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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Perthshire, Scotland, UK

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Movie Involvements: 30

TV Involvements: 24


Most Famous Work

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Denis Stamper Lawson (born 27 September 1947) is a Scottish actor and director. He is perhaps best known for his roles as John Jarndyce in the BBC's adaptation of Bleak House and as Gordon Urquhart in the film Local Hero. Description above from the Wikipedia article Denis Lawson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Natural World
Average
7

Natural World

(1983) Narrator
Play for Today
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6

Play for Today

(1970) Snare
Bergerac
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6

Bergerac

(1981) Giroux
Victoria
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7

Victoria

(2016) Duke of Atholl
Agatha Christie's Marple
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8

Agatha Christie's Marple

(2004) Leo Argyle
Star Wars
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8

Star Wars

(1977) Red Two (Wedge Antilles)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(1955) Narrator (voice)
Star Wars: Visions
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7

Star Wars: Visions

(2021) Wedge Antilles (voice)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Party Guest
2022 Lincoln Leigh Varsey
2021 Wedge Antilles (voice)
2019 Wedge Antilles
PAT 1
Self
2017 Self - Narrator
Narrator
2016 Laurence Dowdell
Duke of Atholl
2014 Gerald
Gerald
Uncredited, 'A Quiet Night In' footage
2013 Thomson
Willie Ferris
2012 Mr. Buckley
Various
2011 Philip Marston
Boss
N/A
Robert Bowen
Narrator - (Voice)
2010 Narrator (Voice)
Chief Constable Keith Boone
2009 Len
Kenneth Waters
Alexander Fleming
N/A
Miekel
2008 Bill Faber
Annas
2007 Narrator (voice)
Peter Syme
2006 N/A
Self
Father Plunkett
Gordon Campbell
2005 Al Jackson
John Jarndyce
2004 Leo Argyle
Benny
Steve McAndrew
Narrator
2003 Julius Gore-Urqhart
2001 Himself - Narrator
2000 Tom
N/A
1998 Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster
N/A
Captain Foster
1997 Henry Brougham
1996 N/A
John Barron
1994 Nick Spencer
1992 Victor Grace
1991 Alistair
1989 Bernard
Frank
1988 Eric
1986 Eddie Cass
1985 N/A
1984 Kit Curran
Keith
1983 N/A
Narrator
Wedge
Urquhart
1981 Giroux
1980 Felix
Wedge Antilles
1978 N/A
1977 2nd Journalist
Claude
Red Two (Wedge Antilles)
Dave Woodford
1976 Terrorist
N/A
Snare
1975 Norman
1970 Felix
Snare
1955 Narrator (voice)
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2011 Production Assistant
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2002 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2002 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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