Born in Liverpool, England — Jul 04 1934• Died Nov 02 2015

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 th…
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Willie

Tober

PC David Graham

Mr. Barclay

Writing
Writing

Rev. Barney Hood

Writing

Tony

Mr. Farthing

Sir David Whites

Writing

Writing

Tom Binney

Writing

Geyser

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Harry Catterick

Frank Chadwick

Reuters editor

Tony

Chief Constable James McBride

Writing

Manager

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Bone

Willie


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Martin Harty

Klarsfeld

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Writing

Narrator

Lennie Brown

Writing

Self

Onslow
