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Since his debut in 1975, he has played over 28 leading roles, including most recently Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing , Martin Dysart in Equus , Antonio Salieri in Amadeus , and Horace Gibbons in The Little Foxes . His numerous directing credits include The Winter's Tale , Waiting for Godot , Equus , Othello , Titus Andronicus , Coriolanus and Racine's Phaedra . Bedford has starred on Broadway in five highly acclaimed productions, each time receiving a Tony Award nomination for best actor. He won the Tony for his performance in The School of Wives , the Obie and New York Drama Desk awards for his performance in Mike Nichols' production of The Knack , and the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for Equus . He was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame in 1997.