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Cause of death
  
leukaemia

Parents
  
Doris Rogers

Role
  
Character actor

Name
  
Colin Blakely

Years active
  
1960–1987



Full Name
  
Colin George Blakely

Born
  
23 September 1930 (
1930-09-23
)
Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK

Died
  
May 7, 1987, London, United Kingdom

Spouse
  
Margaret Whiting (m. 1961–1987)

Children
  
Hamish Blakely, Drummond Blakely, Cameron Blakely

Movies
  
The Private Life of Sherlock, Evil Under the Sun, Equus, The Pink Panther Strikes A, Murder on the Orient Express

Similar People
  
Robert Stephens, Nicholas Clay, Genevieve Page, Jack Gold, Guy Hamilton

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Colin George Blakely (23 September 1930 – 7 May 1987) was a Northern Irish character actor. He was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for the Academy Award-nominated film Equus.

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Early life

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Born in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland, Blakely attended Sedbergh School in Yorkshire. At 18 he started work in his family's sports goods shop, before going on to work as a timber-loader on the railways. In 1957, after a spell of amateur dramatics with the Bangor Drama Club, he turned professional with the Group Theatre, Belfast.

Career

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In 1957, at the age of 27, Blakely made his stage debut as Dick McCardle in Master of the House. He also appeared in several Ulster Group Theatre productions, including Gerard McLarnon's Bonefire (1958) and Patricia O'Connor's A Sparrow Falls (1959). From 1957 to 1959 he was at the Royal Court Theatre, appearing in Cock-A-Doodle Dandy, Serjeant Musgrave's Dance and, to critical approval, The Naming of Murderers Rock. In 1961, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford-upon-Avon and from 1963 to 1968 was with the National Theatre at the Old Vic.

In 1969, Blakely's controversial role as Jesus Christ in Dennis Potter's Son of Man gained him wide recognition. From that time onwards, he was a regular on British television, and in the same year played the leading role in a BBC adaptation of Trollope's The Way We Live Now.

Among the many stage plays in which he appeared were The Recruiting Officer, Saint Joan, Royal Hunt of the Sun, Filumena, Volpone and Oedipus. He returned to the Royal Shakespeare in 1972 in Harold Pinter's Old Times and was subsequently in many West End plays.

Film roles included Maurice Braithwaite in This Sporting Life (1963), Vahlin in The Long Ships, Dr. Watson to Robert Stephens's Holmes in The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970), and Joseph Stalin in Jack Gold's Red Monarch (1983). In the 1975 British film, It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet, derived from the James Herriot books, Blakely played the eccentric Siegfried Farnon. He also appeared in A Man for All Seasons (1966), Young Winston (1972), The National Health (1973), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976), Equus (1977), The Dogs of War (1980), Nijinsky (1980) and Evil Under the Sun (1982).

A noted Shakespearean actor, Blakely appeared on television as Antony in Antony and Cleopatra (1981), directed by Jonathan Miller as part of the BBC Television Shakespeare series; and as Kent in the 1983 Granada Television version of King Lear which starred Laurence Olivier. Other television appearances included Loophole (1981), Red Monarch (1983), The Beiderbecke Affair (1985), Operation Julie (1985) and Paradise Postponed (1986).

Personal life

Blakely was married to British actress Margaret Whiting for 26 years and had three sons, including twins. He died of leukaemia at the peak of his career, aged 56.

Filmography

Actor
1985
Theatre Night (TV Series) as
McCann / Captain Adolf
- The Birthday Party (1987) - McCann
- The Father (1985) - Captain Adolf
1986
Paradise Postponed (TV Mini Series) as
Dr. Salter
- Enigma Variations (1986) - Dr. Salter
- And a Happy New Year to You, Too! (1986) - Dr. Salter
- The Lost Leader (1986) - Dr. Salter
- The Wrongs of Man (1986) - Dr. Salter
- Living in the Past (1986) - Dr. Salter
- Chez Titmuss (1986) - Dr. Salter
- The Temptation of Henry Simcox (1986) - Dr. Salter
- Death of a Saint (1986) - Dr. Salter
1986
Screenplay (TV Series) as
George Beesley
- Drums Along Balmoral Drive (1986) - George Beesley
1985
Operation Julie (TV Movie) as
Det. Insp. Dick Lee
1985
Summer Season (TV Series) as
Ben
- The Dumb Waiter (1985) - Ben
1985
The Beiderbecke Affair (TV Mini Series) as
Chief Supt. Forrest
- We Are on the Brink of a New Era, If Only- (1985) - Chief Supt. Forrest
- That Was a Very Funny Evening (1985) - Chief Supt. Forrest
- Um- I Know What You're Thinking (1985) - Chief Supt. Forrest
- We Call It the White Economy (1985) - Chief Supt. Forrest
1984
Jackanory Playhouse (TV Series) as
King Gregory
- The Prattling Princess (1984) - King Gregory
1984
The New Statesman (TV Series) as
George Vance
- Pilot (1984) - George Vance
1984
Home Video (TV Movie)
1984
Nobody's Property (TV Movie) as
Michael
1984
All the World's a Stage (TV Mini Series) as
Extracts from The Master Builder
- The Master Builders (1984) - Extracts from The Master Builder
1984
The World of Don Camillo as
Peppone
1983
Legend of the Champions (TV Movie) as
The Interrogator
1983
Red Monarch (TV Movie) as
Stalin
1981
Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) as
Colin Mearns / Dr. David Rankin
- The Memory Man (1983) - Colin Mearns
- Never Speak Ill of the Dead (1981) - Dr. David Rankin
1983
King Lear (TV Movie) as
Kent
1983
Landscape (TV Movie) as
Duff
1982
Trail of the Pink Panther as
Section Director Alec Drummond (uncredited)
1982
Evil Under the Sun as
Sir Horace Blatt
1981
Nailed (TV Movie) as
Elder Protestant
1972
Play for Today (TV Series) as
Northey / Eddie Ritchie / Robinson Crusoe
- Psy-Warriors (1981) - Northey
- Song at Twilight (1973) - Eddie Ritchie
- Man Friday (1972) - Robinson Crusoe
1981
Antony & Cleopatra (TV Movie) as
Antony
1981
Loophole as
Gardner
1980
The Dogs of War as
North
1980
Little Lord Fauntleroy (TV Movie) as
Hobbs
1980
Vikings! (TV Series)
- Here King Harold Is Killed (1980) - (voice)
- Bitter Is the Wind (1980) - (voice)
- Bolt from the Blue (1980) - (voice)
- Hammer of the North (1980) - (voice)
1980
The Day Christ Died (TV Movie) as
Caiaphas
1980
Nijinsky as
Vassili
1980
Donkeys' Years (TV Movie) as
Christopher Headingley
1979
Meetings with Remarkable Men as
Tamil (as Colin Blakeley)
1978
The Big Sleep as
Harry Jones
1977
Equus as
Frank Strang
1976
The Pink Panther Strikes Again as
Drummond
1976
Arena (TV Series documentary) as
Martin Dysart
- Theatre (1976) - Martin Dysart
1976
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet as
Siegfried Farnon
1968
BBC Play of the Month (TV Series) as
Roberts / John de Stogumber
- Strife (1975) - Roberts
- St. Joan (1968) - John de Stogumber
1975
The Hanged Man (TV Mini Series) as
Lewis Burnett
- Ring of Return (1975) - Lewis Burnett
- Laws of Fortune (1975) - Lewis Burnett
- Grail and Platter (1975) - Lewis Burnett
- The Bridge Maker (1975) - Lewis Burnett
- Chariot of Earth (1975) - Lewis Burnett
- Knave of Coins (1975) - Lewis Burnett
- Tower of Destruction (1975) - Lewis Burnett
- Wheel of Fortune (1975) - Lewis Burnett
1975
Love Among the Ruins (TV Movie) as
J.F. Devine
1975
Churchill's People (TV Series)
- The Conquerors (1975)
1975
Galileo as
Priuli
1974
Murder on the Orient Express as
Hardman
1973
Full House (TV Series documentary) as
Merik in On the High Road
- Episode #1.22 (1973) - Merik in On the High Road
1973
The National Health as
Edward Loach
1968
Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) as
Rick Taylor / Morgan / Sgt. Taylor, C.I.D.
- You're Free (1972) - Rick Taylor
- The Penthouse Apartment (1972) - Morgan
- Game, Set and Match (1968) - Sgt. Taylor, C.I.D.
1960
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) as
Keyser / AS. Walter Edge / Pat Greevey / ...
- The Breaking of Colonel Keyser (1972) - Keyser
- Ready for Glory (1966) - AS. Walter Edge
- The Hard Knock (1962) - Pat Greevey
- Looking for Frankie (1961) - Ben
- The Great Gold Bullion Robbery (1960) - William Pierce
- The Siege at Killyfaddy (1960) - Sgt.Dickie
- Lena, O My Lena (1960) - Ted
1972
Stage 2 (TV Series) as
Peer Gynt
- Peer Gynt (1972) - Peer Gynt
1972
Young Winston as
Butcher
1972
Something to Hide as
Blagdon
1972
The Man Outside (TV Series) as
Flannery
- Hawk Street Horror (1972) - Flannery
1972
The Challengers (TV Series) as
Sam Brodie
- What About England? (1972) - Sam Brodie
- The Salesmen (1972) - Sam Brodie
- Whose Law? Whose Order? (1972) - Sam Brodie
- The Tomorrow Business (1972) - Sam Brodie
- History Does Not Pay the Rent - Sam Brodie
1971
Aquarius (TV Series documentary) as
Deeley - Old Times
- Old Times/Liza Minelli/Henri Laurens Sculptures/Country and Northern (1971) - Deeley - Old Times
1970
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes as
Dr. Watson
1969
Alfred the Great as
Asher
1969
The Way We Live Now (TV Series) as
Augustus Melmotte
- Close of Play (1969) - Augustus Melmotte
- Melmotte Contra Mundrum (1969) - Augustus Melmotte
- Melmotte's Glory (1969) - Augustus Melmotte
- Nothing Venture (1969) - Augustus Melmotte
- The Great Heiress (1969) - Augustus Melmotte
1969
The Wednesday Play (TV Series) as
Jesus
- Son of Man (1969) - Jesus
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Grieg
- Pig in a Poke (1969) - Grieg
1968
Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher as
Solomon Philbrick
1968
Detective (TV Series) as
Jasper Shrig
- The High Adventure (1968) - Jasper Shrig
1968
The Champions (TV Series) as
Interrogator
- The Interrogation (1968) - Interrogator
1968
The Vengeance of She as
George
1968
Charlie Bubbles as
Smokey Pickles
1967
Man in a Suitcase (TV Series) as
Father Loyola / John
- The Whisper (1968) - Father Loyola
- Brainwash (1967) - John
1967
The Avengers (TV Series) as
Mickle
- Murdersville (1967) - Mickle
1967
The Day the Fish Came Out as
The Pilot
1967
Half Hour Story (TV Series) as
The man
- Shelter (1967) - The man
1967
Seven Deadly Virtues (TV Series) as
Tom Mather
- It's Your Move (1967) - Tom Mather
1967
Mogul (TV Series) as
Commander Cardino
- Home and Dry (1967) - Commander Cardino
1966
The Spy with a Cold Nose as
Russian Prime Minister
1966
A Man for All Seasons as
Matthew
1966
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
1st Gatekeeper
- The Legend of Young Dick Turpin: Part 2 (1966) - 1st Gatekeeper
- The Legend of Young Dick Turpin: Part 1 (1966) - 1st Gatekeeper
1965
Theatre 625 (TV Series) as
Harry / George Bowling
- Kiss on a Grass Green Pillow (1966) - Harry
- The World of George Orwell: Coming Up for Air (1965) - George Bowling
1965
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin as
1st Gatekeeper
1964
Redcap (TV Series) as
Private Hugh Scanlon
- A Regiment of the Line (1964) - Private Hugh Scanlon
1964
The Counterfeit Constable as
L'aveugle
1964
Never Put It in Writing as
Oscar
1964
The Long Ships as
Rhykka
1963
Underworld Informers as
Charlie Ruskin
1963
Suspense (TV Series) as
Molloy, the caretaker
- Blackbird (1963) - Molloy, the caretaker
1963
This Sporting Life as
Maurice Braithwaite
1963
The Plane Makers (TV Series) as
Jack Clement
- Don't Worry About Me (1963) - Jack Clement
1962
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
Silver
- When Silver Drinks (1962) - Silver
1962
Drama 61-67 (TV Series) as
Pat Sullivan
- Drama '62: The Slaughter Men (1962) - Pat Sullivan
1962
The Password Is Courage as
1st German Goon
1962
BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) as
Nick Toberson
- Dackson's Wharf (1962) - Nick Toberson
1961
The Hellions as
Matthew Billings
1961
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Jack Clitheroe
- The Plough and the Stars (1961) - Jack Clitheroe
1960
The Soldier and the Woman (TV Movie) as
Simon
1960
A Moon for the Misbegotten (TV Movie) as
Phil Hogan
1960
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning as
Loudmouth (as Colin Blakeley)
1960
On Trial (TV Series) as
John Dempsey
- Sir Roger Casement (1960) - John Dempsey
Miscellaneous
1982
The Human Brain (TV Series documentary) (narrator - 7 episodes)
- Madness (1982) - (narrator)
- Fear (1982) - (narrator)
- Seeing (1982) - (narrator)
- Moving (1982) - (narrator)
- Language (1982) - (narrator)
- Memory (1982) - (narrator)
- The Self (1982) - (narrator)
Self
1983
Horizon (TV Series documentary) as
Self - Narrator
- Hard Rock (1983) - Self - Narrator (voice)
1982
The Human Brain (TV Series documentary) as
Narrator
- Madness (1982) - Narrator
- Fear (1982) - Narrator
- Seeing (1982) - Narrator
- Moving (1982) - Narrator
- Language (1982) - Narrator
- Memory (1982) - Narrator
- The Self (1982) - Narrator
1980
Film '72 (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #10.2 (1980) - Self
1975
The World About Us (TV Series documentary) as
Self - Narrator
- The Desert Dreamers (1977) - Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Cree Way (1976) - Self - Narrator (voice)
- A Monk from the Marble Temple (1975) - Self - Narrator (voice)
1975
Oil Well (Documentary short) as
Self - Commentator
1970
Billy Wilder (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
1970
Music on 2 (TV Series documentary) as
Beethoven's voice
- The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827: Part 3 - It Must Be (1970) - Beethoven's voice (voice)
- The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827: Part 2 - Fate by the Throat (1970) - Beethoven's voice (voice)
- The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827: Part 1 - Mozart's Spirit from Haydn's Hands (1970) - Beethoven's voice (voice)
1969
Neues aus der Welt des Films (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 11 September 1969 (1969) - Self
1967
The Greeks (TV Movie documentary) as
Narrator (voice)
Archive Footage
2007
Agatha Christie: A Woman of Mystery (Video documentary) as
Hardman (in 'Murder on the Orient Express')
2005
The Agatha Christie Code (TV Movie documentary) as
Sir Horace Blatt
1982
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun' (TV Short documentary) as
Sir Horace Blatt
1969
The Avengers (TV Series) as
Mickle
- Homicide and Old Lace (1969) - Mickle (uncredited)

References

Colin Blakely Wikipedia


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