Wolfit

Mr. Harwood was still in his teens when he joined Wolfit’s acting company, which toured England.

He worked as a business manager and part-time actor, but mostly as a “dresser,” or Wolfit’s assistant.

He joined Wolfit’s theater company in 1953.

Perhaps his most renowned play was “The Dresser,” which was drawn from his early experiences working with an aging Shakespearean actor, Donald Wolfit.

BALDWIN: It’s based on the Sir character from “The Dresser” — Donald Wolfit, the great English actor — and he comes out on stage.