His film roles, from acting in King Kong to doing voice work on Kung Fu Panda, can fetch far more.

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After playing Malvolio, Briers took on the acting challenge of King Lear, followed by the title role in Uncle Vanya and Menenius in Coriolanus.

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In 1170, Thomas a Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, was murdered by four knights acting on the orders of England's King Henry II.

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That means he would become acting head of state whenever his father, King Norodom Sihanouk, is on medical leave abroad, providing him with a chance to fill a statesmanly role.

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Two hundred and fifty years ago, the company started out in the boring sugar trade, acting essentially as a middle man selling sugar from the source to the king of England.

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As an interim measure Paul O'Connor, formerly Director of Operations at King's College Hospital NHS Trust, has been appointed as acting chief executive.

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If you look at it in acting terms I've been on Eastenders all my life and now I'm King Lear.

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