Colin Welland

Colin Welland

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.

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  • Aso fanau: 1934-07-04
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Colin Welland Tifaga

  • 1971
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    Straw Dogs

    Straw Dogs

    7.1 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    Villain

    Villain

    6.2 1971 HD

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  • 1970
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    Kes

    Kes

    7.5 1970 HD

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  • 1977
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    Sweeney!

    Sweeney!

    6.8 1977 HD

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  • 1990
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    The Secret Life of Ian Fleming

    The Secret Life of Ian Fleming

    4.9 1990 HD

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  • 1997
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    The Fix

    The Fix

    4.5 1997 HD

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  • 1987
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    The Trial of Klaus Barbie

    The Trial of Klaus Barbie

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1993
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    Femme Fatale

    Femme Fatale

    1 1993 HD

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  • 1970
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    Say Goodnight to Your Grandma

    Say Goodnight to Your Grandma

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1979
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    Blue Remembered Hills

    Blue Remembered Hills

    6 1979 HD

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  • 1990
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    The Return of the Green Man

    The Return of the Green Man

    1 1990 HD

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  • 1990
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    Dancin' Thru the Dark

    Dancin' Thru the Dark

    6.6 1990 HD

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  • 1974
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    Leeds United!

    Leeds United!

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1981
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    United Kingdom

    United Kingdom

    1 1981 HD

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  • 1976
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    Machinegunner

    Machinegunner

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1970
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    Roll On Four O'Clock

    Roll On Four O'Clock

    6 1970 HD

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  • 1975
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    A Passage to England

    A Passage to England

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1979
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    After Dark

    After Dark

    1 1979 HD

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  • 1978
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    Watch That Space

    Watch That Space

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1979
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    Yanks

    Yanks

    6 1979 HD

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  • 1979
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    Yanks

    Yanks

    6 1979 HD

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  • 1989
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    A Dry White Season

    A Dry White Season

    6.6 1989 HD

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  • 1994
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    War of the Buttons

    War of the Buttons

    7 1994 HD

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  • 1994
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    Bambino Mio

    Bambino Mio

    1 1994 HD

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  • 1974
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    Leeds United!

    Leeds United!

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1985
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    Twice in a Lifetime

    Twice in a Lifetime

    5.6 1985 HD

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  • 1973
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    Kisses at Fifty

    Kisses at Fifty

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1970
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    Roll On Four O'Clock

    Roll On Four O'Clock

    6 1970 HD

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  • 1973
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    Jack Point

    Jack Point

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Hallelujah Handshake

    The Hallelujah Handshake

    7.5 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Say Goodnight to Your Grandma

    Say Goodnight to Your Grandma

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1976
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    Your Man from Six Counties

    Your Man from Six Counties

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1972
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    Bank Holiday

    Bank Holiday

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1981
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    Chariots of Fire

    Chariots of Fire

    6.8 1981 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Sweeney

    The Sweeney

    7.7 1975 HD

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  • 1995
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    Bramwell

    Bramwell

    4.2 1995 HD

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  • 1962
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    Z-Cars

    Z-Cars

    7 1962 HD

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  • 1980
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    Cowboys

    Cowboys

    7 1980 HD

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  • 1970
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    Play for Today

    Play for Today

    5.9 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Play for Today

    Play for Today

    5.8 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Play for Today

    Play for Today

    5.9 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Play for Today

    Play for Today

    6.5 1970 HD

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