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Henry Wilcoxon
  • Nickname:
    Biff
  • Date of Birth:
    September 8, 1905
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Virgo
  • Place of Birth:
    Dominica, British West Indies
  • Place of Death:
    Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Date of Death:
    March 6, 1984
  • Cause of Death:
    Heart failure; Cancer
  • Height:
    6' 4"
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    British

Family

Henry Wilcoxon
  • Spouse:
    Heather Angel -
    Sheila Garret - Divorced
    Joan Woodbury - Divorced

Career

Henry Wilcoxon

Trivia

Henry Wilcoxon
  • He was also "an avid antique collector and accomplished flier."
  • Wilcoxon was an amateur painter, whose work was exhibited on at least one occasion in London.
  • He found critical success playing Captain Cook in a production of Rudolph Besier's The Barretts of Wimpole Street at the Queen's Theatre alongside Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, Scott Sunderland and Cedric Hardwicke.
  • Wilcoxon's first stage performance "was in the E. M. Dell play The 100th Chance," before he joined the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and toured "for several years" playing "all roles that came his way."
  • Harry and Owen were known as 'Biff' and 'Bang' to friends and family due to fighting skills gained in amateur boxing and public houses.

Filmography

Henry Wilcoxon

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