About

Known credits:
37
Birthday:
1934-07-04
Place of birth:
Liverpool, England
Website:
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Colin Welland

Overview

Actor and writer Colin Welland will perhaps be forever remembered for his triumph at the 1982 Academy Awards, when he won the Best Screenplay Oscar for his screenplay for the hit film Chariots of Fire, proclaiming "The British are Coming!" As an actor, his first film appearance is perhaps still his best-loved, the sympathetic Mr Farthing in Kes (1969), for which he won a BAFTA. Born in Liverpool, but raised in Leigh, Welland initially started out as an art teacher before moving into acting and becoming a household name playing the role of PC Graham in the long running BBC police serial Z Cars. Aside from Chariots of Fire, he wrote many other plays and films including the BAFTA winning Kisses at Fifty (later remade for Hollywood with Gene Hackman as Twice in a Lifetime), Leeds United! based on the rag trade strike that his own mother-in-law was active in, Yanks, A Dry White Season and War of the Buttons. As a film and TV actor his credits include Kes, Straw Dogs, Blue Remembered Hills, Cowboys and Sweeney! He died at the age of 81 on November 2, 2015, having suffered from Alzheimer's disease for several years.

Known for

Acting
1997 The Fix Actor Harry Catterick 58
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1993 Femme Fatale Actor Martin Harty N/A
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1990 The Return of the Green Man Actor Narrator N/A
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1990 The Secret Life of Ian Fleming Actor Reuters editor 58
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1990 Dancin' Thru the Dark Actor Manager 59
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1987 The Trial of Klaus Barbie Actor Klarsfeld N/A
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1981 United Kingdom Actor Chief Constable James McBride N/A
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1980 Cowboys Actor Geyser 69
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1979 After Dark Actor N/A
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1979 Blue Remembered Hills Actor Willie 58
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1978 Watch That Space Actor Self N/A
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1977 Sweeney! Actor Frank Chadwick 59
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1976 Machinegunner Actor Bone N/A
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1975 A Passage to England Actor Onslow N/A
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1974 Leeds United! Actor N/A
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1971 Straw Dogs Actor Rev. Barney Hood 67
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1971 Villain Actor Tom Binney 59
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1970 Roll On Four O'Clock Actor Lennie Brown 58
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1970 Say Goodnight to Your Grandma Actor Tony N/A
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1970 Kes Actor Mr. Farthing 65
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Writing
1994 War of the Buttons Writing Writer 60
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1994 Bambino Mio Writing Writer N/A
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1989 A Dry White Season Writing Screenplay 60
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1985 Twice in a Lifetime Writing Writer 58
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1981 Chariots of Fire Writing Writer 64
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1979 Yanks Writing Story 58
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1979 Yanks Writing Screenplay 58
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1976 Your Man from Six Counties Writing Author N/A
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1974 Leeds United! Writing Writer N/A
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1973 Jack Point Writing Writer N/A
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1973 Kisses at Fifty Writing Writer N/A
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1972 Bank Holiday Writing Writer N/A
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1970 Roll On Four O'Clock Writing Writer 58
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1970 The Hallelujah Handshake Writing Writer 59
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1970 Say Goodnight to Your Grandma Writing Writer N/A
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1970 Play for Today Writing Writer 68
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1956 Armchair Theatre Writing Writer 68
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