To which actor, was the man who starred with Ben Kingsley and Sherry Baines in Testimony, regarded as the natural successor ?
Testimony (1988 film) Testimony: The Story of Shostakovich is a 1988 British musical drama film directed by Tony Palmer and starring Ben Kingsley, Sherry Baines and Robert Stephens. The film is based on the memoirs of Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) as dictated in the book "Testimony" (edited by Solomon Volkov, ISBN  ) and filmed in Panavision. Some consider the book to be a fabrication.
Sydney Seaward Sydney Widmer Seaward (27 January 1884 – 22 June 1967) was an English actor born in Blindley Heath, Godstone, Surrey, England, United Kingdom and died at age 83 in Matlock, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.