Frederick Treves (actor)
British actor (1925-2012)
Frederick William Treves (29 March 1925 – 30 January 2012) was an English actor with an extensive repertoire, specialising in avuncular, military, and titled types.
Early life
Treves attended the Nautical College, Pangbourne and in World War II he served in the Merchant Navy. On his first voyage his ship, the refrigerated cargo liner Waimarama, was part of the Operation Pedestal convoy to Malta. On 13 August 1942 Waimarama was bombed by a German Junkers Ju 88 aircraft. The ship's deck cargo included containers of aviation spirit that burst into flame. Waimarama exploded and 83 of her 107 crew were killed.
Cadet Treves, then seventeen years old, helped save several of his shipmates, and was consequently awarded the British Empire Medal and Lloyd's War Medal for Bravery at Sea.
After the war Treves trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Career
Treves had over a hundred television credits, including roles in A For Andromeda, The Cazalets, The Jewel in the Crown, Strangers and Brothers, A Dance to the Music of Time, The Politician's Wife, To Play the King, Lipstick on Your Collar, Summer's Lease, Bomber Harris, Trevor Griffiths' version of The Cherry Orchard, David Edgar's Destiny, The Naked Civil Servant, Mr. Bean, Drop The Dead Donkey, The Railway Children and Strange Experiences.
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