Person Details

Birthday: 1946-07-17 22:16:15

Aliases: Αλούν Άρμστρονγκ

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Annfield Plain, County Durham, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 60

TV Involvements: 34


Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alun Armstrong (born 17 July 1946) is a prolific English character actor. Armstrong grew up in County Durham in North East England. He first became interested in acting through Shakespeare productions at his grammar school. Since his career began in the early 1970s, he has played, in his words, "the full spectrum of characters from the grotesque to musicals... I always play very colourful characters, often a bit crazy, despotic, psychotic." His numerous credits include six different Dickens adaptations and seven series as eccentric ex-detective Brian Lane in New Tricks. Armstrong is also an accomplished stage actor who spent nine years with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He originated the role of Thénardier in the London production of Les Misérables and he won an Olivier Award for playing the title role in Sweeney Todd. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alun Armstrong (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Play of the Month
Average
5

Play of the Month

(1965) Lightborne
Enemy at the Door
Average
8

Enemy at the Door

(1978) Louis Mendoza
MacGyver
Average
8

MacGyver

(1985) Chief Superintendent Capshaw
Public Eye
Average
8

Public Eye

(1965) Vince Gregson
Downton Abbey
Average
8

Downton Abbey

(2010) Stowell
The Hollow Crown
Average
7

The Hollow Crown

(2012) Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Average
7

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

(1992) Caliban (voice)
Our Friends in the North
Average
7

Our Friends in the North

(1996) Austin Donohue

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Squire Western
2022 Gary Jackson
2021 N/A
2020 Jim
2019 Chief Inspector Hugh Wisbech
Detective Callaghan
2018 Maurice
Lenny
2017 Clifford Bentley
2016 Lord Benton
George Stot
Sid
2014 Vincent Brand
2012 Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland
2010 Monsieur Thenardier (1985 Cast)
Stowell
Donald (1980s)
2009 John Southouse
2008 Ephraim Flintwinch
Ernest Whitehouse
2007 Jim
2006 Uncle Garrow
Bob Jenkins
2005 Inspector Bucket
Magistrate Fang
2004 Jim
Cardinal Jinetta (voice)
Cardinal Jinette
Saint Peter
Brian Lane
Mr. Samuel Evans
2003 Peter Delany
David
Camille Pissarro
2002 Martin
Richard Bolton
2001 Himself - Narrator
Neil Henshaw
Bill
George
DCI Charlie McIntyre
Baltus Hafez
George Mole
2000 Wyatt
Samuel Brubeck
Himself - Narrator
Asst. Chief Const. George Oldfield
Asst. Chief Const. George Oldfield
1999 Dan Peggotty
Zaretsky
Mr. Fleming
High Constable
Uncle Henry
Sammy
Lord Holland
1998 DCI Frank Jefferson
1997 N/A
Inspector Teal
1996 Jimmy Hardcastle
Mick Ross
Pastor Harold Poelchau
Austin Donohue
1995 Mickey
Thenardier
Uncle Vernon
Mornay
1994 Capshaw
Charlie Foster
Reuben Smith
1993 Gerald 'Goggle Eyes' Faulkner
1992 Caliban (voice)
Osgood
Owens
Thrasher
1991 John Stone
Rufus Hilton
Sgt. McGing
Dr. Weeks
1990 Dad
Evans
Ralph Lockhart
Dick
1989 Det. Supt. Frank Burroughs
Willy
Inspector Herbert
N/A
Stefano
1988 N/A
1987 Trevor
Superintendent Holdsby
1985 Maxwell Randall, The Green Baize Vampire
Chief Superintendent Capshaw
Gamesmaster
Blackpool Police Sergeant
Singer
1984 Mr. Smeth
1983 Torquil
Narrator
1982 N/A
1981 Grimes
Neville Keaton
1980 Trahearne
1979 N/A
Provost
1978 N/A
Louis Mendoza
1977 Mr. Briggs
Brodovich
Lacourbe
N/A
Cpl. Davies
1976 N/A
Tommy
1975 Billy Shepherd
Joe Gowlan
Peter Jenner
1974 N/A
Spraggon
First docker
1973 Tommy
Mike
Mike
George
Michael Biddle
Scaife
1971 Bob Graham
Keith
1970 N/A
1965 Lightborne
Vince Gregson
Year Character Movie/Tv

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