Straw Dogs
1971
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Colin Welland (born Colin Edward Williams; 4 July 1934 – 2 November 2015) was an English actor and screenwriter. He won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance as Mr Farthing in Kes (1969) and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for writing Chariots of Fire (1981).
Colin Welland. Actor: Straw Dogs. In a career of over 30 years this Lancashire-born former art teacher has achieved great success in acting, both in television and film and writing, for television, film and stage.
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- Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK
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- London, England, UK
Nov 6, 2015 · The late Oscar-winning screenwriter of Chariots of Fire was a passionate advocate of rugby league, the North and fair play. He was a blunt, straight-shooting Lancastrian who told stories with a moral dimension.
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Colin Welland was a British actor, writer and Oscar-winning screenwriter for Chariots of Fire (1981). He also wrote Yanks (1979) and A Dry White Season (1989), and starred in Z Cars (1962-1978).
- July 4, 1934
- November 2, 2015
Nov 4, 2015 · Colin Welland, a Liverpudlian screenwriter who won an Oscar for “Chariots of Fire” (1981), the dramatic tale of two Olympian runners who defied both the odds and the British establishment in...
Nov 3, 2015 · LONDON (AP) — Actor and writer Colin Welland, who famously told Hollywood “the British are coming” when he won an Academy Award for “Chariots of Fire,” has died. He was 81. His family said in a statement Tuesday that Welland, who had Alzheimer’s disease, died peacefully in his sleep late Monday.
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Nov 3, 2015 · Colin Welland, who won an Oscar for writing Chariots of Fire and a Bafta for acting in Kes, dies aged 81 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
