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Scott Wentworth

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Scott Wentworth
Born1955 (age 68–69)
Occupation(s)Actor, director
Years active1988–present
SpouseMarion Adler

Scott Wentworth (born 1955) is an American actor and director who immigrated to Canada in 1986.

Early life

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Wentworth was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1955.

Career

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After starting his career in New York City, he began a long association with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in the 1985 production of The Glass Menagerie. He would later perform in a wide variety of roles at Stratford, such as Cliff in Cabaret, the title role in Macbeth, Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls, Shylock in Merchant of Venice and Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof. He also directed Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2 in 2001 and The Adventures of Pericles in 2015.

He returned to New York in 1989 to appear in Welcome to the Club, and received a Tony nomination (Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical). As a director, he has worked at the Indiana Repertory Theatre, the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton, and the Hillberry Theatre in Detroit.[1]

Wentworth has co-written musicals with his wife Marion Adler and composer, Craig Bohmler. Their first collaboration, Gunmetal Blues, has been performed at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and the Colony Theatre in Burbank, California. Their second collaboration, Enter the Guardsman, based on the Ferenc Molnár play The Guardsman, was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award (Best Musical) in 1997.[2][3]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1989 Sing Freddy
1997 The Ice Storm Paul's Teacher
1999 Free Fall Scott Wallace
2007 Diary of the Dead Andrew Maxwell
2015 King Lear Gloucester
2017 Stratford Festival: Macbeth Banquo

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1989 Texas Recruit #3 2 episodes
1988 The Taming of the Shrew Tranio Television film
1989 Saturday Night with Connie Chung Terry Anderson Episode: "Terry Anderson"
1993 American Experience Jack Greenberg Episode: "Simple Justice"
1994 Janek: The Silent Betrayal Stefano Television film
1994–1996 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Det. Kermit Griffin 25 episodes
1996 Blazing Dragons Sir Loungelot 13 episodes
2002 Law & Order Senator Elliot Judson Episode: "Missing"
2004 Elizabeth Rex Jack Edmund Television film
2008 The Trojan Horse CIA Director Episode: "Part One"
2009 U.S. Attorney Judge F. Garafola Television film
2009–2010 The Border Minister Jack Hardacre 3 episodes
2010–2011 Baxter Mr. Kingfield 9 episodes
2011 XIII: The Series Harrison Episode: "The Train"
2011 She's the Mayor Bill Clarke 13 episodes
2011, 2013 Murdoch Mysteries Dr. Harwick 2 episodes
2014 Bomb Girls Willard Galloway Episode: "Facing the Enemy"
2016–2017 Orphan Black Dr. Ian Van Lier 5 episodes
2017 Suits Snitzer Episode: "Character and Fitness"
2022 Home for a Royal Heart Frank Television film

References

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  1. ^ Scott Wentworth – Biography
  2. ^ Siegel, Naomi (April 16, 2006). "Sam Spoof, Private Eye". The New York Times. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  3. ^ Perlmutter, Sharon (October 22, 2003). "Regional News & Reviews: Los Angeles - "Gunmetal Blues"". Talkin' Broadway. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
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