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Colin Welland (1934-2015) was an English actor and screenwriter who won an Oscar for Chariots of Fire. He also appeared in Kes, Villain, Sweeney! and other films and TV shows.
Nov 6, 2015 · The late screenwriter of the Oscar-winning film is remembered for his passion for rugby league, his socialist views and his defence of the North. He was a natural storyteller who liked to share anecdotes about his home town of Leigh and his sporting heroes.
- Simon Kelner
Nov 3, 2015 · His best screen role was as the fair-minded teacher Mr Farthing in Ken Loach's Kes (1969) for which he won a Best Supporting Actor Bafta. Stage roles included Pozzo in Waiting for Godot...
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Colin Welland was a British actor, writer and producer who won an Oscar 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 3, 2015 · Colin Welland, who wrote Chariots of Fire and acted in Kes, passed away in 2015 after living with Alzheimer's disease. He used his Oscar speech to declare "The British are coming" in 1982.
Nov 3, 2015 · The Lancashire-born star, who won an Oscar in 1982 for the Chariots of Fire screenplay, died peacefully in his sleep on Monday, his family have confirmed. In a family statement released via his ...
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Nov 3, 2015 · Colin Welland was a British actor and screenwriter who won an Academy Award for his script of the 1981 running drama Chariots of Fire. He also appeared in films such as Kes, Straw Dogs and Yanks, and TV shows like The Sweeney and Man at the Top.
