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Douglas Blackwell

Douglas Blackwell

English actor (1924–2009)

For the Canadian bishop, see Douglas Blackwell (bishop). For the fictional character, see Doug Blackwell.

Douglas Blackwell (17 May 1924 – 17 October 2009) was an English actor.[1] Douglas Blackwell was born in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, but brought up in Port Talbot, Wales, where he attended the local county grammar school.In 1942 he won a prize at the Youth Eistedfodd at Pontypridd for his play 'Branch Line'. He narrated the 1990s Mr Men audio cassettes. His television appearances included roles in Softly, Softly, The Avengers, Z-Cars, The 10th Kingdom and Dixon of Dock Green. He also appeared in films such as: A Prize of Arms (1962), The Ipcress File (1965), 10 Rillington Place (1971), Labyrinth (1986) and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991).[2]

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Parsley Sidings -('Pass the Parcel', episode) Voices of: The Major. The Doorman. Series 2, episode 1. Broadcast: saturday, 29th September, 1973, 1p.m., Radio 2. Recorded: Wednesday, 25th October, 1972.

References

  1. [1]
    Turner, Robin (17 Oct 2009). "Veteran Welsh actor Blackwell dies, at 85". Wales Online. Retrieved 1 Apr 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Douglas Blackwell". Pan Macmillan. Archived from the original on 5 Oct 2007. Retrieved 17 Aug 2009.


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