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- Full Name
- Paxton Whitehead
- Born
- October 17, 1937
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- Age
- 88 years
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- Libra
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- Nationality
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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- Profession
- Actor
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Biography
Paxton Whitehead is 88 years old, an actor, from United Kingdom.
Francis Edward Paxton Whitehead (17 October 1937 – 16 June 2023) was an English actor and theatre director. He was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for his performance as Pellinore in the 1980 revival of Camelot. Whitehead had many Broadway roles. He was also known for his film roles, most memorably Rodney Dangerfield's foil in Back to School, and for his many guest appearances on several U.S.
television shows: he portrayed Bernard Thatch on The West Wing, and in the 1990s often appeared in recurring and guest roles on major sitcoms, such as Frasier, Caroline in the City, Ellen, 3rd Rock from the Sun, The Drew Carey Show, Mad About You, and Friends.
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