When did the star of  The Private Life of Henry VIII first appear professionally on stage ?
Charles Laughton Charles Laughton (1 July 1899 – 15 December 1962) was an English stage and film actor, director, producer and screenwriter. Laughton was trained in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and first appeared professionally on the stage in 1926. In 1927, he was cast in a play with his future wife Elsa Lanchester, with whom he lived and worked until his death; they had no children.
Frank Barrie Frank Barrie (born 19 September 1936) is a British stage and television actor. He made his acting debut in 1959 in a production of "Henry IV, Part 2" at the York Theatre Royal. He proved to be a successful Shakespearean actor throughout his career. More recently, he starred in "Lunch with Marlene", a 2008 tribute to Noël Coward and Marlene Dietrich and in 2010 was cast as Edward Bishop a choir master.