Jacob Witkin

Jacob Witkin

Born 05/12/1938
Johannesburg, South Africa

Died 12/31/2016 (78 years old)
unknown where

Biography

Jacob was born in South Africa and emigrated to London, England where he studied music and singing at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and The London Opera Center. He started his theatrical career with the renowned Sadler's Wells Opera Company and Benjamin Britten's English Opera Group.

Since then he has amassed extensive credits in theatre, film, television, radio and voice-over in England and the USA, including many productions in London's West End, on British television and with the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-on-Avon and London, working with such consummate performers and directors as Ian McKellan, Judy Dench, Trevor Nunn and John Barton. He came to the United States in 1987 and has been a California resident since 1992.

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