Paul Geoffrey, the movie and tv actor who appeared in Excalibur and had a quick look in Higher Name Saul, has died.
The actor was 68 on the time of his dying on June 3 from cancer, based on an obituary that ran within the Santa Fe New Mexican.
Geoffrey had a string of roles in movies and tv sequence all through the Nineteen Eighties, earlier than fully sitting out the 2000s.
He returned to appearing previously decade with occasional components, and his final position was in an episode of the Epix sequence Perpetual Grace from 2019.
Geoffrey, who was born and raised in England, started a second profession as an actual property dealer after transferring to Santa Fe, New Mexico, although he managed to steadiness his new occupation along with his past love later in life.
Movie and TV actor: Paul Geoffrey, the movie and tv actor who appeared in Excalibur (pictured) and had a quick look in Higher Name Saul, died from most cancers on June 3 at 68
Main sequence: One in every of his final roles in a high-profile sequence was in a 2015 episode of Higher Name Saul; pictured with star Bob Odenkirk (R)
‘A thespian to the core, Paul continued to behave for the rest of his life. He beloved French wine and meals, had a shocking grasp of historical past, was a life-long Arsenal fan, and excelled at being the sweetest man on the planet,’ learn a part of his obituary.
Geoffrey’s most distinguished position was within the 1981 traditional Excalibur, during which he performed Perceval.
The movie takes a darkish and brutal view of the Arthurian legend, and director and co-screenwriter John Boorman crammed the film with disturbing, surreal imagery.
The film additionally Helen Mirren and Nicol Williamson, and it helped enhance the early careers of Patrick Stewart, Liam Neeson, Gabriel Byrne and Ciarán Hinds, amongst others.
Though some critics have been turned off by the darkish fantasy parts, it acquired largely approval from reviewers and was a industrial success. It additionally gained a prize for finest creative contribution on the Cannes Movie Pageant.
Geoffrey’s position was significantly vital, as Perceval is the one survivor after Arthur and his knights have all fallen, and he’s tasked with throwing Arthur’s sword again to the Girl of the Lake, who as soon as once more claims it.
The movie might have helped the actor earn a string of subsequent roles, however his profession by no means took of like a number of of his Excalibur costars.
Geoffrey’s subsequent main position was as Lord John ‘Jack’ Clayton in Ralph Richardson’s 1984 Tarzan movie Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan.
Geoffrey would go on to seem as Mr. Lockwood within the 1992 adaptation of Wuthering Heights, which starred Juliette Binoche.
Star second: Geoffrey performed the pivotal position of Perceval in Excalibur and had a pivotal second within the movie after the deaths of Arthur’s different knights, however his profession by no means took off like a number of of his costars; nonetheless from Excalibur
Staying busy: He went on to seem in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan (1984), together with a 1992 Juliette Binoche–starring adaptation of Wuthering Heights and a 1995 TV film of Anna Karenina; nonetheless from Excalibur
He additionally appeared in a 1995 TV film adaptation of Anna Karenina, starring Jacqueline Bisset and Christopher Reeve.
Within the late Nineteen Eighties, he appeared in an episode of Inspector Morse, and he caught to the thriller theme with a 1990 episode of Poirot.
One in every of his final high-profile reveals was Higher Name Saul, during which he appeared in a 2015 episode as a tailor. The sequence was filmed in his adopted house state of New Mexico.
Geoffrey is survived by his spouse Sue Taylor and their three kids: Alex, Oliver, and Daisy. No memorial plans have been revealed
