Denis Lawson
Born in Perthshire, Scotland, UK — Sep 27 1947
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Denis Stamper Lawson (born 27 September 1947) is a Scottish actor and director. He is perhaps best known for his roles as John Jarndyce in the BBC's adaptation of Bleak House and as Gordon Urquhart in the film Local Hero.
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Denis Lawson's Credits
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Death in Paradise
Philip Marston
Holby City
Tom Campbell-Gore
Play for Today
Felix
Star Wars: Visions
Wedge Antilles (voice)
Father Brown
Walter Sullivan
Hustle
Benny
Bergerac
Giroux
New Tricks
Steve McAndrew
Agatha Christie's Marple
Leo Argyle
Star Wars
Red Two (Wedge Antilles)
Natural World
Narrator
Tales from the Crypt
Frank
Dalziel & Pascoe
John Barron
Inside No. 9
Gerald
Victoria
Duke of Atholl
Pie in the Sky
Nick Spencer
The Weakest Link
Self - Contestant
Robin Hood
Law & Order: UK
Philip Woodleigh
BBC2 Play of the Week
Professor Byron Smith / Ernest Dowson
Sister Boniface Mysteries
Lincoln Leigh Varsey
The Empire Strikes Back
Wedge Antilles
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Wedge Antilles
Local Hero
Gordon Urquhart
Cold Feet
Timeshift
Self - Narrator
Hornblower
Captain Foster
Survivors
Norman
Celebrity Gogglebox
Self
Return of the Jedi
Wedge
Bleak House
John Jarndyce
Criminal Justice
Bill Faber
Jekyll
Peter Syme
Sensitive Skin
Al Jackson
Armchair Thriller
David Cooper
One Way Out
Bernard
Marchlands
Robert Bowen
The Passion
Annas
Perfect Sense
Boss
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
The Ambassador
Die Kinder
Film Boffin
In Plain Sight
Laurence Dowdell
Other People's Children
Tom
Broken
Mr. Buckley
Dead Head
Eddie Cass
The Machine
Thomson
Them From That Thing
Various
Bob Martin
Greg
Feel the Force
Gordon Campbell
Natural Lies
James Towne
The Chain
Keith
Rock Follies
Providence
Dave Woodford
The Kit Curran Radio Show
Kit Curran
The Man in the Iron Mask
Claude
The Round Tower
Arthur Brett
Holocaust 2000
2nd Journalist
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster
The Beauty of Maps
Narrator (Voice)
The Genius of Photography
Narrator (voice)
Solid Geometry
Writing
Bejewelled
Alistair
Enid
Kenneth Waters
No Holds Bard
Miekel
The Paradise Run
Terrorist
The Wee Man
Willie Ferris
Candy Cabs
Kenny Ho
Lucky Jim
Julius Gore-Urqhart
The Farmers' Country Showdown
Self - Narrator
The Bass Player
Directing
The Merchant of Venice
Launcelot Gobbo
Mister Eleven
Len
Breaking the Mould
Alexander Fleming
The Thieving Headmistress
Father Plunkett
Fearless Frank
Born Kicking
Victor Grace
Somnium
PAT 1
A Royal Scandal
Henry Brougham
Bitter Cherry
The Zip
Eric
The Black Death
Narrator
Leonard
The Flipside of Dominick Hide
Felix
This is Stanley Baxter
Self - (Narrator)
Jumping Bean Bag
Snare
Above Their Station
Chief Constable Keith Boone
Fried Crumbed Brains
A New Body at Last
Narrator
Love After Lunch
Miles Henderson
The Girl Who Walked Quickly
David Cooper
A Quiet Night In
Gerald
The Lighthouse Stevensons
Narrator - (Voice)
The Real Hughie Green
Himself - Narrator
Burns in the USA
Narrator