Samuel West Samuel West Samuel Alexander Joseph West (born 19 June 1966) is a third-generation English actor, theatre director and voice actor. He has directed on stage and radio, and worked as an actor across theatre, film, television and radio. He often appears as reciter with orchestras and performed at the Last Night of the Proms in 2002. He has narrated several documentary series, including five for the BBC centred on events related to the Second World War. West was born in London, the elder son of actors Prunella Scales and Timothy West, and the grandson of the actor Lockwood West. He
The Actor and the Rube the actor tells the farmer to return home and the farmer finds he is well-liked and marries his love interest. The one reel comedy production saw a wide United States release and was also released in the United Kingdom under an alternate title, "The Actor and the Bumpkin". Reviews were positive and focused on good acting and originality in the execution of a plot, with the "New York Clipper" finding it a welcome relief from the "pie-smashing" antics of other comedies. Hi Jenkins is a cranky farmer who is disliked by the whole village, including the spinster whom Jenkins wants