# Stephan Chase

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**Stephan Chase** (born **Stephan de Montaignac**; 8 February 1945 - 27 June 2019)[1] was a British actor of Cornish and Scots descent. He was educated in Ireland and England. Before joining the [Royal Shakespeare Company](/source/Royal_Shakespeare_Company),[2] he won a scholarship and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ([RADA](/source/RADA)) later becoming an [Associate of RADA](/source/Royal_Academy_of_Dramatic_Art#Associate_members).

He played [Hamlet](/source/Hamlet) in 1975 in a British Council / Regent's Park Open Air Theatre touring production in India and Ceylon.[3] He appeared as a leading man in feature films, TV plays and series and the [West End](/source/West_End_of_London) theatre, such as *[Rules of the Game](/source/The_Rules_of_the_Game_(play))* (1982), directed by [Anthony Quayle](/source/Anthony_Quayle), until he founded and ran the Rhubarb Agency 1988–2005. During this time, Chase also worked as an audio producer and director. He subsequently worked as a teacher and coach in London, but in 2011 he began working as an actor again.

He died on 27 June 2019 in London at the age of 74.[1]

## Filmography

### Film

- *[Cry of the Banshee](/source/Cry_of_the_Banshee)* (1970, Dir. [Gordon Hessler](/source/Gordon_Hessler)) - Sean Whitman
- *[Macbeth](/source/Macbeth_(1971_film))* (1971, Dir. [Roman Polanski](/source/Roman_Polanski)) - Malcolm
- *[The Incredible Sarah](/source/The_Incredible_Sarah)* (1976, Dir. [Richard Fleischer](/source/Richard_Fleischer))
- *[The Golden Lady](/source/The_Golden_Lady)* (1979, Dir. [José Ramón Larraz](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Ram%C3%B3n_Larraz)) - Max Rowlands
- *[Nijinsky](/source/Nijinsky_(film))* (1980, Dir. [Herbert Ross](/source/Herbert_Ross)) - Adolph Bolm
- *[Al-mas' Ala Al-Kubra](/source/Clash_of_Loyalties)* (1983, Dir. Mohamed Shukri Jameel) - Army Captain
- *[White Mischief](/source/White_Mischief_(film))* (1987, Dir. [Michael Radford](/source/Michael_Radford)) - Carberry
- *The Child* (2012, Short, Dir. Amy Neil)
- *Trained* (2013, Dir. Anthony Jerjen, Winner LA Film Festival, Honolulu Film Festival and selected for London Raindance Film Festival 2013) - Robert
- *[Maleficent](/source/Maleficent_(film))* (2014, Dir. [Robert Stromberg](/source/Robert_Stromberg) (with [Angelina Jolie](/source/Angelina_Jolie)) - General
- *[The Hooligan Factory](/source/The_Hooligan_Factory)* (2014, Dir. Nick Nevern) - The Governor
- *[The Earth Belongs To No-One](/source/The_Earth_Belongs_To_No_One_(film))* (2014, Short, dir. [Ani Laurie](/source/The_Earth_Belongs_To_No_One_(film)); producer Rienkje Attoh) (Nominated for Best Short Film at the 2015 [Raindance Film Festival](/source/Raindance_Film_Festival)) - Farmer Joseph
- *Francis* (2014, dir. Paul Alexander. Production Company: A Little Portion Production) - Pope Innocent III
- *The Wager* (2015, Short) - Harry
- *Finding Saint Francis* (2015, Dir. Paul Alexander) - Pietro Bernadone, Mayor of Assisi
- *The Carer* (2016, Dir. Christine Templeton-Parker) - Neville

### Television

- *[UFO](/source/UFO_(British_TV_series))* (1970, Episode: "[Mindbender](/source/Mindbender_(UFO))") - Film Director
- *[Wives and Daughters](/source/Wives_and_Daughters)* (1971) - Osborne Hamley
- *[Arthur of the Britons](/source/Arthur_of_the_Britons)* (1972) - Horgren
- *[The Edwardians](/source/The_Edwardians_(miniseries))* (1972) - Kearey
- *[Orson Welles Great Mysteries](/source/Orson_Welles_Great_Mysteries)* (1973, Episode: "Death of an Old-Fashioned Girl") - Paul Zachary
- *[The Zoo Gang](/source/The_Zoo_Gang)* (1974) - Raoul
- *[The Professionals](/source/The_Professionals_(TV_series))* (1977) - Dapper
- *[Famous Five](/source/The_Famous_Five_(1978_TV_series))* (1978) - Perton
- *[Secret Army](/source/Secret_Army_(TV_series))* (1979, Prod [Gerard Glaister](/source/Gerard_Glaister))[4] - Captain Stephen Durnford / Stephen Durnford
- *The Talisman* (1980, Prod [Barry Letts](/source/Barry_Letts)) - [Richard I of England](/source/Richard_I_of_England)
- *Take Three Women* (1982) - Joe
- *[Black Arrow](/source/Black_Arrow_(telefilm))* (1985, TV Movie, Dir. [John Hough](/source/John_Hough_(director))) - Black Arrow
- *Florence Nightingale* (1985, TV Movie, Dir. [Daryl Duke](/source/Daryl_Duke) proposed for Emmy Nomination for Dr.Sutherland) - Dr. Sutherland
- *[Dempsey and Makepeace](/source/Dempsey_and_Makepeace)* (1986) - Edwards
- *[A Ghost in Monte Carlo](/source/A_Ghost_in_Monte_Carlo)* (1990, TV Movie) - Deal
- *The Governor* (1995) - Architect Richard Greenleaves

## Theatre

- The musical, *[Katie Mulholland](/source/Eric_Boswell_(songwriter)#Musical_theatre:_Catherine_Cookson's_"Katie_Mulholland")* (1983 as Bernard Rosier, by [Catherine Cookson](/source/Catherine_Cookson) DBE Dir [Ken Hill (playwright)](/source/Ken_Hill_(playwright)))
- *The Teddy Bears' Picnic* (1987 by David Pinner, Dir Philip Partridge)
- *Liberty Oregon* (1994 as Novitski, at the [Edinburgh Festival](/source/Edinburgh_Festival) Dir Natasha Carlish)
- *Suddenly Last Summer* (1996 as Cucrovitz, by [Tennessee Williams](/source/Tennessee_Williams))

## References

1. ["Stephan de Montaignac"](https://www.legacy.com/amp/obituaries/thetimes-uk/193302768). *The Times*. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

1. [Official Stephan Chase website: About Stephan Chase](http://stephanchase.wordpress.com)

1. [Mumbai Theatre Guide: Darrshan Jariwalla](http://www.mumbaitheatreguide.com/dramas/speaks/darrshan_jariwalla.asp)

1. Andy Priestner, *The Complete Secret Army: An Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to the Classic TV Drama Series* (2008)

## External links

- [Stephan Chase Official Website](http://stephanchase.wordpress.com)
- [Stephan Chase](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0153833/) at IMDb
- [Trained, the 2013 Short](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2333092/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)

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