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Colin Welland

Colin Welland

Acting 1934-07-04 Liverpool, England

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 b…

Known For

The Sweeney
TV ⭐ 8.0
The Sweeney 1975
Straw Dogs
MOV ⭐ 7.2
Straw Dogs 1971
Kes
MOV ⭐ 7.4
Kes 1970
Machinegunner
MOV ⭐ 6.0
Machinegunner 1976
Femme Fatale
MOV ⭐ 8.0
Femme Fatale 1993
Villain
MOV ⭐ 6.2
Villain 1971
The Fix
MOV ⭐ 3.8
The Fix 1997
United Kingdom
MOV ⭐ 7.0
United Kingdom 1981
Sweeney!
MOV ⭐ 6.7
Sweeney! 1977
Dancin' Thru the Dark
MOV ⭐ 7.1
Dancin' Thru the Dark 1990
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
MOV ⭐ 4.5
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming 1990
Leeds United!
MOV ⭐ 10.0
Leeds United! 1974
After Dark
MOV
After Dark 1979
Blue Remembered Hills
MOV ⭐ 7.3
Blue Remembered Hills 1979
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
MOV
The Trial of Klaus Barbie 1987
The Return of the Green Man
MOV
The Return of the Green Man 1990
A Passage to England
MOV
A Passage to England 1975
Roll On Four O'Clock
MOV ⭐ 6.0
Roll On Four O'Clock 1970
Say Goodnight to Your Grandma
MOV
Say Goodnight to Your Grandma 1970
Watch That Space
MOV
Watch That Space 1978