Geoffrey Kendal (7 September 1909 – 14 May 1998) was an English actor and theatre director who delivered Shakespeare performances throughout India in the 1940s and 1950s.
Born Richard Geoffrey Bragg in Kendal, Westmorland, at 5 Church View, Aynam Road,[1] he took the name of his place of birth as his surname.
His younger daughter, Felicity, was married to actor Drewe Henley and director Michael Rudman.
[4] Their story was loosely told by Merchant Ivory in their feature film Shakespeare Wallah (1965), in which he played the role of his fictionalized self, Tony Buckingham.
[5] He also acted in Shyam Benegal's Junoon (1978) and Aparna Sen's 36 Chowringhee Lane (1981), in which Jennifer Kendal was the lead, while he played her elder brother.