Frederick Pyne

{{Short description|English actor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Use British English|date=August 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Frederick Pyne | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1936|12|30|df=yes}} | birth_place = London, England, UK | known_for = Playing [[Matt Skilbeck]] in [[Emmerdale]], 1972–1989 | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1966–present }}

'''Frederick Pyne''' (born 30 December 1936)<ref name="hayward" /> is an English actor best known for his role as original character [[Matt Skilbeck]] on the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] soap ''[[Emmerdale|Emmerdale Farm]]'' from 1972 to 1989.

Pyne attended Holloway County Grammar School (now [[Holloway School]]).<ref name=camdenians>[http://www.oldcamdenians.info/school The Old Camdenians Club]. Retrieved 31 January 2015</ref> He worked as a farmer before serving in the [[Royal Air Force]], and then went to [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art|RADA]] for training as an actor.<ref name="hayward">Hayward 1996, p. 206</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/frederick-pyne/|title=Frederick Pyne – RADA|website=rada.ac.uk}}</ref> From 1966 to 1970, he worked on stage productions at the [[Old Vic|National Theatre at the Old Vic]].

Pyne's other television appearances include ''[[Crossroads (British TV series)|Crossroads]]'', ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'', ''An Affair of Honour'', ''The Three Princes'', ''[[Talking to a Stranger]]'' and ''[[R3 (TV series)|R3]]''.<ref name="hayward" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba0d0d5fa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802223030/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba0d0d5fa|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 August 2019|title=Frederick Pyne|publisher=British Film Institute}}</ref>

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*{{cite book |last=Hayward |first=Anthony | title=Who's Who on Television | date=1996 |publisher=Boxtree | location=London | isbn=0-7522-1067-X}} Frederick Pyne served on the Equity Council for many years and was the organization's president from 1994 until 2002. He is a trustee of five charities connected to the acting profession.

==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0701540|name=Frederick Pyne}}

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