Dyson Lovell

Dyson Lovell (28 August 1936 – 11 January 2024) was a British film producer and actor.^[1] He produced amongst others, Franco Zeffirelli's Hamlet, starring Mel Gibson (1990), and Francis Ford Coppola's 1984 box-office flop The Cotton Club, starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane.^[2] He has received four Emmy Award, and three Golden Globe nominations for his work as a producer in television.^[3][4]

Dyson Lovell
Dyson Lovell in The Saint 1964
Born	(1936-08-28)August 28, 1936
Died	January 11, 2024(2024-01-11) (aged 87)

Lovell originally trained as an actor at RADA, and his early stage work included appearances at The Old Vic and small roles on Broadway.^[5][6][7] He has played supporting roles in such films as Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet, in which he played Sampson.^[8]

Lovell died from cancer on 11 January 2024, aged 87.^[9][10]

Productions

• Hamlet
• Endless Love
• Lonesome Dove
• Merlin
• Arabian Nights
• Jane Eyre
• The Odyssey
• Alice in Wonderland
• A Christmas Carol
• Cleopatra
• The Lion in Winter