Michael Caridia Explained

Michael Caridia
Birth Date:	1941 8, df=y
Birth Place:	Swaffham, Norfolk, England
Occupation:	Actor
Years Active:	1950s–1960s

Michael Caridia (born 2 August 1941) is a British former child actor.

His prominent roles include Sir Reginald, an obnoxious boy, in the Norman Wisdom vehicle Up in the World and Hugo Wendt in the 1956 horror-comedy The Gamma People.^[1] In a 1960 dramatisation of the trial of Oscar Wilde he played Edward Shelley, an alleged rent boy who acted as a prosecution witness.^{[2] [3]} He has not had any film or TV appearances since 1961. In 1970 he married Jennifer North in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England.^[4]

Filmography

• Pieces of Eight, 1956 BBC TV children's film, aged 11. "The Reluctant Bride" 1955 Played 'Tony' as a child actor.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Michael Caridia. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124034409/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2baa5913e2. dead. 24 November 2020. BFI.
2. Web site: Watch The Trial of Oscar Wilde. BFI Player.
3. Web site: Oscar Wilde. https://web.archive.org/web/20201126160900/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7c1aad43. dead. 26 November 2020. BFI.
4. Web site: FreeBMD Entry Info. www.freebmd.org.uk. 2019-12-12.
5. Web site: The Reluctant Bride (1955). https://web.archive.org/web/20180817055903/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b4233a8. dead. 17 August 2018. BFI.