Personal Info
Colin Welland
Acting
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.…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Fix
as Harry Catterick
Femme Fatale
as Martin Harty
Dancin' Thru the Dark
as Manager
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
as Reuters editor
The Return of the Green Man
as Narrator
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
as Klarsfeld
United Kingdom
as Chief Constable James McBride
Blue Remembered Hills
as Willie
After Dark
Watch That Space
as Self
TV Shows
Trial & Retribution
as Mallory · 1 ep.
Bramwell
as Mr. Barclay · 1 ep.
For the Greater Good
as Sir David Whites · 1 ep.
Cowboys
as Geyser · 13 ep.
The Sweeney
as Tober · 1 ep.
Play for Today
as Willie · 1 ep.
Z-Cars
as PC David Graham · 139 ep.
Armchair Theatre
as Tony · 1 ep.