Biography
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.
Filmography
all 40
Movies 31
Writer 17
TV Shows 9
self 3
The Fix (1997)
Bramwell (1995)
War of the Buttons (1994)
Bambino Mio (1994)
Femme Fatale (1993)
Granada: From the North (1992)
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming (1990)
Dancin' Thru the Dark (1990)
A Dry White Season (1989)
The Trial of Klaus Barbie (1987)
Twice in a Lifetime (1985)
United Kingdom (1981)
Chariots of Fire (1981)
Cowboys (1980)
After Dark (1979)
Yanks (1979)
Blue Remembered Hills (1979)
Watch That Space (1978)
Sweeney! (1977)
Your Man from Six Counties (1976)
Machinegunner (1976)
A Passage to England (1975)
The Sweeney (1975)
Leeds United! (1974)
Jack Point (1973)
Kisses at Fifty (1973)
Liebe mit 50 (1973)
Bank Holiday (1972)
Straw Dogs (1971)
Villain (1971)
Roll On Four O'Clock (1970)
The Hallelujah Handshake (1970)
Man at the Top (1970)
Say Goodnight to Your Grandma (1970)
Play for Today (1970)
Kes (1970)
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)
Z-Cars (1962)
Armchair Theatre (1956)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1934-07-04
Deathday2015-11-02 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceLiverpool, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
AwardsBAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
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