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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 was a versatile British performer who starred in TV shows like Z Cars and wrote the Oscar-winning Chariots of Fire. He also appeared in films like Kes, Straw Dogs and Yanks, and wrote plays and TV movies.
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...
3 de nov. de 2015 · Colin Welland, who wrote Chariots of Fire and acted in Kes, passed away after battling Alzheimer's disease. He was a versatile and acclaimed film and TV talent, who also wrote about the north of England and the individual against the system.
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 · 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.
3 de nov. de 2015 · Tue 3 Nov 2015 08.42 EST. The Oscar-winning writer and actor Colin Welland has died aged 81, his family has announced. Colin Welland: an enduringly popular presence in British TV and...
