Meloen'' (1981) – Dronken man

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.fandango.com/alexanderdore/filmography/p159820 Doré's credits on Fandango.com]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100323232117/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/181698 Doré] on the [[British Film Institute]] website

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