Horace Sprout — Theatre of Blood Character Profile

About Horace Sprout

The third critic in Lionheart's revenge sequence. He is decapitated while asleep, mirroring the death of Cloten in Cymbeline.

Character Facts

Played by

Arthur Lowe

Appears in

Theatre of Blood (1973)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Horace Sprout — Professional Rivals — George Maxwell (Michael Hordern)

  Guild peers who participated in the initial public humiliation.

• Horace Sprout — Professional Rivals — Trevor Dickman (Harry Andrews)

  Colleagues who faced Lionheart's vengeance in separate reenactments.

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