Colin Welland

Colin Welland

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

04/07/1934

Day of Death

02/11/2015
(81) years old

Place of Birth

Liverpool, England

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 ... Read More

Filmography

Cast

1997

The Fix

as Harry Catterick

1993

Femme Fatale

as Martin Harty

1990

The Secret Life of Ian Fleming

as Reuters editor

1990

Dancin' Thru the Dark

as Manager

1981

United Kingdom

as Chief Constable James McBride

1978

Watch That Space

as Self

1977

Sweeney!

as Frank Chadwick

1976

Machinegunner

as Bone

1971

Straw Dogs

as Rev. Barney Hood

1971

Villain

as Tom Binney

1970

Roll On Four O'Clock

as Lennie Brown

1970

Kes

as Mr. Farthing

Crew

1994

War of the Buttons

as Writer

1994

Bambino Mio

as Writer

1989

A Dry White Season

as Screenplay

1985

Twice in a Lifetime

as Writer

1981

Chariots of Fire

as Writer

1979

Yanks

as Story

1979

Yanks

as Screenplay

1974

Leeds United!

as Writer

1973

Jack Point

as Writer

1973

Kisses at Fifty

as Writer

1972

Bank Holiday

as Writer