Colin Welland

Colin Welland

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 becoming a household name playing the role of PC Graham in the long running BBC police serial Z Cars. Aside from Chariots of Fire, he wrote many other plays and films including the BAFTA winning Kisses at Fifty (later remade for Hollywood with Gene Hackman as Twice in a Lifetime), Leeds United! based on the rag trade strike that his own mother-in-law was active in, Yanks, A Dry White Season and War of the Buttons. As a film and TV actor his credits include Kes, Straw Dogs, Blue Remembered Hills, Cowboys and Sweeney! He died at the age of 81 on November 2, 2015, having suffered from Alzheimer's disease for several years.

  • Title: Colin Welland
  • Popularity: 3.322
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1934-07-04
  • Place of Birth: Liverpool, England
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Colin Welland Movies

  • 1971
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    Straw Dogs

    Straw Dogs

    7.1 1971 HD

    David Sumner, a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy, an Englishwoman. In order to escape a hectic stateside lifestyle, David...

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  • 1971
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    Villain

    Villain

    6.2 1971 HD

    In 1970s London, Scotland Yard orchestrates the downfall of mob boss Vic Dakin after he crosses the line by blackmailing Members of Parliament.

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  • 1970
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    Kes

    Kes

    7.5 1970 HD

    Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper, a 15-year-old working-class Yorkshire...

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  • 1977
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    Sweeney!

    Sweeney!

    6.8 1977 HD

    When one of Regan's snouts complains that his girlfriend's recent suicide was murder, the flying squad detective feels compelled to investigate. He...

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  • 1990
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    The Secret Life of Ian Fleming

    The Secret Life of Ian Fleming

    4.9 1990 HD

    The Secret Life of Ian Fleming follows the exciting life of a dashing young Ian Fleming, the mastermind behind the highly successful James Bond books...

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  • 1997
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    The Fix

    The Fix

    4.5 1997 HD

    The story of the British betting scandal of 1964, uncovered by journalist Mike Gabbert which saw a number of British professional footballers were...

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  • 1987
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    The Trial of Klaus Barbie

    The Trial of Klaus Barbie

    1 1987 HD

    Decades after the end of World War II, escaped war criminal Klaus Barbie is brought to justice.

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  • 1993
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    Femme Fatale

    Femme Fatale

    1 1993 HD

    Sicilian-born Maddalena has moved to a Devonshire village in England to escape volatile sexual tempers. She marries, but the lust she inspires in the...

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  • 1970
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    Say Goodnight to Your Grandma

    Say Goodnight to Your Grandma

    1 1970 HD

    Colin Welland's play about a wife, her mother, her mother-in-law and conflict.

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  • 1979
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    Blue Remembered Hills

    Blue Remembered Hills

    6.5 1979 HD

    On an idyllic summer afternoon in the summer of 1943, a group of children play in the West Country hills, fields and forests. With no adults around,...

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  • 1990
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    The Return of the Green Man

    The Return of the Green Man

    1 1990 HD

    Since ancient times, the Green Man has been one of the most mysterious and menacing of mythical characters. He also has a familiar...

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  • 1990
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    Dancin' Thru the Dark

    Dancin' Thru the Dark

    6.6 1990 HD

    Linda's out on her hen night, her fiance is out on his stag night. Linda is having major doubts about getting married, when both groups arrive at a...

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  • 1974
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    Leeds United!

    Leeds United!

    1 1974 HD

    The true story of a strike in 1970 by female textile-factory workers in Leeds who wanted to be paid the same as their male colleagues, but whose...

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  • 1981
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    United Kingdom

    United Kingdom

    1 1981 HD

    Incendiary 1981 Play for Today, written by Jim Allen and directed by Roland Joffé that tells the story of a group of housing estate residents...

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  • 1976
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    Machinegunner

    Machinegunner

    1 1976 HD

    A 'machinegunner' (West Country slang for a debt-collector) turns amateur sleuth, but finds himself in hot water with local criminals.

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  • 1970
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    Roll On Four O'Clock

    Roll On Four O'Clock

    6 1970 HD

    Compelling drama from screenwriter Colin Welland set in a city comprehensive school of low expectations and ambitions. Pupil Latimer does not conform...

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  • 1975
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    A Passage to England

    A Passage to England

    1 1975 HD

    Anand, his pretty cousin and their sick uncle are stranded in Amsterdam where they receive an offer to take them to England.

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  • 1979
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    After Dark

    After Dark

    1 1979 HD

    Colin Welland presents this public information film about the hazards of nighttime driving.

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  • 1978
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    Watch That Space

    Watch That Space

    1 1978 HD

    Colin Welland presents this confined spaces training video from the Health and Safety Executive, detailing the hazards of entering any confined space...

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  • 1979
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    Yanks

    Yanks

    6 1979 HD

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  • 1979
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    Yanks

    Yanks

    6 1979 HD

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  • 1989
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    A Dry White Season

    A Dry White Season

    6.6 1989 HD

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  • 1994
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    War of the Buttons

    War of the Buttons

    7.019 1994 HD

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  • 1994
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    Bambino Mio

    Bambino Mio

    1 1994 HD

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  • 1974
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    Leeds United!

    Leeds United!

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1985
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    Twice in a Lifetime

    Twice in a Lifetime

    5.6 1985 HD

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  • 1973
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    Kisses at Fifty

    Kisses at Fifty

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1970
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    Roll On Four O'Clock

    Roll On Four O'Clock

    6 1970 HD

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  • 1973
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    Jack Point

    Jack Point

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Hallelujah Handshake

    The Hallelujah Handshake

    7.5 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Say Goodnight to Your Grandma

    Say Goodnight to Your Grandma

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1976
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    Your Man from Six Counties

    Your Man from Six Counties

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1972
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    Bank Holiday

    Bank Holiday

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1981
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    Chariots of Fire

    Chariots of Fire

    6.778 1981 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Sweeney

    The Sweeney

    7.7 1975 HD

    Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.

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  • 1995
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    Bramwell

    Bramwell

    4.2 1995 HD

    The story of Eleanor Bramwell , a pioneering female doctor in the late nineteenth century, and the struggles she has with her friends, her colleagues...

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  • 1962
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    Z-Cars

    Z-Cars

    7 1962 HD

    Z-Cars or Z Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on...

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  • 1980
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    Cowboys

    Cowboys

    7 1980 HD

    Cowboys is a British sitcom that aired on the ITV network during the early 1980s. The show was created by Peter Learmouth whom would go on to create...

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  • 1970
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    Play for Today

    Play for Today

    6.125 1970 HD

    Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...

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  • 1970
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    Play for Today

    Play for Today

    5.8 1970 HD

    Armchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally...

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  • 1970
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    Play for Today

    Play for Today

    6.125 1970 HD

    Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...

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  • 1970
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    Play for Today

    Play for Today

    6.5 1970 HD

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