Colin Welland

Works
Actor (2), Screenplay (3), Novel (1), Writer (2), Story (1),
Birthday
1934-07-04

Colin Welland - , Screenplay, Novel, Writer, Story known for his work in such projectsAdvice for working with the Map of emotions: «Kes» (1970), «Straw Dogs» (1971), «Chariots of Fire» (1981), «War of the Buttons» (1994), «Yanks» (1979),

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.

The most significant works of Colin Welland

Straw Dogs
Straw Dogs (1971)
Character: Rev. Barney Hood
Chariots of Fire
Chariots of Fire (1981)

Position: Screenplay, Novel, Writer
Kes (1970)
Character: Mr. Farthing - Leading
Yanks (1979)

Position: Story, Screenplay
A Dry White Season (1989)

Position: Screenplay
War of the Buttons (1994)

Position: Writer


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