Geoffrey Horne

Geoffrey Horne (born August 22, 1933) is an American actor, director, and acting coach at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. His film and television credits include The Bridge on the River Kwai, Bonjour Tristesse, The Strange One, Two People, The Twilight Zone (episode "The Gift", 1962), and The Outer Limits (as Wade Norton in "The Guests" episode, 1963). Early life Horne was born in Buenos Aires on August 22, 1933, to American parents (his father was a businessman in the oil trade). When he was five, he went to live with his mother in Havana. Ten years later, he was sent to "a little school in New England for troubled children," in his words. He attended the University of California, where he decided to be an actor. Career Horne moved to New York where he appeared in an off-Broadway flop, then began to get regular work on television, including an adaptation of Billy Budd. He also joined the Actors Studio. In July 1956, he successfully auditioned for a small role in The Strange One (1957), whose cast was composed entirely of Actors Studio alumni. The film was not a huge hit but was widely acclaimed; it marked the film debut of Ben Gazzara and George Peppard. The film was produced by Sam Spiegel, who then cast Horne in a role in The Bridge on the River Kwai in January 1957.