Calvin Remsberg obit

Actor and Director Calvin Remsberg Dies at 72

As of now, his cause of death has not been released.

 

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Calvin Remsberg has passed away at 72. As of now his cause of death is unknown. The actor, born in 1950, is well known as both actor and director on both coasts. Remsberg started out as an opera star and quickly made his way to musical theatre. Over the course of his life, he directed four productions of Sweeney Todd, including a 1999 Los Angeles production starring Kelsey Grammer and Christine Baranski. He also notably portrayed The Beadle in the First National Tour of Sweeney Todd with Angela Lansbury in 1980. He also appeared in the television production as The Beadle.

Remsberg originated the role of Old Deutoronomy in the First National US Tour of CATS in 1983. He also starred as Richard Firmin in the acclaimed Los Angeles' Phantom of the Opera. Other stage credits include Man of La Mancha, The Pirates of Penzance, The Griffin and the Minor Canon, and Oliver!

His film credits include "Pretty Woman," "Shrek," "The X-Files," "Twilight of the Golds," "Silk Stalkings." Favorite Directing credits: The Medium, Educating Rita, Chapter Two, Dracula, Triumph of Love, The Sound of Music, Urinetown, Sunday in the Park with George (Ovation Nomination), Into the Woods, Hello, Dolly!, The Last Five Years, Glory Days, F**king Men (American premiere), and Sweeney Todd (Ovation nomination), and ten musicals for The Musical Theatre Guild.

 

Actor (16 credits)

 2013 Outside the Box (TV Series short)

Horse

- Animal Farm (2013) ... Horse

 2001 The Hunted (TV Series)

Herb Morris

- Return of the Stalker ... Herb Morris

 2001 Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party (Video short)

Merry Man (singing voice)

 2001 Shrek

Merry Man (voice)

 2001 The X-Files (TV Series)

Mr. Potocki

- Badlaa (2001) ... Mr. Potocki

 1999 Unhappily Ever After (TV Series)

Pavorotti

- Sex & Violins (1999) ... Pavorotti

 1997 River Made to Drown In

Man with Bath Salts

 1997 Tracey Takes On... (TV Series)

Tutiliani

- Music (1997) ... Tutiliani

 1996 The Twilight of the Golds

Construction Worker / Auditioner

 1993 Cheers (TV Series)

Baritone

- Rebecca Gaines, Rebecca Loses (1993) ... Baritone

 1993 Nurses (TV Series)

Judge Hamilton

- Family Outing (1993) ... Judge Hamilton

 1992 The Water Engine (TV Movie)

Member of Singing Quartet (uncredited)

 1991 Silk Stalkings (TV Series)

Judge Wheaton

- S.O.B. (1991) ... Judge Wheaton

 1991 Sunday Dinner (TV Series)

Killer Karuso

- Welcome, TT (1991) ... Killer Karuso

 1990 Pretty Woman

Sod Stomping Announcer

 1982 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (TV Movie)

The Beadle