Colin Welland
Acting
Born: 1934-07-04 · Liverpool, England
Died: 2015-11-02
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 b
🎬 Movies (19)
The Fix
1997
Harry Catterick
Femme Fatale
1993
Martin Harty
The Return of the Green Man
1990
Narrator
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
1990
Reuters editor
Dancin' Thru the Dark
1990
Manager
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
1987
Klarsfeld
United Kingdom
1981
Chief Constable James McBride
After Dark
1979
Blue Remembered Hills
1979
Willie
Watch That Space
1978
Self
Sweeney!
1977
Frank Chadwick
Machinegunner
1976
Bone
A Passage to England
1975
Onslow
Leeds United!
1974
Straw Dogs
1971
Rev. Barney Hood
Villain
1971
Tom Binney
Roll On Four O'Clock
1970
Lennie Brown
Say Goodnight to Your Grandma
1970
Tony
Kes
1970
Mr. Farthing
