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name: "Nicholas Amer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/nicholas-amer"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 September 1923"
died: "17 November 2019"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 82
updated: "2026-09-16T13:47:00.090219+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Nicholas Amer

Actor. Born 29 September 1923 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK. Died 17 November 2019.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 September 1923, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
- **Died:** 17 November 2019
- **Active:** 1982–2011
- **Also known as:** Nicolas Amer

## Biography

Nicholas Amer (also credited as Nicolas Amer) was an English stage, film and television actor. Born Thomas Harold Amer on 29 September 1923 in Tranmere, Birkenhead, he served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War before training at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. He made his professional stage debut in 1948 and became known for his extensive work in Shakespeare, performing more than 27 roles and touring to 31 countries with companies including the Old Vic.

Amer's screen credits include *The Message* (1976), *The Draughtsman's Contract* (1982), *Treasure Island* (1990), *The Awakening* (2011), *The Deep Blue Sea* (2011) as Mr Elton, *ABCs of Death 2* (2014) and *Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children* (2016). He also appeared in television series such as *I, Claudius* (1976), *Midsomer Murders* and *Jonathan Creek*. Amer died on 17 November 2019.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Deep Blue Sea* (2011), Fi1m 82, as Mr. Elton — [page](https://film.one/film/the-deep-blue-sea.md)
- *The Draughtsman's Contract* (1982), Fi1m 82, as Mr Parkes — [page](https://film.one/film/the-draughtsmans-contract.md)

## Also known for

- *Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children* (2016), Oggie
- *The Awakening* (2011), Edgar Hirsthwit
- *The Message* (1976), Suheil
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), Arthur Leggott
- *ABCs of Death 2* (2014), Grandad (Segment "Grandad")
- *Treasure Island* (1990), Ben Gunn
- *I, Claudius* (1976), Mnester — [page](https://film.one/tv/i-claudius.md)
- *Jonathan Creek* (1997), Bill

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