Charles Keating

Birth Name:

Charles Keating

Birth Place:

London, England, United Kingdom

Profession

Actor

Was nominated for a Tony Award for his role as a widower in "Loot" in 1986
Was nominated for four Soap Opera Digest Awards, three for Outstanding Villain and one for Outstanding Male Scene Stealer, for "Another World" in the early 1990s
Made his screen acting debut in the TV series "Life and Death of Penelope" in 1976
Was working as a hairdresser in Buffalo, New York when a customer suggested that he audition for a play in Niagara Falls
Quote: "(On returning for the finale of "Another World" after the show was cancelled): "Even if it is not going to be terribly satisfying storywise, the fans need to see this wrapped up․""
Best known for his role as Carl Hutchins in "Another World" and as Friedrich Golchan in "The Thomas Crown Affair․"
Performed on stage in Britain for 12 years, often with the Royal Shakespeare Company
Toured with his "Another World" co-star Victoria Wyndham in a play called "Couplets," which was based on their characters' exchanges in the series, in the 1990s
Once asked Laurence Olivier for advice on a scene in "Macbeth" where he was supposed to see a dagger floating in midair, to which Olivier replied "Oh, dear boy․ See the dagger wherever you want to․"

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