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Walter Charles Dance OBE (born 10 October 1946) is an English actor, screenwriter, and director. He typically plays strict, authoritarian characters or villains. He is best known for his roles as Tywin Lannister in Game of Thrones, Kitchener in The King's Man, Martin Benson in Amazon Prime's The Widow, Lord Mountbatten in Netflix's The Crown (for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series), Thomas in Underworld: Awakening and Underworld: Blood Wars, Harold Fillmore in Ghostbusters (2016), Mr. Bennet in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Frankenstein in Victor Frankenstein, Master Vampire in Dracula Untold, Conrad Knox in the Cinemax series Strike Back, Raymond Stockbridge in Gosford Park, one-eyed hitman Benedict in Last Action Hero, Clemens in Alien³, Sardo Numpsa in The Golden Child, and Guy Perron in The Jewel in the Crown. He started his career on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) before appearing in film and television. For his services to drama, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2006. He made his directorial film debut with the drama film Ladies in Lavender (2004), which he also wrote and executive produced.
"The Grand Adventure" tells the story of how Mickey, Donald, and Goofy first met. While we often see them together as best friends, the origins of their friendship have always been a mystery. In this film, Mickey is the apprentice of Master Yen Sid. Because of this relationship, Mickey is unable to leave his master's domain until he completes his training. As a result, he has never experienced the outside world or made any real friends. One day, while accidentally conjuring a spell using Yen Sid's magic hat, Mickey finds himself transported to a whole new world, where he is quickly embraced by music and dance. However, Mickey soon discovers that not everything is joyful; an attack from mysterious forces disrupts his celebration. It is here that Mickey learns of a prophecy foretelling that he must prevent the return of a former evil ruler who is imprisoned within Bald Mountain. Determined to take on this dangerous quest, Mickey meets many friends who will help him understand the values of love, friendship, and hope. However, he will also have to confront the forces of evil, as a group of Disney villains seeks to stop him and find the key to locating Bald Mountain, intending to release their former master from his hidden prison and plunge the land back into darkness and chaos.
