Straw Dogs
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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. His first film appearance is perhaps still his best-loved, the sympathetic Mr Farthing in Kes (1969), for which he won a BAFTA.
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Nov 3, 2015 · Colin Welland obituary. Actor and screenwriter who took Hollywood by storm with the 1981 film Chariots of Fire. Dennis Barker. Tue 3 Nov 2015 13.20 EST. Last modified on Tue 19 Dec 2017 16.15...
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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 disliked southern softies and establishment elites.
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Nov 3, 2015 · Oscar-winning writer and actor Colin Welland has died aged 81 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease, his family has announced. Welland won an Oscar in 1982 for best original screenplay for...
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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).
Nov 4, 2015 · Associated Press. By Sam Roberts. Nov. 3, 2015. Colin Welland, a Liverpudlian screenwriter who won an Oscar for “Chariots of Fire” (1981), the dramatic tale of two Olympian runners who defied...
