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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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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).
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3 de nov. de 2015 · Dennis Barker. 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,...
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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.
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6 de nov. de 2015 · News People. Colin Welland tribute: Farewell to an actor, a writer, but above all a fierce champion of his roots. The death of the Oscar-winning screenwriter of 'Chariots of Fire' deprives...
3 de nov. de 2015 · Chariots of Fire writer Colin Welland dies. Oscar-winning writer and actor had Alzheimer’s for several years and died in his sleep, aged 81, family says. Press Association and Benjamin Lee. Tue...
