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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.
6 de nov. de 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.
3 de nov. de 2015 · Tue 3 Nov 2015 13.20 EST. When Colin Welland, who has died aged 81 after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, was handed the Oscar for his screenplay of Chariots of Fire in 1982, he waved it in...
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).
3 de nov. de 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...
3 de nov. de 2015 · Colin Welland was a versatile and award-winning performer who starred in Z Cars, Kes and Chariots of Fire. He also wrote acclaimed plays for television, such as Roll On 4'O Clock and Leeds-United, exploring social and personal themes.
