Harold Innocent; TV, Theater Actor
Harold Innocent, who played the corrupt bishop alongside Kevin Costner in the movie “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves” and the Duke of Burgundy in Kenneth Branagh’s “Henry V,” has died at age 60.
The Associated Press reported that the actor died Sept. 12 at his London home after what was described as a short illness.
Born Harold Sidney Harrison, Innocent trained at the Birmingham School of Speech Training and Dramatic Arts and moved to Hollywood after a stint in the Royal Air Force.
He began a long television career with an appearance in “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” in 1959 and went on to roles in “Gunsmoke,” “Ben Casey,” “The Barbara Stanwyck Show” and “Have Gun--Will Travel.”
Innocent also had an impressive list of theater credits, including a season with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1984.
He recently appeared as Robert Hazlett in the TV movie “Fergie and Andrew: Behind Closed Doors.”
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