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Alexis Kanner (2 May 1942 in Bagnères-de-Luchon, France - 13 December 2003 in London, England) was a French-born English actor, most notable for appearing in the ground-breaking TV series ''The Prisoner''. He was born in Nazi-occupied Bagnères-de-Luchon, France, to a Jewish family. In April 1944, shortly before his second birthday, he escaped with his family to Montreal, Canada, on the Portuguese ship ''Serpa Pinto''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】format=PDF )〕〔(Alexis Kanner Arrival in Montreal at two years old ) in the Canadian Jewish Congress - Photo Gallery〕 ==Biography== Kanner attended the Montreal Children's Theatre under the tutelage of Dorothy Davis and Violet Walters. Kanner made his first impression as an actor in the role of Alex, among a French Canadian cast, in the television drama series ''Beau Temps, Mauvais Temps'' (1955–1958).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Beau Temps, Mauvais Temps at IMDB )〕 He moved to England in the late 50s to join the Birmingham Repertory Theatre to further his acting career. This led to the Royal Court and the Royal Shakespeare Company where he played in ''The Tempest'' in 1961 and the lead role in ''Hamlet'' under the direction of Peter Brook in 1965. His earliest UK television appearance appears to have been as Peter in the ''Sunday Night Theatre'' play ''Echo From Afar''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Echo From Afar at The BFI )〕 in 1959. He appeared as Stephen in the film ''Reach for Glory'' (1962)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Reach For Glory at IMDB )〕 about the brutal war games of evacuated teenage boys during the Second World War. This led to him first meeting the film's assistant director David Tomblin, who would a few years later be the producer of ''The Prisoner'' series. He had a small role in the comedy film ''We Joined the Navy'' (1962)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=We Joined The Navy at IMDB )〕 playing Gerrett. The only real notable thing about the film was the number of future British small screen comedy stalwarts who were acting in either similar small roles or uncredited cameos. Other plays in which he performed were: * ''ITV Play of the Week'': ''Birds in the Wilderness'' as Peter (1962) and ''The Facing Chair'' (1963)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Facing Chair at The BFI )〕 as Clem Goodwin * ''Television Playhouse'': ''The Interview'' as The Young Man (1962) and ''Along Came A Spider''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Along Came A Spider at The BFI )〕 as Brian (1963) * ''Drama '63'': ''The Freewheelers'' as Jeremy (1963) * ''Armchair Theatre'': ''Living Image'' (1963) as John Manders playing a son who wonders if he can love his father even though he violently disapproves of everything he stands for He appeared on British television in an episode of ''The Saint'', "The Ever Loving Spouse" (1964)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Saint's The Ever Loving Spouse at IMDB )〕 as Alec Misner and in the first of three episodes in ATV's ''Love Story'', ''A Future Holiday''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=A Future Holiday at IMDB )〕 as Frank Watkins. His other appearances in that series were in the following year in ''Briefly Kiss The Loser''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Briefly Kiss The Loser at IMDB )〕 as Big Silver Gardner and in 1967 as Colin Turner in ''Cinéma Vérité''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cinéma Vérité at IMDB )〕 He appeared as Detective Constable Matt Stone in 9 episodes of ''Softly, Softly'' (BBC, 1966), a spin-off series from ''Z-Cars''. He claimed in interviews later that he left not wanting to be typecast. Only one complete ''Softly, Softly'' episode featuring Kanner survives in the BBC archives, 'A-Z' (broadcast 30 March 1966), and another partially.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BBC Cult TV Treasure Hunt )〕 His film career continued with an appearance in ''The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders'' (1965)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders at IMDB )〕 as part of a Mohocks gang. In 1967 he went back to Montreal to star as the lead character Ernie Turner in the film ''The Ernie Game''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Ernie Game at IMDB )〕 which was written and directed by Don Owen for the National Film Board of Canada. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alexis Kanner」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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