Colin Welland
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
4 Jul 1934
Age
92 Years
Born In
Liverpool, England
Total Projects
27
Years Active
41 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.8 ★
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...
Known For
Filmography
tv
Trial & Retribution
Trial & Retribution
as Mallory
movie
The Fix
The Fix
as Harry Catterick
tv
Bramwell
Bramwell
as Mr. Barclay
movie
Femme Fatale
Femme Fatale
as Martin Harty
tv
For the Greater Good
For the Greater Good
as Sir David Whites
movie
The Return of the Green Man
The Return of the Green Man
as Narrator
movie
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
as Reuters editor
movie
Dancin' Thru the Dark
Dancin' Thru the Dark
as Manager
movie
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
as Klarsfeld
movie
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
as Chief Constable James McBride
tv
Cowboys
Cowboys
as Geyser
movie
After Dark
After Dark
movie
Blue Remembered Hills
Blue Remembered Hills
as Willie
movie
Watch That Space
Watch That Space
as Self
movie
Sweeney!
Sweeney!
as Frank Chadwick
movie
Machinegunner
Machinegunner
as Bone
movie
A Passage to England
A Passage to England
as Onslow
tv
The Sweeney
The Sweeney
as Tober
movie
Leeds United!
Leeds United!
movie
Straw Dogs
Straw Dogs
as Rev. Barney Hood
movie
Villain
Villain
as Tom Binney
movie
Roll On Four O'Clock
Roll On Four O'Clock
as Lennie Brown
movie
Say Goodnight to Your Grandma
Say Goodnight to Your Grandma
as Tony
tv
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Willie
movie
Kes
Kes
as Mr. Farthing
tv
Z-Cars
Z-Cars
as PC David Graham
tv
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
as Tony