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Colin Welland
Deceased

How Did Colin Welland Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 81
GenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn04/07/1934Born inLiverpool, EnglandDied02/11/2015 (aged 81)Died inLondonCauseAlzheimer's diseaseWikidataQ357735 ↗Buried atMortlake CrematoriumTMDb#14957 ↗

Colin Welland was an English actor and screenwriter. He won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance as Mr Farthing in Kes (1969) and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for writing Chariots of Fire (1981).

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Filmography20 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1997The FixMovieHarry Catterick63
1995BramwellSeriesMr. Barclay61
1993Femme FataleMovieMartin Harty59
1990The Return of the Green ManMovieNarrator56
1987The Trial of Klaus BarbieMovieKlarsfeld53
1981United KingdomMovieChief Constable James McBride47
1980CowboysSeriesGeyser46
1979Blue Remembered HillsMovieWillie45
1978Watch That SpaceMovieSelf44
1978The South Bank ShowSeries—44
1977Sweeney!MovieFrank Chadwick43
1975The SweeneySeriesTober41
1975A Passage to EnglandMovieOnslow41
1971Straw DogsMovieRev. Barney Hood37
1971VillainMovieTom Binney37
1970Play for TodaySeriesWillie36
1970KesMovieMr. Farthing36
1970Say Goodnight to Your GrandmaMovieTony36
1962Z-CarsSeriesPC David Graham28
1956Armchair TheatreSeriesTony22